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NEW RESEARCH
More than half of transgender students in higher education report poor mental health
New research from the Williams Institute in collaboration with the Point Foundation examined the school experiences and higher education environments of transgender people in four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, and vocational-technical schools.
Results show that more than half (55%) of transgender people say that their mental health was not good all or most of the time while they were in higher education programs. More than a third (39%) experienced bullying, harassment, or assault while they were enrolled in higher education. In addition, transgender people (26%) were three times more likely than cisgender LGBQ people (9%) to say that lifetime adverse treatment at school impacted their academic success.
Barriers to academic success due to being LGBTQ among transgender and cisgender people ages 18 to 40
Brad Sears chosen for LA County District Attorney's first LGBTQ+ advisory board
On Monday, the Williams Institute's Founding Executive Director Brad Sears was named to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's first-ever LGBTQ advisory board. The nine-member board will seek input from the public and provide regular feedback on ways to better serve LGBTQ+ residents and improve diversity and inclusion within the office.
