Search Results: transgender people (1585)

[…] numbers still lean toward women, with 65 women and 33 men, and one character who is non-binary.  Across all three platforms, there are 29 regular and recurring transgender characters. These characters include 15 trans women, 12 trans men, and two trans characters who are non-binary. Twenty-six of the 29 characters are played or voiced […]

[…] now to read more. Of the 857 regular characters expected to appear on broadcast scripted primetime programming this season, 75 (8.8%) were identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. This is the highest percentage GLAAD has found in the fourteen years this report has counted all broadcast series regulars. There were an additional 38 […]

[…] a decrease of 19 characters and two percentage points. Of the bi+, characters, 12 are men, six are women, and two are nonbinary. There are only two transgender characters counted on primetime scripted cable, three percent of all LGBTQ characters. This is a decrease of seven characters and four percentage points. One is a […]

[…] 23! ‘Doctor Who’ Star Ncuti Gatwa to Lead Revival of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ https://t.co/8if23xDGcn — Variety (@Variety) April 29, 2024 12.) Nicole Maines, transgender actress and activist, announced her upcoming book It Gets Better… Except When it Gets Worse this week! Via Instagram, she describes it in part as “a […]

[…] cause a negative change in school curriculums. (The same institutions and individuals who opposed marriage use the same tired tactics today to try to make arguments against transgender rights.) Yet a new report published just this week is unambiguous: the freedom to marry did not result in a retreat from marriage or harm the […]

[…] of “I don’t know everything and I’m going to learn,” then we can model that as an approach for our kids.  According to the Trevor Project, among transgender, nonbinary, and gender questioning youth, “the five most frequently cited supportive actions taken by parents or caregivers were: 1) being welcoming and kind to youths’ LGBTQ […]

[…] they did not believe the school would do anything to address the bullying. The officer discouraged Nex and their family from reporting the incident. Statement from the Transgender Advocacy Coalition of Oklahoma: “We continue to mourn the tragic loss of our community member, Nex Benedict, whose life was cut short by the devastating effects […]

[…] be themselves, be safe and belong in their school and communities.” (New York, NY – Thursday, February 22, 2024) – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is elevating urgent information from the family of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a nonbinary student from Owasso, Oklahoma, who was beaten […]