Latest Publications

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  Comparison of Hate Crime Rates Across Protected and Unprotected Groups – An Update

  By Rebecca L. Stotzer
  May 2012
  

  New research based on FBI data show that gay men face higher rates of hate-motivated physical violence than lesbians, bisexuals or other federally protected groups with high rates of hate crimes. The study is the first to consider FBI data on hate crimes against lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals separately.

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  The Relationship between the EEOC’s Decision that Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and the Enforcement of Executive Order 11246

  By Nan D. Hunter, Christy Mallory, and Brad Sears
  May 2012
  

  New analysis finds that a recent ruling from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that gender identity discrimination is unlawful will likely be extended to federal contractors.

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  Same-sex Couples in Census 2010: Race and Ethnicity

  By Gary J. Gates
  April 2012
  

  Newly released Census 2010 data highlight unique aspects of racial and ethnic diversity within same-sex couples. They are more likely than their different-sex counterparts to be interracial or interethnic and couples that include a racial or ethnic minority are more likely to be raising children. Fully a third of same-sex couples that include an Hispanic partner are raising children.