Williams Institute

The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law is a nationally recognized research center specializing in sexual orientation, gender identity law, public policy, and demographic research.

Its studies frequently inform lawmakers, courts, educators, and advocacy organizations on issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities throughout the United States.

JRL CHARTS covers the Institute’s latest research, reports, and policy analysis impacting LGBTQ+ rights, education, healthcare, and public policy.

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31 07, 2026

Education Department Drops LGBTQ+ Student Data From Civil Rights Survey

2026-07-31T16:21:14-07:00July 31st, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 31, 2026) — The U.S. Department of Education will no longer collect several categories of LGBTQ+ student information as part of its Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), ending the federal reporting of nonbinary student enrollment and removing references to gender identity [...]

12 04, 2018

DOJ Removes LGBT Questions from NCVS Survey on Violence

2025-11-20T14:36:10-08:00April 12th, 2018|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer As Trump's Justice Department continues to roll back any progress in LGBTQ civil rights, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the DOJ is removing questions pertaining to gender identity and sexual orientation from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) about violence. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) which is administered [...]

15 11, 2017

Palm Springs Makes History Electing An All-LGBTQ City Council

2017-11-15T14:07:10-08:00November 15th, 2017|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer PALM SPRINGS, CA — While everyone knows that Palm Springs has been one of the top LGBTQ friendly cities nationwide, five days ago they finally out did themselves in equality as the citizens of Palm Springs chose to elect an all-LGBTQ city council this time around. While the mainstream media [...]

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