Search Results: transgender people (1584)

GLAAD: “Pope Francis’ ministry has been defined by putting people at the center, and he has met with and blessed transgender people, insisting that they are part of the Church and should be included and treated with respect. This document from the hardliners in the Vatican reveals the threat they feel from the Pope’s inclusion […]

[…] finds that while acceptance for LGBTQ people and youth have reached record highs, the research also reveals a significant lack of understanding and familiarity for nonbinary and transgender people. The Study directly correlates insufficient visibility and representation in media and advertising for these communities of people to a lack of familiarity as individuals who comprise […]

Working with Hollywood to diversify and create authentic transgender media representation, GLAAD is reshaping the way Americans get to know people who are transgender. 

[…] vote, and elected candidates to give both state legislature chambers a pro-equality majority.  Several pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation were also introduced in 2023, targeting the freedom of transgender people to use restrooms (House Bills 4195 and 4510), the freedom to read (House Bill 4136), the ability for transgender students to participate in sports (House Bill […]

[…] the networks of people living with HIV, listed at the end of this section, for comment or analysis. A 2021 CDC report found that “4 in 10 transgender women surveyed in seven major U.S. cities have HIV.” The report also revealed that nearly two-thirds of African American/Black transgender women and more than one-third of […]

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 safety […]

On April 14, 2009, the two-week trial for the murder of Angie Zapata—an 18-year-old transgender woman—began in Greeley, Colo and ended with her murderer convicted of a hate crime.

[…] LGBTQ older adult populations. According to the National Resource Center on LGBTQ Aging, studies have identified older men who have sex with men, transgender elders (especially older transgender people of color), and older lesbians as populations adversely affected by HIV/AIDS. Celebrating a lifetime of survival LGBTQ older people have been making change, big and small, […]