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[…] Award in the LGBTQ category for its “True Name” campaign, a product update allowing for chosen names to appear on credit cards and other financial products, ensuring transgender and nonbinary people would have a card that reflects the name they actually use. GLAAD worked with Mastercard on the campaign’s launch to let the trans […]

[…] GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend. 1) Out Filipina-American transgender actress Ivory Aquino has been cast in the HBO Max feature film Batgirl as Alysia Yeoh, the best friend of the titular superhero, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon (Leslie […]

[…] Teen Vogue, and The Guardian.      Angelica Ross is the CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a company she created with the aim of economically empowering the transgender community and providing education, support, and jobs for trans people facing high levels of discrimination. TransTech is “an incubator” for LGBTQ Talent and focuses on developing […]

[…] of the Golden Globes and the first trans woman to earn an Emmy nomination in a lead or supporting acting category. Rodriguez is also the first openly transgender woman to win Best Actress – Television at the NAACP Imagen Awards. Before appearing on Pose, Rodriguez worked primarily in theater, appearing in Off-Broadway productions at […]

[…] “Honoree” in that same category, as one of the best on the Internet as part of the Webby judging process. Want to meet a family with a transgender child? Meet the Briggles in our new PSA. pic.twitter.com/dIEWNknGB1 — GLAAD (@glaad) April 6, 2022 Also this year, GLAAD & Neon’s “Changemakers” video series is nominated […]

[…] July 10th. In the interview, D’Lo talks about his current production, a three part series that details his own queer journey and how impactful representation of the Transgender community can be. D’Lo shares: “This is the second piece in a trilogy of plays, first one is my journey with my mother and how queer […]

[…] US Marketing, Devices & Services, Zach Overton, introduced GLAAD’s PSA featuring Texas mom Amber Briggle and her family to attendees. In the PSA, Briggle speaks about her transgender son and how recent anti-trans legislation is harming their family and other families with trans youth. The PSA is running nationwide on TV and streaming platforms […]

[…] to healthcare can lead to detrimental results for the LGBTQ community.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and wellness have become even more important for queer and transgender people, who tend to experience more psychological distress. This year, as it has in years past, the masterclass allowed participants to delve into truly relevant topics and […]