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The Williams Institute conducts independent research 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 LGBT community.
- On Lgbtq+ Parents in Florida
Executive Summary. On March 28, 2022, the Florida...
- Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Youth
The Williams Institute estimates that. 156,500 transgender...
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LGBT people experience criminalization and incarceration in...
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The Williams Institute produces multidisciplinary research...
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The Williams Institute Reading Room houses the law library’s...
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Throughout the year, the Williams Institute hosts and...
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On average, a higher proportion of same-sex couples are at...
- 20th Anniversary
The Williams Institute’s 20th Anniversary. In 2001, we began...
- On Lgbtq+ Parents in Florida
The Williams Institute was founded in 2001 by businessman and philanthropist Charles Williams and scholars at UCLA School of Law, with the aim of replacing the pervasive bias against LGBT people in law, policy, and culture with objective, empirical research on LGBT issues.
An estimated 1.6 million people ages 13 and older in the U.S. identify as transgender. We study discrimination and bias against transgender people and other gender minorities and examine how these experiences affect their health and socioeconomic well-being.
Kerith J. Conron & Shoshana K. Goldberg, Williams Inst., LGBT People in the US Not Protected by State NonDiscrimination Statutes 1 (2020), https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-nondiscrimination-statutes.
In 2016 and 2017, the Williams Institute used data from the 2014-15 BRFSS to estimate the number of adults (ages 18 and older) and youth (ages 13 to 17) who identify as transgender.
Executive Summary. This report describes updates to the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or intersex) Global Acceptance Index (GAI), which seeks to measure the relative level of acceptance of LGBTI people and issues in each country for a specific time period.
Mar 23, 2021 · Transgender people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault, and aggravated or simple assault, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.