PLUS: We're hiring!


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# IMPACT



# Williams Institute receives a 2026 Data Integrity Award


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We are honored to announce that the Association of Public Data Users (APDU) has awarded the Williams Institute and the
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(MAP) a 2026 Data Integrity Award for our collaborative work tracking and preserving sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data that has been removed from federal data collections since January 2025.

On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order stating that the federal government would no longer recognize transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people. As a result, more than 365 federal data collections have removed at least one sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) measure, according to our recent
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The APDU Data Integrity Awards recognize work that is committed to advancing the responsible stewardship, dissemination, and use of public data. The Williams Institute also collaborated with MAP, dataindex.us, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), and the Data Rescue Project to track data and create an archive preserving federal datasets that include SOGI measures -- ensuring these data remain accessible to researchers, policymakers, and advocates even after they are removed from federal websites.

"We are grateful to APDU for this award and for uplifting the importance of reliable and accessible public data," said Lauren Bouton, Peter J. Cooper Policy Fellow and Research Data Analyst who leads our federal data tracking and preservation efforts. "Federal SOGI data are essential for understanding LGBTQ populations and addressing the known disparities they face in health, economics, and exposure to violence."


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# WILLIAMS NEWS



# We're hiring! Join our team

UCLA School of Law

Director of Development

We are seeking an experienced and energetic development professional passionate about advancing the mission of the Institute. The Director of Development will be responsible for leading the Williams Institute's corporate and individual giving programs, including events, gift solicitation, public and private grants, donor cultivation, program endorsement, development operations, and management of support staff. This position supervises a team of four full-time staff and is based in Los Angeles at UCLA.

Deadline to apply: October 4, 2026


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Assistant Director of Grant and Finance Administration

We are looking for an Assistant Director of Grant and Finance Administration to provide a broad range of professional financial and operational services to the Institute -- including budgeting, financial management and reporting, forecasting, contractual services, payroll, management of the contract and grant process, and overseeing the hiring process. This position supervises two staff positions and is based in Los Angeles at UCLA.

Deadline to apply: July 15, 2026


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# UPCOMING EVENTS




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# 2026 NYC Fall Salon

# September 29, 2026

Save the date! Our 2026 NYC Fall Salon will take place on Tuesday, September 29. Sponsored by UBS and Calamos Investments, the evening will feature a discussion of current issues in LGBTQ law and policy, followed by a cocktail reception. Mark your calendars. More details to come soon.

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.


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