Williams Institute
@williamsinstitute.bsky.social
A national think tank at UCLA School of Law that focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. We ensure that facts, not stereotypes, inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions that affect the LGBTQ community.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Palm Springs last weekend for a rainy afternoon discussion on what's ahead in LGBTQ law and policy.
A special thank you to our hosts, Henry Jung and Mark DeAngelis, and to co-host Ryan Leaderman for their support. Find more photos at tinyurl.com/PS25Photos
A special thank you to our hosts, Henry Jung and Mark DeAngelis, and to co-host Ryan Leaderman for their support. Find more photos at tinyurl.com/PS25Photos
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Palm Springs last weekend for a rainy afternoon discussion on what's ahead in LGBTQ law and policy.
A special thank you to our hosts, Henry Jung and Mark DeAngelis, and to co-host Ryan Leaderman for their support. Find more photos at tinyurl.com/PS25Photos
A special thank you to our hosts, Henry Jung and Mark DeAngelis, and to co-host Ryan Leaderman for their support. Find more photos at tinyurl.com/PS25Photos
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, remember that one in five respondents to the 2022 USTS reported experiencing verbal harassment by strangers in public due to their transgender status.
tinyurl.com/CATransViole...
tinyurl.com/CATransViole...
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, remember that one in five respondents to the 2022 USTS reported experiencing verbal harassment by strangers in public due to their transgender status.
tinyurl.com/CATransViole...
tinyurl.com/CATransViole...
Nearly 60% of transgender adults surveyed in California experienced recent violence or harassment, with online harassment being the most common form, followed by verbal harassment, threats of violence, bathroom related harassment or violence, and physical attacks.
tinyurl.com/CATransViolence
tinyurl.com/CATransViolence
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Nearly 60% of transgender adults surveyed in California experienced recent violence or harassment, with online harassment being the most common form, followed by verbal harassment, threats of violence, bathroom related harassment or violence, and physical attacks.
tinyurl.com/CATransViolence
tinyurl.com/CATransViolence
Join us on December 1, 2025, World AIDS Day, for a webinar on HIV criminalization laws in the U.S. Learn how policymakers and advocates are using a decade of our research to make the case for reform.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/WorldAIDSwebinar
RSVP at tinyurl.com/WorldAIDSwebinar
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Join us on December 1, 2025, World AIDS Day, for a webinar on HIV criminalization laws in the U.S. Learn how policymakers and advocates are using a decade of our research to make the case for reform.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/WorldAIDSwebinar
RSVP at tinyurl.com/WorldAIDSwebinar
Our new study finds that LGBTQ communities have faced profiling, entrapment, discrimination, harassment, and violence from law enforcement for decades, and this mistreatment continues to be widespread.
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/PoliceLGBTQ
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/PoliceLGBTQ
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our new study finds that LGBTQ communities have faced profiling, entrapment, discrimination, harassment, and violence from law enforcement for decades, and this mistreatment continues to be widespread.
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/PoliceLGBTQ
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/PoliceLGBTQ
Our new study finds that marriage can offer stability, mutual support, and greater family acceptance for LGBTQ+ people with disabilities. Read the report at tinyurl.com/reliancemarriage
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our new study finds that marriage can offer stability, mutual support, and greater family acceptance for LGBTQ+ people with disabilities. Read the report at tinyurl.com/reliancemarriage
This Veterans Day, remember that more than 600,000 veterans who identify as LGBT, including 163,000 who identify as transgender. bit.ly/transveterans
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This Veterans Day, remember that more than 600,000 veterans who identify as LGBT, including 163,000 who identify as transgender. bit.ly/transveterans
The Supreme Court has announced that it will not take up a case revisiting its 2015 decision on marriage equality.
There are approximately 823,000 married same-sex couples in the United States. An estimated 591,000 of them have married since the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
There are approximately 823,000 married same-sex couples in the United States. An estimated 591,000 of them have married since the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Supreme Court has announced that it will not take up a case revisiting its 2015 decision on marriage equality.
There are approximately 823,000 married same-sex couples in the United States. An estimated 591,000 of them have married since the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
There are approximately 823,000 married same-sex couples in the United States. An estimated 591,000 of them have married since the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Today is World Adoption Day. Did you know that same-sex couples are seven times more likely than different-sex couples to be raising an adopted child?
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today is World Adoption Day. Did you know that same-sex couples are seven times more likely than different-sex couples to be raising an adopted child?
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to prohibit transgender and nonbinary people from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity.
Full article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Full article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to prohibit transgender and nonbinary people from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity.
