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  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, […]

[…] the positions of the candidates, elected officials, and commentators on the critical issues impacting LGBTQ people. (Friday, July 12, 2024)  GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, and Fair Wisconsin, the state’s LGBTQ+ civil rights and political advocacy organization, are releasing a fact sheet for reporters covering […]

[…] events at state legislatures to oppose proposed anti-LGBTQ bills being debated. At least 122 anti-LGBTQ bills are being considered across the country, including 56 bills to prohibit transgender participation in sports in more than 30 states, and 35 bills in 22 states targeting transgender youth access to transition-related care. Newly-released research shows the healthcare […]

[…] themselves. The Times’ difficult history covering the LGBTQ community and the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis has echoed in its current struggles to accurately report on transgender people. Prominent frontpage coverage has frequently missed the big picture of the trans community, choosing instead to hyper-scrutinize essential and mainstream medical care, undermining its support […]

[…] LGBTQ youth still experience family rejection, homeless, and minority stress, leading to poor health outcomes, including suicidality. And anti-LGBTQ activists and lawmakers continue to target and attack transgender youth specifically. The Trevor Project found that 75% of LGBTQ youth reported experiencing discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity at least once in […]

2019 has been one of the biggest years for transgender representation in media. Check out GLAAD’s Where We Are on TV Report to see that there are 26 regular and recurring transgender characters across cable, broadcast, and streaming platforms. However, there is still a long way to go as trans characters only represent 6% of the 433 […]

Transition-related health care for transgender people and youth is supported by every major medical association and leading health authority. Efforts to ban and criminalize this care are not based in medical or scientific expertise, and frequently spread misinformation about what the care is. Below are facts to inform the public and media about the […]