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Discover the role of the Williams Institute, a leading research facility in the United States that releases facts and figures related to the LGBT community. Founded in 2001 by businessman Chuck Williams, the Williams Institute is a branch of the UCLA Law School that delves into public policy that relates to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gay and lesbian issues. Find out more about Williams and other institutions that further the cause of LGBT rights within the United States and beyond.
New Williams Institute study finds an alarming number of professors in higher education considering leaving their states or the profession because of Republican laws.
The data from UCLA Law School’s Williams Institute study showed that more than 80 percent of trans adults have considered suicide.
That's despite state law intended to assure respect for trans and nonbinary people in the criminal justice system, says a new Williams Institute study.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people are more likely to be stopped by police than the general population.
More LGB Republicans than Democrats see their orientation as a shortcoming and wish they were straight, the Williams Institute finds.
Young people may perceive "queer" as a more fluid identity than gay or lesbian, say researchers at the Williams Institute.
A new analysis finds America's capital has more adults identifying as LGBTQ than anywhere else in the U.S. North Dakota is in last place.Â
Neighbors burst in on the naked men and now they could face a public lashing like this one.
The study also found these young people face more violence.
A new public service announcement reminds us that numbers matter.
Same-sex weddings are pouring billions into the economy, says the Williams Institute, a UCLA think tank.
By the end of 2013, there were an estimated 130,000 married same-sex couples in the U.S., a 50 percent increase from three years earlier, says a new Williams Institute study.
That doesn't necessarily mean it causes suicide, but the association is troubling, says a new study.
The researchers found just slight differences between teens raised by stable lesbian couples and those raised by long-term straight couples, but the few points of difference favored the lesbian-led families.
Passage in the Senate was unprecedented, and it signaled much about what still matters in our politics.
The state's insurance department issued a directive informing health insurance companies operating within the state that they are now required to cover benefits.
GayDadSwag.com aims to make life less lonely for gay male parents.
The New Mexico Pediatric Society, the New Mexico Psychological Association, and the New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Social Workers all came forward for marriage equality as the state awaits a court decision.
Andy Miller, founder of the Handsome Father, expresses his disappointment with his fellow gays since he and his partner adopted their son.
