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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
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On March 28, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation 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.
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This bill is the latest in a record-setting year of legislation targeting LGBT people: in 2022 alone, more than 200 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, restrict access to bathrooms that align with their gender identity, and deny life-saving gender-affirming medical care. Despite legal advances over the past decade and growing public support for LGBT rights—a recent PRRI poll 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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