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[…] students feel unsafe in school. 76% experienced in-person verbal harassment (e.g., called names or threatened) and 31% were physically harassed. Earlier this year, The Trevor Project reported 85% of transgender and nonbinary youth say that recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health. GLAAD’s 2022 Social Media Safety Index found severe harassment for LGBTQ […]

[…] students feel unsafe in school. 76% experienced in-person verbal harassment (e.g., called names or threatened) and 31% were physically harassed. Earlier this year, The Trevor Project reported 85% of transgender and nonbinary youth say that recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health. GLAAD’s 2022 Social Media Safety Index found severe harassment for LGBTQ […]

[…] 5.) Out trailblazer Billy Porter has been set to executive produce Black As U R, an emotionally charged award-winning documentary centering the misunderstandings of Black queerness and the transgender experience, directed by out filmmaker Micheal Rice. Both a contemporary and autobiographical film, the pic brings to the forefront often overlooked narratives of the LGBTQ community, […]

[…] released a new rendition of her track “Woe”, found on the deluxe edition of the highly praised debut album Nymph_o, due April 14!  10.) In celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, transmasculine artist Jakk Fynn has released an upbeat new pop single “Take My Heart“, the first song off his upcoming EP Can’t Look […]

[…] catch The Hunger Games prequel in theaters November 17! 2.) The official trailer for Tribeca-bound documentary Chasing Chasing Amy has been released this week! Produced by GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Representation Alex Schmider, the film follows young queer filmmaker Sav Rodgers’ quest to understand how Kevin Smith’s controversial ’90s LGBTQ rom-com saved his life. Through conversations with […]

[…] and Oklahoma state representative Mauree Turner, who took the stage to talk about the rise in anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric across the country. Representative Zephyr who is transgender and Turner who is queer and nonbinary were recently targeted and silenced in recent weeks, censured by the state legislatures they serve in. “I am the […]

[…] post on Instagram A post shared by Reggie Aqui (@reggieaqui)   Sasha Colby Newly-crowned RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 winner, Sasha Colby, is the show’s first Native transgender-Hawaiian competitor and winner. While Miss Colby may just be getting her flowers now, she has been an influential figure and true force for change and inclusion […]

[…] Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, released a statement earlier this year in response to the  U.S. House vote in favor of HR 734 which would prohibit transgender girls from participating in school sports: “Right now, gun violence is the number one cause of death to American children, yet extremist lawmakers ignore this reality […]