Gay and Lesbian Studies

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies is joining forces with the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law School. As of December 31, 2006, IGLSS ceased operations. This website will continue to make available all IGLSS publications through 2007, however.

If you have any questions, please email Lee Badgett at badgett@law.ucla.edu or call her at 310-825-5847. We thank you for your interest and past support. Please browse the Williams Institute for more information about ongoing research on policy issues related to the LGBT communities..


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ANGLES

148k / Angles_81.pdf Vol Eight No. 1 December 2005
The Gay Generation Gap: Communicating Across the LGBT Generational Divide
By Glenda M. Russell, Ph.D. and Janis S. Bohan, Ph.D.
124k / Angles_72.pdf Vol Seven No. 2 November 2004
Surviving and Thriving in the Midst of Anti-Gay Politics
by Glenda M. Russell, Ph.D.

120k / Angles_71.pdf Vol Seven No. 1 June 1004
The Dangers of a Same-Sex Marriage Referendum for Community and Individual Well-Being: A Summary of Research Findings
By Glenda M. Russell

57k / Angles_62.pdf Vol. Six No. 2 September 2002
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church: Gay Priests Are Not the Problem
By Michael R. Stevenson, Ph.D
373k / Angles_61.pdf Vol. Six No. 1 March 2002
Going Beyond Gay-Straight Alliances to Make Schools Safe for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
By Pat Griffin, Ph.D., and Mathew L. Ouellett, Ph.D
112k / Angles_51.pdf Vol. Five No.1 Nov 2000
Calculating Costs with Credibility: Health Care Benefits for Domestic Partners
In this issue of Angles Lee Badgett analyzes how much an individual employer's benefit costs would be likely to increase from providing health care benefits to domestic partners and to partners' children. The report also presents a methodology for estimating costs for employers considering domestic partner benefits. This methodology predicts the increase in health care costs for any employer, whether a private sector employer or a government employer.

With our Domestic Partner Kit you can use this method to estimate the cost for almost any kind of employer, including public employers and private employers. -

73k / Angles_41.pdf Vol. Four No. 1 Dec 1999
The Pseudo-Science Of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy
Respected psychologist Dr. Douglas C. Haldeman analyzes the scientific claims of conversion therapists. He shows how the studies of conversion therapy effectiveness are not credible because they are biased toward finding high rates of conversion.
49k / Angles_31.pdf Vol. Three No. 1 May 1998
Expanding the Resource Base for Community Organizations: Giving and Volunteering by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Every year individuals in the United States donate billions of dollars and hours to nonprofits community organizations. For gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trangender (GLBT) people, giving and volunteering have played an essential role in the development and growth of organizations serving their communities. This Angles issue summarizes factors and giving patterns of GLBT people. A longer report by the Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues and IGLSS entitled.
49k / Angles_21.pdf Vol. Two No. 1 September 1997
Vulnerability in the Workplace: Evidence of Anti-Gay Discrimination
Are lesbian, gay, and bisexual people vulnerable to unwarranted and harmful treatment in the workplace, or are they a comfortable and privileged group without the need for legal protection in the workplace? Public debate over this question has raged in the context of proposed legislation, such as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would outlaw employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.
In this issue, economist Lee Badgett analyzes recent survey data from various sources, assesses the quality of available evidence, and considers the implications for public policy.
705k / Angles_12.pdf Vol. One No. 2 May 1996
For Richer, For Poorer: The Freedom to Marry Debate
The state of Hawaii may soon make history by becoming the first state in the nation to recognize same gender marriages. And because a marriage that is legal in one state usually is legal in the 49 other states, policy makers nation wide have been forced to examine this highly controversial issue.
Here, economists Lee Badgett and Josh Goldfoot discuss the socio-economic impact of same gender marriage recognition in the State of California which is currently considering two bills which seek to preempt recognition of such marriages. Be aware, though, that while the facts are California-specific, many of the issues raise
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
716k / ct_marry.pdf Counting on Couples
Fical savings from allowing same-sex couples to marry in Connecticut
196k / briefing.pdf Will Providing Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples Undermine Heterosexual Marriage?
Evidence from Scandinavia and the Netherlands
By M. V. Lee Badgett, Ph.D
88k / busimpact.pdf The Business Cost Impact of MarriageThe Business Cost Impact of MarriageThe Business Cost Impact of Marriage
By M.V. Lee Badgett, Ph.D. & Gary Gates, Ph.D.
504k / MediaSterotype.pdf Subtle Stereotyping: The Media, Homosexuality, and thePriest Sexual Abuse Scandal
By Glenda M. Russell, Ph.D. & Nancy H. Kelly, M.S.
424k / SanFran_EBO.pdf Contracts with Equality: An Evaluation of the San Francisco Equal Benefits Ordinance
By Marc A. Rogers, Ph.D.& Daley Dunham, MPP

237k / techrpt981.pd Supporting Families, Saving Funds: A Fiscal Analysis of New Jersey's Domestic Partnership Act
By M. V. Lee Badgett, Ph.D., R. Bradley Sears, J.D., with Suzanne Goldberg, J.D.
152k / Numbers2_04.pdf Same-Sex Couples and Their Children in Massachusetts: A View from Census 2000
By Michael Ash, M. V. Lee Badgett, Nancy Folbre, Lisa Saunders, and Randy Albelda
464k / DPA_final/pdf 98-1: The Fiscal Impact on Vermont of Allowing Same-Sex Couples to Marry
After calculating the financial cost and benefits to the State of Vermont, this report concludes that allowing same sex couples to marry would be economically beneficial to the state and citizens of Vermont.
197k / c3k_leftout.pdf IGLSS By the Numbers
Left Out of the Count: Missing Same-sex Couples in Census 2000
By M.V. Lee Badgett and Marc A. Rogers
336k / gaydar.pdf Gay Directory of Authoritative Resources
To get beyond stereotypes about gay people and to promote a more objective and sensible public discussion about the lives and needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) people, our nation needs input from knowledgeable researchers in the social sciences, law, humanities, and biological sciences.

Too often judges, elected officials, journalists, and the general public rely on myths and stereotypes about GLBT people because the researchers who have the reliable and scientifically credible facts and opinions are not visible. We are committed to linking scholars with the people who need access to research findings. This first edition of GayDAR is designed to facilitate those links.

664k / income.pdf Income Inflation: The Myth of Affluence among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Americans
In this provocative report, M.V. Lee Badgett updates and extends her ground breaking work, outlining how the myth of high-income and wealth has persisted largely through the paucity of comprehensive, demographic studies of GLB people nationally. She closely examines several sources of information about the incomes of gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals, pointing out the serious flaws in some studies and analyzing other more scientifically credible data sources.
237k / volunteering.pdf Creating Communities: Giving and Volunteering by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People
This study- a joint project by the Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues and IGLSS- is the first systematic research on giving and volunteering by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. An Executive Summary is also available.