1. LGBTQ in the South:
Using Data and Research to Tell Your Story and Advocate for Laws and Policies in Your State
Christy Mallory
State & Local Policy Director
The Williams Institute
UCLA School of Law

2. The Williams Institute
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 high-quality research with real-world relevance and disseminates it to legislators, judges, policymakers, media and the public.

3. Christy Mallory

4. The Williams Institute currently has
state- or regional-level data and research on:
Demographic characteristics of LGBT people & same-sex couples
Socio-economic disparities experienced by LGBT people
Public opinion, demographics, and disparities, by region
Estimates of transgender population (including youth)
Employment discrimination against LGBT people
Other state-level reports on various topics

5. Exploring available research:
Demographic characteristics of LGBT people and same-sex couples
Sources: Gallup Daily Tracking Poll; American Community Survey

6. Exploring available research:
Public opinion, protections, and disparities by region
Sources: Various (see interactive)

7. Exploring available research: Estimates of transgender population
Sources: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; American Community Survey

8. Exploring available research:
Employment discrimination against LGBT people

9. Exploring available research: Other state-level reports

10. What’s coming: planned research and new data
Updated LGBT demographics
Infographics
Comprehensive discrimination reports
Analysis of US Transgender Survey data
Child rearing by same-sex couples, including adoption rates & number of adopted children
Legal barriers to accessing assisted reproductive technology for LGBT people and same-sex couples
Reports on enforcement of HIV criminalization laws

11. What’s coming: Updated LGBT demographics using new Gallup data
Number of LGBT people
Race and ethnicity of LGBT people
Marital status of LGBT people
Child rearing among LGBT individuals
Socio-economic outcomes for LGBT people compared to non-LGBT people including:
College graduation
Access to health insurance
Food insecurity
Income levels
Unemployment

12. What’s coming: New infographics

13. What’s coming: Non-discrimination reports
Evidence of stigma and discrimination against LGBT people
Employment
Housing
Public Accommodations
Bullying and harassment in schools
Impact of stigma and discrimination on LGBT people
Economic stability
Health
Economic impact of stigma and discrimination

14. What’s coming: Analysis of USTS data
Topics will include:
Housing and job stability
Health disparities and risks for suicidality
Experiences of violence

15. What’s coming: Childrearing by LGBT people and same-sex couples, including adoption rates & number of adopted children
Estimates of the number of adopted children living in
same-sex parent households, by state
Percent of coupled households with children that are raising adopted children, by employment protections and geographic region
Source: American Community Survey
Sources: Census; National Survey of Family Growth

16. What’s coming: Legal barriers to accessing assisted reproductive technology for LGBT people and same-sex couples
Reports will cover:
Statutes related to ART (artificial insemination; in vitro fertilization; and surrogacy)
Court opinions applying ART laws to same-sex couples and LGBT individuals
Proposed legislation to grant same-sex couples and LGBT people equal access to ART

17. What’s coming: Reports on enforcement of HIV criminalization laws

18. @WilliamsPolicy
The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law