This June, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on LGBT rights in Bostock v. Clayton County, which affirmed that Title VII protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment nationwide. Last month also marked the five-year anniversary of another historic Supreme Court ruling—Obergefell v Hodges—extending marriage equality nationwide. Two recent studies examine the impact of the marriage decision on state and local economies as well as the happiness and well-being of LGBT people.

Despite advances in LGBT rights, research shows that LGBT people continue to face challenges and hardships. Our recent work finds that LGBT people are disproportionately poor, and a new report from our Pathways to Justice Project offers a look at the lived experiences of food insecurity among low-income LGBT people in Los Angeles and Kern Counties.
RESEARCH

Weddings of same-sex couples have boosted state economies by $3.8 billion
More than half of all married same-sex couples in the United States married after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Wedding spending by these 293,000 couples and their out-of-state guests has boosted state and local economies by an estimated $3.8 billion, generated an estimated $244 million in state and local sales tax revenue, and supported approximately 45,000 jobs for one full year.
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Emotional well-being improved after marriage equality ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges had a positive impact on the happiness and life satisfaction of LGBT people. After the decision, LGBT people showed an increase in happiness while happiness levels were unchanged for non-LGBT adults.
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Lived experiences of food insecurity among LGBTQ adults in California
An analysis of interviews with 93 low-income LGBTQ people, in Los Angeles County and Kern County, revealed challenges accessing and using programs designed to alleviate hunger, such as food banks and food stamps. In addition, findings showed differences in experiences among demographic groups, including older adults and those living in rural areas.
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WILLIAMS NEWS

Nanette Gartrell honored by the American Psychiatric Association
This spring, Williams Institute Visiting Distinguished Scholar Nanette Gartrell, M.D., received the Alexandra Symonds Award from the American Psychiatric Association in recognition of her outstanding contributions and leadership in promoting women's health and the advancement of women.

Dr. Gartrelll's National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) is the longest-running and largest prospective investigation of lesbian mothers and their children in the United States. 
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