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The Williams Institute Works-in-Progress Series

The Works-in-Progress Series gives scholars the opportunity to present their research in a setting that encourages questions and commentary.  Materials will be available on the Williams Institute website one week prior to each workshop for individuals interested in attending any of the sessions in the series.  From this page, click on the link to the materials for the current workshop. Otherwise, copies are available in the Law School mail room.

Please RSVP for upcoming presentations (click here).

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Adolescents' Attitudes About Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
Stephen Russell, Fitch Nesbitt Endowed Chair in Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona
UCLA Law, Room 1457
12:20-1:30pm

Thursday, September 20, 2007 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Moral Conflict and Liberty: Gay Rights and Religion

Chai Feldblum, Director, Federal Legislation Clinic, Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
UCLA Law, Room 1314
12:20-1:45pm

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Border Identities: Intersections of Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation on the U.S-Mexico Border
Amanda Baumle, Public Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Houston
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm

Monday, October 8, 2007
Documenting Gender Identity: Incoherence and Rulemaking
Dean Spade, Law Teaching Fellow, The Williams Institute
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm

Friday, November 9, 2007
Etiology, Mutability, and the Law: A Critique of Biological and Psychological Arguments for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Ed Stein, Associate Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law
Visiting Professor, UCLA Law
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
HIV Discrimination in Dental Care
Brad Sears, Executive Director, The Williams Institute
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm


Wednesday, January 16, 2008
LGBT Poverty: Some Surprising Results 

M.V. Lee Badgett, Research Director, The Williams Institute
UCLA Law, Room TBD
12:20-1:45pm


Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Acting White: What's Sexual Orientation Got to Do With it?

Devon Carbado, Professor, UCLA School of Law
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm


Wednesday, April 2, 2008
When Family Fails

Adam Romero, Public Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm
 

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Black “Tops” and Asian “Bottoms”: The Impact of Race and Gender on Coupling in Queer Communities
Russell Robinson, Professor, UCLA School of Law
UCLA School of Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm


 

Friday, April 11, 2008

Antidiscrimination Law as Disruption: The Emergence of a New Paradigm for Understanding and Addressing Discrimination

Vicki Schultz, Ford Foundation Professor, Yale Law School
UCLA School of Law, Library Tower, 4th Floor
12:20-1:45pm



Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Regulating the Sexuality of Minors

Douglas NeJaime, Law Teaching Fellow, The Williams Institute
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Is Gay the New Straight?

Gary J. Gates, Senior Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute
UCLA Law, Room 2448
12:20-1:45pm