Gary Gates named in the 2010 Out 100 Portfolio

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Gary Gates (http://out.com/Out100/slideshow.asp?slideshow_title=Out100&theID=150) is an academic pioneer. His doctoral dissertation included the first significant research study using U.S. census data to explore characteristics of same-sex couples. With degrees in computer science, divinity, and public policy, his next feat was coauthoring The Gay and Lesbian Atlas in 2004, an encyclopedic text on the demography of gays and lesbians. In his current position as the Williams Distinguished Scholar at the Charles R. Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA’s law school, he continues to explore such topics as technology, tolerance, and diversity among same-sex couples with children.