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UCLA stem cell scientist and anti-bullying advocate featured on ESPN
The sports network told the story of how Andrew Goldstein’s courageous story of coming out as gay to his college lacrosse teammates many years ago led to a friendship with a boy who contemplated suicide after coming out.
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New UCLA study sheds light on LGBT youth and homelessness
Youths, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, experience many similar issues leading to homelessness, but providers of homeless youth services indicate some of these issues are exacerbated for youths who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning.
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UCLA faculty voice: With ruling on marriage equality, fight for gay families is next
Law professor Douglas NeJaime writes in the Los Angeles Times that the struggle for full legal protections and equal rights has not ended for gay and lesbian families.
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Groundbreaking television coverage of LGBT milestones now online
Comedian Kate Clinton’s “coming out” remembrance, coverage of the watershed 1993 march on Washington and the story of murdered transgender teen Fred Martinez are just a few examples of the remarkable new digital portal.
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UC enacts measures to ensure campus environments are inclusive for LGBT students, faculty and staff
Beginning this fall, the University of California will provide students with the option to voluntarily self-identify their sexual orientation and gender identity on the undergraduate admission application to help the university better understand and meet the diverse needs of its students.
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UCLA’s Williams Institute research played role in historic same-sex marriage decision
In its historic decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court today cited research by Gary Gates, the Blachford-Cooper Distinguished Scholar and Research Director at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
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UCLA faculty voice: What should you do if your son says he’s a girl?
The director of the Center for Gender-Based Biology at UCLA co-wrote an op-ed stating that we should be careful not to confuse the properly banned gay-conversion therapy with potentially helpful therapy for gender dysphoria.
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UCLA a leader for two decades in LGBT support, advocacy, programming
Currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, the LGBT center bolsters UCLA’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse campus community.
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Marriage for same-sex couples is the next Irish revolution
M.V. Lee Badgett of the Williams Institute writes that in the May 22 election, voters in historically Catholic Ireland, might legalize nationwide same-sex marriage before Americans.
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Twitter could provide valuable details about transgender people’s health needs, UCLA-led study finds
Social media could provide health care providers with useful background on the unique needs of transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
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Williams Institute scholar on role of economic data in LGBT policy
In a Q&A, M.V. Lee Badgett, UCLA Williams Distinguished Scholar, says that showing people data helps bring discrimination to light and counters stereotypes.
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UCLA faculty voice: Five things to look for in the Supreme Court same-sex marriage cases
Law professor Adam Winkler writes about the importance of Justice Kennedy, the relative value of precedent and the role of originalism, among other things to look out for during oral arguments about same-sex marriage.
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Gay marriage would help America’s most vulnerable kids
Gary Gates of the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law writes in an op-ed that data shows same-sex couples are far more likely to raise adopted or foster children.
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LGBT-competent physicians are scarce at U.S. academic medical practices, UCLA study finds
Only 9 percent of academic medical practices in the U.S. have procedures to connect patients with LGBT-competent physicians; only 4 percent had policies to identify those physicians.
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Support for same-sex marriage is rising in all 50 states, UCLA study shows
The report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law shows that permitting same-sex couples to marry leads to more social acceptance of same-sex marriage, not backlash against it.
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A global view of LGBT policies in the workplace
As part of their degree work, a team of UCLA Anderson students went to Italy and India to learn about LGBT policies and challenges that people face in the workplace there.
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Williams Institute at UCLA launches first-of-its-kind study of U.S. transgender population
The information collected from this statistically representative sample of transgender-identified individuals led by researchers at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law could be used to help craft better public policy.
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New report by UCLA Law’s Williams Institute shows surge in marriages for same-sex couples
Research shows that the number of married same sex-couples nearly tripled since 2013 and a greater likelihood those couples will be raising adopted or foster children compared to different-sex couples.
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As gay marriage gains voter acceptance, UCLA-Columbia study illuminates one possible reason
Study finds that putting opponents of gay marriage in contact with people who can explain the issue’s personal importance can have dramatic results.
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UCLA Health System named as a national leader in providing quality LGBT healthcare
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation lauded UCLA for its commitment to equitable, inclusive medical care for LGBT patients and their families.
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If gay rights stop moving forward they could get pushed back
M.V. Lee Badgett of UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute says that the LGBT community should seek additional allies to continue advancing the cause of equality for all.
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Experts urge WHO to stop classifying sexual orientation issues as 'disorders'
A working group that includes UCLA's Susan D. Cochran says the removal of these disorders from the organization's classification system will make getting health care easier for gay individuals.
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UC president to appoint advisory group on LGBT issues
The group is tasked with advising how to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for LGBT students, faculty and staff across the UC system.
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The best place on Earth to be gay
Zocalo Public Square recently invited economist M.V. Lee Badgett, research director of UCLA’s Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy and director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of...
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UCLA Health System named a national leader in providing equitable care for LGBT patients
UCLA earned top marks from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for its commitment to these patients and their families, who often face challenges in securing adequate care.
- Tuesday, October 23, 2018