Also: Meet the newest members of our team!

Dear John,

We know this is a stressful time, and like you, we are concerned about COVID-19 and its impact on the health and wellbeing of our loved ones and the broader population. We hope you are all finding strength and support in family and friends. In these challenging times, it is gratifying to us here at the Williams Institute to be part of this resilient, caring community.

As you know, we have postponed our Annual Update Gala Reception and Founders Dinner, previously scheduled for Friday, April 3, and so will not be able to immediately deliver our thanks and message of support to you in person. But we want you to know that we are here and that the coronavirus does not affect our commitment to our work. We continue to study the issues that are critical to the lives of LGBT people and to take action to inform policies that so powerfully affect us.

For instance, we've highlighted some recent research below on the impact of voter ID laws on transgender people without updated identification. And we've shared some exciting (and bittersweet) changes to our Williams Institute team.

Thank you for your tireless support. You are truly the backbone of the Williams Institute and we could not do this work without you.

Stay safe and healthy,
Jocelyn Samuels
NEW RESEARCH


** 378,000 transgender citizens could face barriers to voting at the polls in 2020
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An estimated 965,350 transgender adults will be eligible to vote in the 2020 general election. Approximately 378,000 of them could have problems voting at the polls because they do not have an ID that correctly reflects their name and/or gender. Nearly 81,000 of these transgender adults reside in states with the strictest forms of voter ID laws and could potentially be disenfranchised.
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** Welcome our new colleagues
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Ari Shaw | Director of International Programs
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Ari Shaw, Ph.D. is a researcher-practitioner specializing in international human rights, LGBTI politics, and U.S. foreign policy. He was previously on staff at Columbia World Projects and has worked on human rights, global governance, and LGBTI issues for the Open Society Foundations, the Gill Foundation, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the United Nations Association of the USA. Ari earned his Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University.

Sandro Del Rosario | Graphic Designer
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Sandro Del Rosario is an internationally recognized artist and a multi-media designer. Born in Italy, Sandro earned a BFA in Graphic Design at the I.S.I.A. of Urbino. He moved to the U.S. as a Fulbright Scholar in 1998 and received an MFA in Film/Video from CalArts. Former visiting faculty in time-based and digital media, he has also designed workshops in partnership with underserved communities, schools, and non-profit foundations across the country.


** Adam Romero appointed to California state agency
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Adam Romero has been appointed to be the deputy director of executive programs at the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by California Governor Gavin Newsom. DFEH is the largest state civil rights agency in the country. It is charged with enforcing California's comprehensive employment, housing, public accommodations, and public service non-discrimination laws, as well as the state's hate violence law and anti-trafficking law. Adam has been the Arnold D. Kassoy Scholar of Law & Legal Scholarship and Federal Policy Director at the Williams Institute since 2014 and an adjunct professor of law and faculty affiliate of the Critical Race Studies Program at UCLA School of Law since 2018.

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