Search Results: transgender people (1585)

[…] should ask for evidence to back up this baseless ban,” said GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis.  “How many transgender athletes compete in this conference? Which transgender people and experts in athletics, medicine, and human rights were consulted?  The evidence points to a purely political decision by the NAIA that harms all athletes. The […]

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[…] possibility of intergroup violence. Transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people have become a primary target of such speech. Influential politicians, media figures, and religious leaders are portraying transgender people as threats to children, other women, families, traditional values and public safety … A defining feature of dangerous speech is that it often promotes fear, as […]

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[…] against basic access to health care were in the interest of protecting children, yet it’s clearer than ever that their goal is to eradicate the ability of transgender people to live and thrive in any aspect of their lives. To transgender Americans in the South and to those watching all over the country: No political […]

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[…] issues facing the LGBTQ community. The candidates were not asked about upholding marriage equality, about protecting LGBTQ students in school, about access to proven lifesaving healthcare for transgender people, about the record-breaking 500-plus anti-LGBTQ bills this year, about violence against LGBTQ people and allies, or about the warped priority of demonizing drag queens and LGBTQ […]

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[…] (a Republican). Supported allowing health care providers to refuse to care for LGBTQ people, praising the Trump administration for allowing health care workers to refuse treatment to transgender patients. Supported banning LGBTQ people from serving openly in the military. Stated in 2010: “It is one thing for the military to ask its members to […]

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[…] partnership with GLAAD. P&G has released some of the other most memorable LGBTQ-inclusive ads within the past year, including Gillette’s “First Shave” ad featuring a young Black transgender man shaving with his dad, showcasing a diverse group of trans people speaking about the importance of hair to them. Earlier this year, GLAAD also worked […]

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[…] people, as documented via GLAAD’s Biden Accountability Tracker. Best Practices for Reporters Stories about or that mention LGBTQ people should include LGBTQ voices.  In stories specifically about transgender people, seek and include a transgender person. GLAAD can connect you. Prioritize facts, expertise and LGBTQ lived experience over candidate and campaign opinion in your reporting. If […]

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