The inaugural awards honor leaders who have made an impact on both LGBTQ research and the Williams Institute. This year’s honorees M.V. Lee Badgett, Aaron Belkin, Gary Gates, and Urvashi Vaid discuss their groundbreaking work and what’s in store for LGBTQ research in the future.
The Inaugural Williams Institute Impact Awards
60 min
March 23, 2021
Honorees
M.V. Lee Badgett
Professor of Economics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Founder of the Institute of Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (1994-2006)
Aaron Belkin
Professor of Political Science
San Francisco State University
Founder and Director of the Palm Center (1999-present)
Gary Gates
Former Distinguished Scholar and Research Director
The Williams Institute
Author of the Gay and Lesbian Atlas (2004)
Urvashi Vaid
President
The Vaid Group
Former Director of the NGLTF Policy Institute (1998-2001)
Presenters
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