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New Data Highlight Higher Rates of Hate Crimes and Violence Against LGBTQ People

New data from the Williams Institute and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) highlight higher rates of victimization among LGBTQ people. According to the Williams Institute’s report, which analyzes dat...

More LGB Republicans than Democrats Wish They Were Straight, Study Finds

A new study examining the differences between LGB Republicans and Democrats found that many Republicans wish they were straight or see being LGB as a “personal shortcoming.” The report, released by the Willi...

Williams Institute Hosts Panel on Bostock Supreme Court Decision

The Williams Institute, the leading research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law and policy, is hosting a virtual panel on LGBTQ rights and the recent Bostock Supreme Court decision. The pan...

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

Almost one in five LGBTQ people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lifetimes, according to a new study from the Williams Institute. According to the study, 17 percent of sexual minority adu...

Over 300,000 Transgender Americans Have Medical Conditions that Increase COVID-19 Risk

A new study suggests that more than 300,000 transgender adults in the US have pre-existing health conditions that can worsen the risk of COVID-19. Examining data from the US Transgender Population Health Su...

New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People

A new study by the Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law found that identifying as queer is not just an umbrella term, but a “distinct sexual identity.” The researchers compared people that identified...

LGBTQ People Urged to Be Counted in 2020 U.S. Census

The D.C.-based National LGBTQ Task Force was part of a coalition of more than 15 national civil rights and progressive advocacy groups that launched a campaign last week to encourage members of marginalized com...

The South Boasts the Highest LGBTQ Population in the Nation, According to Williams Institute

A new Williams Institute study looking at LGBTQ demographics across the United States found that the South had the largest LGBTQ population of all the regions in America, with Georgia having the second-highest ...

LGB Adults Half as Likely to Have Guns than Heterosexuals: Report

An estimated 18.8 percent of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States say they have guns in their home compared to 35.1 percent of heterosexuals, according to a recently released study by the Will...

Diversity of sexual orientation and gender on rise in America

A recent study tells us some welcome news: it turns out that diversity of sex and diversity of sexual orientation is on the rise among American adults. Researchers have known about similar currents in the Am...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 5

1. Fox News may be getting some competition. Openly gay venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who famously came out at the 2016 Republican National Convention while pledging his support for Donald Trump, is reportedl...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Gay Ex-liberal Leader Arrested on Capitol Riot Charges

White House Website Allows Visitors to Specify Pronouns

Biden Signs EO to Undo Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

Black History Reading List

Pandemic Brings Decrease in LGBTQ Representation on TV, GLAAD Report Finds

New Data Highlight Higher Rates of Hate Crimes and Violence Against LGBTQ People

More LGB Republicans than Democrats Wish They Were Straight, Study Finds

Williams Institute Hosts Panel on Bostock Supreme Court Decision

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

Over 300,000 Transgender Americans Have Medical Conditions that Increase COVID-19 Risk

New Study Looks at Demographics of Queer-Identified People

LGBTQ People Urged to Be Counted in 2020 U.S. Census

The South Boasts the Highest LGBTQ Population in the Nation, According to Williams Institute

LGB Adults Half as Likely to Have Guns than Heterosexuals: Report

Diversity of sexual orientation and gender on rise in America

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 5

Gay Ex-liberal Leader Arrested on Capitol Riot Charges

Creep of the Week: Trump Supporters

White House Website Allows Visitors to Specify Pronouns

Biden Signs EO to Undo Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

Win, Lose & Live: Reunion with a Crush

History Repeats Itself

Gay Couple Directs Thriller ‘Antebellum’ While Novice Feature Director Helms Lesbian-themed ‘Two of Us’

As Horrifying as the Attack on Our Capitol Was, It Is a Comfort to Know Technology Will Hold Them Accountable

BLM Protests and the Capitol Siege Aren’t the Same

A Look at BLM in France

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