Our new study finds most transgender employees have experienced discrimination or harassment at work at some point in their lives. This includes being fired, not hired, not promoted, or being subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual harassment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Many transgender people report taking steps to mitigate discrimination and harassment at work. About one-third of transgender employees (36%) are not open about being transgender with their current supervisor. Additionally, most (71%) engage in covering behaviors, such as changing where, when, or how frequently they use the bathroom (39%) and altering their voice or mannerisms (46%) at work.

This week, the Williams Institute's Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy, Ilan H. Meyer, was named a 2024 Highly Cited Researcher from the Institute for Scientific Information at the international analytics firm Clarivate. Ilan joins a list of nearly 7,000 researchers from around the world whose work ranked in the top 1% of peer citations during the previous decade. The Highly Cited Researcher honor recognizes influential researchers from universities, research institutes, and commercial organizations around the world who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field of research. Congratulations, Ilan!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on November 15 for a discussion of the 2024 election results and their impact on LGBTQ law and policy. If you weren't able to join us, you can watch a recording on our YouTube page or website.

Join us for our annual Jazz Brunch on Sunday, January 26, from noon to 2 PM PT, at the home of James Frost in Los Angeles. Enjoy an afternoon filled with jazz music and delicious food as we celebrate our rigorous, independent research on LGBTQ law and policy.

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.