Weho to Co-Host Lecture Series With Williams Institute on LGBT Topics

West Hollywood residents can join in a discussion about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) or learn how to better secure their finances at two upcoming seminars at the New West Hollywood Library.

The lecture series centered around topics of interest to the LGBT community will come in two installments—Feb. 22 and Mar. 20—and is co-hosted by the City of West Hollywood and The Williams Institute.

“The Williams Institute is the preeminent think tank on LGBT issues,” said Councilman John Heilman of the UCLA School of Law group dedicated to sexual orientation and gender identity research. “We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with them on a series of discussions that are relevant to LGBT people’s lives."

A lecture titled, What Happened to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and how Employment Discrimination Still Burdens the LGBT Community, is taking place in the Community Room from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 22.

Speakers will include Christy Mallory, Legal Research Fellow, The Williams Institute; Ilan H. Meyer, Williams Senior Scholar of Public Policy, The Williams Institute; Brad Sears, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, Roberta A. Conroy Scholar of Law and Policy, The Williams Institute.
 
The second installment is called, Protecting Your Hard-Earned Money – What the LGBT Community Needs to Know, and is set for Mar. 20, also from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Community Room.

Speakers will include Lee Badgett, Research Director, The Williams Institute; Jennifer C. Pizer, Legal Director;  Arnold D. Kassoy Senior Scholar of Law, The Williams Institute; and Michael D. Steinberger, Public Policy Fellow, The Williams Institute.

A question and answer period and a dessert reception will follow both discussions. For more information or to RSVP please call (310) 267-4382 or email williamsinstitute@law.ucla.edu     

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