Full article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Full article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Debates over Medicaid and affordable healthcare are at the center of the ongoing government shutdown. Our research shows that 1.8 million LGBT adults rely on Medicaid as their primary health insurance.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Debates over Medicaid and affordable healthcare are at the center of the ongoing government shutdown. Our research shows that 1.8 million LGBT adults rely on Medicaid as their primary health insurance.
We're accepting applications for our 2026 Global SOGIESC Seed Grants Program. The grants are designed to encourage new empirical research focused on LGBTI+ populations in the least developed, low- and middle-income countries. Learn more and apply at tinyurl.com/GlobalGrants26
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We're accepting applications for our 2026 Global SOGIESC Seed Grants Program. The grants are designed to encourage new empirical research focused on LGBTI+ populations in the least developed, low- and middle-income countries. Learn more and apply at tinyurl.com/GlobalGrants26
As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits remain uncertain, we are reminded that 2 million LGBT adults in the U.S. rely on these benefits to feed themselves and their families.
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As the government shutdown continues and SNAP benefits remain uncertain, we are reminded that 2 million LGBT adults in the U.S. rely on these benefits to feed themselves and their families.
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
#SNAP #Food #Report #Research #governmentshutdown
Proposed limits on refugee admissions to the U.S. could significantly impact LGBTQI+ refugees globally.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Proposed limits on refugee admissions to the U.S. could significantly impact LGBTQI+ refugees globally.
While both selling and purchasing sex are criminalized in the state, the overwhelming majority of prosecutions, 94%, targeted the person selling sex.
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
While both selling and purchasing sex are criminalized in the state, the overwhelming majority of prosecutions, 94%, targeted the person selling sex.
White, Asian and Pacific Islander women are disproportionately charged with HIV-related prostitution crimes in Pennsylvania.
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
White, Asian and Pacific Islander women are disproportionately charged with HIV-related prostitution crimes in Pennsylvania.
Nearly 60% of transgender adults surveyed for the 2022 USTS do not have an ID that reflects their correct name and gender.
Learn more at bit.ly/TransvoterID
Learn more at bit.ly/TransvoterID
October 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nearly 60% of transgender adults surveyed for the 2022 USTS do not have an ID that reflects their correct name and gender.
Learn more at bit.ly/TransvoterID
Learn more at bit.ly/TransvoterID
Nearly one in five LBTQ Latinas in LA reported being verbally harassed while accessing health care services due to their LBTQ identity.
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Nearly one in five LBTQ Latinas in LA reported being verbally harassed while accessing health care services due to their LBTQ identity.
Many LBTQ Latinas in LA County face discrimination and harassment in employment, housing, and health care. For example, one in five reported that a landlord or realtor refused to sell or rent to them because of their LBTQ identity.
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Many LBTQ Latinas in LA County face discrimination and harassment in employment, housing, and health care. For example, one in five reported that a landlord or realtor refused to sell or rent to them because of their LBTQ identity.
Our new study on the lived experiences and needs of LBTQ Latinas in LA County finds the majority face economic instability and food insecurity.
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/LALBTQLatinas
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/LALBTQLatinas
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Our new study on the lived experiences and needs of LBTQ Latinas in LA County finds the majority face economic instability and food insecurity.
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/LALBTQLatinas
Read the full report at tinyurl.com/LALBTQLatinas
Over half of LBTQ Latinas in LA County are living in low-income households, and many struggled with food insecurity in the past year.
October 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Over half of LBTQ Latinas in LA County are living in low-income households, and many struggled with food insecurity in the past year.
Nearly one in five (17%) same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising their own children, including 22% of married same-sex couples. Raising their own children is defined by the Census as a householder raising a biological or adopted child. Learn more at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nearly one in five (17%) same-sex couples in the U.S. are raising their own children, including 22% of married same-sex couples. Raising their own children is defined by the Census as a householder raising a biological or adopted child. Learn more at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap
Join us this Friday, October 17, for a discussion of oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado's ban on licensed health practitioners performing conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth. RSVP at tinyurl.com/Chileswebinar
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Join us this Friday, October 17, for a discussion of oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado's ban on licensed health practitioners performing conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth. RSVP at tinyurl.com/Chileswebinar
Our new report finds that more than one in six LBTQ Latinas have been unhoused at some point in the last five years. That's more than double the rate for all adults in LA County and more than four times the rate for GBTQ white men.
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our new report finds that more than one in six LBTQ Latinas have been unhoused at some point in the last five years. That's more than double the rate for all adults in LA County and more than four times the rate for GBTQ white men.
Our new report finds that trans and nonbinary immigrants in LA who responded to our survey were twice as likely to be unemployed as non-immigrants.
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our new report finds that trans and nonbinary immigrants in LA who responded to our survey were twice as likely to be unemployed as non-immigrants.