We are excited to announce Laurel D. Sprague, Ph.D., as the new Research Director and Blachford-Cooper Distinguished Scholar of the Williams Institute. Her work focuses on the health and social and political inclusion of LGBTQ individuals, sex workers, people who use drugs, and HIV communities. She previously led Community and Youth Engagement for the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS in Geneva, coordinating efforts with UN Member States, communities, and researchers to strengthen grassroots leadership and services. Learn more about Laurel at https://lnkd.in/gugaQYyk
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The Williams Institute is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. A think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces research with real-world relevance to generate knowledge about LGBT people and examine the impact of law and policy on their health and well-being. The Institute’s research informs policymakers, advocates, the courts and the media worldwide, infusing data into public discourse. Experts at the Williams Institute have authored dozens of public policy studies and law review articles, filed amicus briefs in key court cases, provided expert testimony at legislative hearings, been widely cited in the national media, and trained thousands of lawyers, judges and members of the public. The Williams Institute is committed to the highest standards of independent inquiry, academic excellence and rigor. Research findings and conclusions are never altered to accommodate other interests, including those of funders, other organizations, or government bodies and officials.
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http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu
External link for The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law
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- Research Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- Los Angeles, California
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- Nonprofit
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- 2001
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- LGBT Law and Public Policy, Research, Social Science, and Legal Scholarship
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Los Angeles, California 90095, US
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Coming up tomorrow, October 8! Join us for an online talk with UCLA Law Professor Jon Michaels on his new book, which explores the American Right's strategy to marginalize, subordinate, and disenfranchise the increasingly diverse US population. The talk is free, but registration is required: https://lnkd.in/g35tzu8G
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You're invited to join us in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 20 for a celebration of LA's trans and nonbinary communities. The evening will honor three incredible individuals: Toni Newman, Kathy Watt, and Claudia Estrada. RSVP today at bit.ly/UniTy2024
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Our new study finds LGBTQ employees who are out at work are three times more likely than those who aren't out to have experienced discrimination and twice as likely to have faced harassment. bit.ly/LGBTworkplace
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Calling all of our NY friends! Please join us on September 12 for a discussion of current LGBTQ policy issues and what's at stake in the November general election. RSVP today at bit.ly/NYCFallSalon24
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We are so excited to have University of Michigan School of Law's Professor Emeritus of Law James Hathaway teaching a special course on International Queer Rights at UCLA School of Law this fall! Thank you to our friends at The Promise Institute for Human Rights for teaming up with us on this course. Read the course curriculum: https://lnkd.in/gh6yS-Cy
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We're hiring! Join our team and help us ensure that facts — not stereotypes — inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions affecting the LGBTQ community. Learn more and apply at bit.ly/CareersWI
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We're looking for two experienced public policy and legal scholars to help advance our mission to ensure that facts — not stereotypes — inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions affecting the LGBTQ community. Apply today at bit.ly/CareersWI!
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Our new report provides data from the first representative sample of nonbinary people in Mexico to estimate that 340,620 individuals ages 15+ identify as nonbinary. Most of them (86%) knew that they were nonbinary before they were 17 years old. And while the majority report that their parents were accepting of their gender identity (89%), about one in ten were forced to undergo conversion therapy to change their sexual orientation (11%) or gender identity or expression (9%). bit.ly/NonbinaryMX
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