The UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health, or C-LARAH (LARAH is derived from the Latin word “hilaris,” meaning cheerful) is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of sexual and gender minorities and other marginalized groups.
Services Provided
Research, academic training, cross-culturally informed scholarship, and civic advocacy.
Who We Serve
Policymakers; the LGBTQ+ population; racial and ethnic minorities; individuals of lower socio-economic position.
Mission and Goals
To maintain an interdisciplinary, research-driven, evidence-based platform used to carry out public policy initiatives that improve the health and social well-being of sexual and gender minorities. We are deeply invested in intercultural competence and the importance of intersectionality of identities and lived experience; we are committed to conducting research to advance LGBTQ+ racial/ethnic health disparities.
Cultural
lgbtq@ph.ucla.ed