A new brief highlighting results from our recent research on the experiences of LGBTQ people in LA County finds affordable and safe housing is a top priority for the more than 650,000 LGBTQ people in Los Angeles County.  

LGBTQ people in the county rent at higher rates compared to their non-LGBTQ counterparts. Additionally, a greater percentage of LGBTQ adults are housing cost-burdened, defined as spending more than 30% of their household income on housing, compared to non-LGBTQ adults.

Housing cost-burdened among LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people in LA County

LGBTQ people in LA County are also twice as likely as non-LGBTQ people to have experienced being unhoused within the past five years. LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ people with low incomes, and transgender and nonbinary (TNB) people experience particularly high rates of being unhoused.

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent 2024 UniTy celebration of LA's trans and nonbinary communities. We were so excited to honor the incredible leadership of Kathy Watt, Toni Newman, and Claudia Estrada and to host the talented Trans Chorus of Los Angeles. 

The 2024 Dukeminier Awards winners are leading legal scholars throughout the U.S. who shape LGBTQ law and policy through their publications. Join us for a virtual  discussion of their award-winning articles. MCLE credit available.

The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law is an academic research institute dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.