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The first bill passed to ban evidence-based health care for transgender youth is now the first to be fully struck down in court.  On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Moody, Jr., struck down an Arkansas law that would have prohibited doctors from providing affirming care to transgender youth, or from referring people to any […]

[…] freedoms. Extremist lawmakers have proposed bills targeting and spreading disinformation about essential mainstream health care, banning books and making our schools unsafe political battlefields. Political campaigns targeting transgender people and youth have repeatedly failed because they do not reflect the truth about trans people, nor do they improve anyone’s life. Reporters must challenge candidate […]

[…] Scott. In advance of the debate, GLAAD and Equality Florida Action, Inc., the statewide civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, sent a letter to moderators encouraging the inclusion of pressing LGBTQ issues in the debate. The letter outlined specific issues and questions […]

On November 12 – 20, individuals and organizations around the county will participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and address the issues these communities face. The final day of Transgender Awareness Week is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), an annual observance on November […]

[…] publicly as her authentic self. This style guide will help you create respectful, accurate stories while avoiding common mistakes and clichés. DO describe people who transition as transgender, and use transgender as an adjective. Lilly Wachowski is a transgender woman. DON’T use transgender as a noun. For example: “Lilly Wachowski is a transgender.” DON’T […]

[…] GOP primary candidates ignored the rise in violence and hateful rhetoric aimed at the LGBTQ community and our allies. Several chose to continue making false claims about transgender people and their basic human rights to safety, health care and access to education. LGBTQ people and topics continue to be weaponized by politicians looking to […]

  GLAAD, Freedom For All Americans, Texas Competes, and Nashville LGBT Chamber release new polling and corporate statements showing threat to state economies in backlash to anti- transgender laws GLAAD, Freedom For All Americans, Texas Competes, and Nashville LGBT Chamber, warn of potential negative economic impact to states that pass anti-transgender laws, using new […]

NEW YORK – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released the report, More Than a Number: Shifting the Media Narrative on Transgender Homicides, a new resource for reporters and activists. The report outlines the importance of moving away from focusing solely on the number of victims lost in a given year, […]