Month: April 2020

While Day of Silence recognizes and honors the significant changes that have been made over the past few decades, the day also calls for us to recognize the still relevant needs for progress to fully support LGBTQ youth in schools.

I had finally found a home.

Today, GLAAD announced that Billy Porter, Pete & Chasten Buttigieg, Rosie O’Donnell, Jonathan Van Ness, Brian Michael Smith, Ross Mathews, and…

As the Emmy Awards prepare to announce this year’s nominees, now is a good time to recognize noteworthy performances from trans actors in trans roles over the past 12 months.

On October 8, 2019, The United States Supreme Court heard consolidated cases pertaining to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and its application to LGBTQ workers and their nondiscrimination rights at the workplace. We now await what will surely be a landmark decision, which could be handed down any day.

On Tuesday, GLAAD joined 170 national, state and local LGBTQ and allied organizations in releasing a second open letter to health and policy leaders highlighting the importance of implementing measures to prohibit discrimination in COVID-19 treatment and prevention, and clear communication of those measures and policies to better serve the health needs of marginalized communities who have been historically discriminated against within medical and public health systems.

Challenge stereotypes, showcase diversity and celebrate the enduring spirit of women-loving women around the world—with those goals in mind DIVA Media Group launched the first ever Lesbian Visibility Week April 20-26 and GLAAD’s board chair Pamela Stewart and GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis are named to the Visible Lesbian 100 List that accompanies the campaign.

Ahead of the highly anticipated premiere of HBO’s new unscripted series “WE’RE HERE,” GLAAD’s Head of Talent, Anthony Ramos, caught…