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[…] support for you here today. We MUST continue that for the days, weeks, years, and lifetimes to come – especially for queer people of color and for transgender people. We heard from many of you yesterday in this very building that you don’t feel safe, you don’t feel respected – that we must do better. […]

[…] a 406% increase of “groomer” and similar smears across social media. Twenty children’s hospitals received bomb threats for providing medically safe and best practice health care to transgender youth. There were nearly 150 attacks on LGBTQ events. Since 2015, hate crimes have increased by 40%. And a new GLAAD poll found 48% of all […]

[…] joined the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), celebrities, corporations, media outlets, landmarks and millions of Americans across the nation in supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth by ‘going purple’ on Spirit Day. The White House turned its official Facebook and Twitter photos purple in honor of Spirit Day, and posted […]

LGBT advocates from Uganda and Russia accept awards Los Angeles, Sunday, April 13, 2014 – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Jennifer Lopez, Laverne Cox, Norman Lear, and the best in film and television at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los […]

39 Washington state legislators sign letter in support of gay Scoutmaster  Seattle, WA, Monday, April 21, 2014 –GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today responded to the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) decision to revoke the charter of a Seattle-area church due to its continued support of an […]

NEW YORK, NY – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today launched the countdown to Spirit Day, the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world that supports LGBT youth. Spirit Day, which will take place on October 16, inspires millions to wear purple or ‘go purple’ […]

Los Angeles – GLAAD, the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, announced today it will honor actress Ruby Rose at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2, 2016. For the first time in nearly a decade, the GLAAD Media Awards will be […]

[…] present Altman with the Ric Weiland Award. In her speech, Leader Pelosi spoke about rising threats to LGBTQ Americans and called out President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender service members saying: “It’s a move that hurts and humiliates the thousands of Americans who serve in our military with strength and courage.” Video of Leader […]