Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our webinar featuring UCLA Law professor Cary Franklin, the McDonald/Wright Chair of Law and Williams Institute Faculty Director. The webinar discussed two recent Supreme Court cases related to LGBTQ rights: United States v. Skrmetti and Mahmoud v. Taylor. Professor Franklin provided an in-depth analysis of the decisions, highlighting their broader implications for LGBTQ rights and the legal landscape ahead. If you missed the webinar, you can watch it below, on our website, or on our YouTube page.

On July 4, Ari Shaw, Senior Fellow and Director of International Programs, joined CNN’s Amanpour for a live interview to discuss how attacks on LGBTQ rights are tied to the rise in authoritarianism and how shifts in U.S. policy are shaping LGBTQ rights across the globe.

It's clear that the larger backlash against LGBTQ people, and trans people specifically, is not just about the community and our rights, it's about power.

- Ari Shaw, Senior Fellow and Director of International Programs

Professor Cary Franklin joins a panel of legal scholars to examine the meaning and implications of a broader slate of Supreme Court cases. The event is in person at UCLA's Hammer Museum.

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