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On Monday, July 25, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule ([link removed]) that would reinstate federal protections from discrimination in health care for LGBTQ+ people under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 bans sex discrimination in federally funded health care. The proposed regulations interpret the definition of sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County.

HHS cites four Williams Institute studies to highlight the discrimination and health inequities LGBTQ face, particularly among LGBTQ people of color ([link removed]) and transgender people of color ([link removed]) . The rule also relies on Williams Institute research to showcase the disproportionate health impacts of COVID-19 ([link removed]) on LGBTQ people and the negligible cost of providing transition-related coverage ([link removed]) in employee health benefits plans.
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** We're accepting applications for our 2022 LGBTI Global Small Grants Program
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The Williams Institute's Global LGBTI Small Grants Program is designed to encourage new empirical research focused on LGBTI populations in the Global South (Latin America, Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East/North Africa, Asia, and Pacific Islands) as well as amplify voices of researchers from those regions. In partnership with SAGE ([link removed]) , we are offering a separate grant to foster research and data collection specifically on LGBTI older adults (ages 50 and above) in the region.

Deadline to apply: August 31, 2022
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** Join our team as the next Director of Development
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We are looking for an experienced and energetic development professional with a passion for advancing the mission of the Institute to be our next Director of Development. The Director will oversee the Williams Institute's development programs, including events, gift solicitation, public and private grants, donor cultivation, program endorsement, as well as development operations and support staff management.
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** What Anti-LGBT Politics in the US Means for Democracy at Home and Abroad
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By Ari Shaw in New America
On March 28, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation ([link removed]) that effectively bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida’s schools. The so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill creates new restrictions on classroom speech around LGBT people and same-sex families and empowers parents to sue a school if the policy is violated, chilling any talk of LGBT themes lest schools or teachers face potentially costly litigation.
This bill is the latest in a record-setting year of legislation targeting LGBT people: in 2022 alone, more than 200 ([link removed]) anti-LGBT bills have been introduced in state legislatures across a range of issues, with a majority targeting transgender individuals. In addition to efforts to regulate school curricula, lawmakers have sought to limit trans students’ participation in school athletics ([link removed]) , restrict access to bathrooms ([link removed]) that align with their gender identity, and deny life-saving gender-affirming medical care ([link removed]) . Despite legal advances over the past decade and growing public support for LGBT rights—a recent PRRI poll
([link removed]) found that 79 percent of Americans favor laws that protect LGBT people from discrimination—opponents continue to push legislation that denies fundamental rights and enshrines discrimination and stigma against LGBT people.
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