Congratulations to our 2022 Global LGBTI Seed Grants recipients

Williams Institute's Global LGBTI Seed Grant program fosters new empirical research focused on LGBTI populations in the Global South and supports the work of researchers from those regions. In 2022, the Williams Institute expanded its grant program by partnering with SAGE to offer additional grants for research and data collection specifically on LGBTI older adults (ages 50 and above) in the Global South.

Researchers and scholars from 47 countries submitted 162 proposals on a range of topics, including violence, migration, discrimination, access to health care, and elder care. We are pleased to announce that seven proposals have been selected for awards, including three projects focused on older adults.

Visit our website for full descriptions of each project.

Chile Trans Survey

Maria J. Azócar, PhD
Research Analyst, Fundación SOL

This project will develop a national survey to understand the experiences of the transgender community in Chile, including non-binary people. 

Twice the Threat: Gender Identity, Refugee Status and Freedom of Movement in Lebanon

Jasmin Lilian Diab, PhD
Director, Institute for Migration Studies
This project will examine how new actions and long-standing restrictions on the mobility/movement of Lebanon's refugee community has contributed to further insecurity within the LGBTIQ+ refugee community.

Trans Labor Rights Survey in Bolivia

Luna Humerez
President, OTRAF Bolivia
Laura Libertada, MSc
Vice President, OTRAF Bolivia
Calla Hummel, PhD
University of Miami
This project will implement and analyze a survey of trans labor histories, experiences, and opportunities across Bolivia.

Malaysia LGBTI+ Mental Health Survey

Kyle Tan, PhD
Faculty of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato
Wai Hsien Cheah, PhD
Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Lynda Ling, PhD
Lecturer, International Medical University, Malaysia
This survey of LGBTI+ people in Malaysia will document the mental health inequities for LGBTI+ people in the country and analyze how experiences of stigma, discrimination, barriers to accessing health care, and criminalization of LGBTI+ identities relate to mental health.

Understanding Kinship in the Elderly LGB Population of Urban India

Researcher and Assistant Coordinator, Sangath
Through in-depth interviews with people representing various identities within the elderly LGB population, this project will conduct qualitative research to understand kinship in the elderly LGB population of urban India.

Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Travestis and Transsexual (LGBT) Elders in Brazil: The Impact of Notifications in the Health System from 2017 to 2021

Daniel Canavese de Oliveira, PhD
Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
This project will analyze data about violence against LGBT elders registered in the Brazilian universal health system from 2017 to 2021. 

Bersilaturahim on a Trans-National Level: A Participatory Action Research Project for Developing Trans-Affirming Elderly Care Services in Indonesia and Malaysia

Andrian Liem, PhD
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia
Lita W Hastuti, PhD Candidate
Faculty of Psychology, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia
Benny Prawira, MPsi
Independent Researcher, Indonesia
This project will explore the meaning of aging well for older trans people, assess the needs of older trans people for designing trans-affirming elder care services, and how to exchange knowledge across countries.
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