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Criminalization

LGBT people experience criminalization and incarceration in unique ways. We examine the rates of incarceration as well as the demographics and experiences of LGBT people involved in these systems. We also analyze laws that disproportionately criminalize LGBT people.

Featured Publications

Report

LGBTQ People on Sex Offender Registries in the US

May 2022
Report

Police and the Criminalization of LGBT People

September 2019
Report

Incarceration Rates and Traits of Sexual Minorities in the United States

February 2017
Report

System Involvement Among LBQ Girls and Women

April 2022
Report

Disproportionality and Disparities Among Sexual Minority Youth in Custody

July 2017
Brief

Policing LGBQ People

May 2021

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Experts working on this topic

Nathan Cisneros

HIV Criminalization Analyst

Cathren Cohen

Staff Attorney

Andrew R. Flores

Affiliated Scholar

Miguel Fuentes

Research and Data Analyst

Emmanuel Mauleón

Law Teaching Fellow

Ilan H. Meyer

Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy

Brad Sears

Founding Executive Director

Will Tentindo

Law Fellow

Bianca D.M. Wilson

Senior Scholar of Public Policy
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