Walter Lee Williams (born 3 November 1948) is a former professor of anthropology, history, and gender studies at the University of Southern California.
He is one of the pioneers in the field of queer studies, with a long background in human rights activism.In 2013, after his retirement, he was arrested and imprisoned for five years on the charge of "illicit conduct in foreign places.", in association with sexual acts with two underage boys in the Philippines and the possession of erotic paraphernalias related to child pornography.Williams was apprehended in a public park in Playa del Carmen, Mexico in 2013 and extradited back to Los Angeles, United States.