News & Rapid Response
Working with journalists and news outlets in print, broadcast, and online, our team serves as a resource to newsmakers and works to ensure that the news media is accurately and fairly representing LGBTQ people in its reporting.
With the holiday break over, a number of state legislatures are reconvening starting this week…
Fact Sheet for Reporters: Debunking “Trans Terrorism” and Other False Claims in High-Profile Crimes
Social media accounts with a history of anti-transgender rhetoric frequently and falsely accuse transgender people…
On December 14th in Missoula, Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr married writer Erin Reed in…
Despite vigorous opposition from LGBTQ military families and civil rights organizations, the U.S. Senate yesterday…
Original article published on December 11, 2024 Congress is considering a dangerous provision in the…
Earlier this month, the GLAAD Media Institute’s Education & Advocacy team traveled to Washington, D.C.…
This week, we mourn the sudden and shocking loss of Troy Masters. Masters was a…
This year, The International Conference on Stigma, held November 19–21 at Howard University’s Blackburn Center,…
The word “tr*nny” (and its plural form, “tr*nnies”) is a derogatory slur used to express…