Search Results: spirit day (362)

[…] in film and TV. Last week and through the weekend Hollywood had a plethora of ceremonies including the African American Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards, the Screen Actors (SAG-AFTRA) Awards, the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards, and many others. For those outside of the Hollywood bubble, this avalanche of awards ceremonies may feel a little excessive, but […]

A follow-up to his Independent Spirit Award-winning pandemic pic 7 Days, filmmaker Roshan Sethi premiered his third feature, A Nice Indian Boy at SXSW this year. A Nice Indian Boy introduces us to an modest, yet charming doctor named Naveen Gavaskar (Karan Soni). Naveen is openly gay, but true to first-generation-children-of-immigrants form, his parents Megha […]

[…] Association since 2019, which disproportionately affects Black trans women with a majority being young people of color. This year, Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old Indigenous and 2STGNC+ (Two Spirit, transgender and gender nonconforming+) sophomore, was killed in Oklahoma, underscoring the severe and significant impact of bullying and discrimination. That’s why it’s still necessary for trans […]

[…] SERÁ EL ANFITRIÓN DEL 5TO CONCIERTO ANUAL #SPIRITDAY EN VIVO EN LOS ÁNGELES CON LAUREN JAUREGUI, VINCINT, THE SCARLET OPERA Y WAYNE BRADY EN LA VÍSPERA DE SPIRIT DAY GLAAD PUBLICARÁ SU PRIMER ‘SPIRIT DAY INDEX’ QUE CUANTIFICA EL IMPACTO DE EMPODERAR A LOS JÓVENES LGBTQ A MEDIDA QUE CRECE LA RETÓRICA, LA LEGISLACIÓN Y […]

[…] World Cup. GLAAD is also currently working to support LGBT activists in Nigeria, Russia, Jamaica, and China. Additionally, GLAAD will be announcing the extension of its celebrated Spirit Day campaign, now in its sixth year, with special initiatives for London planned to take place on 15th October, when the world will “go purple” in a stand […]

GLAAD: “Superintendent Walters, as the state’s lead for public education, has dedicated his time to attacking 2SLGBTQ+ (Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+) students and school staff. Walters even produced a video last year baselessly accusing trans students of being threats at school. The reality is, Walters is the threat–to trans students, and […]

The cast of MTV’s hit comedy Faking It are going purple for Spirit Day this Thursday, October 16 to stand against bullying and support LGBT youth. Don’t miss tonight’s new episode of Faking It with guest star Laverne Cox as part of MTV’s week of anti-bias programming. MTV Act premiered the video this morning, check out series stars Michael J. Willet, Rita Volk, […]

[…] right now is where the vision I had so many years ago is becoming real. It’s happening in so many unexpected ways and the impact upon my spirit is profound. I am so grateful to my many collaborators and supporters who’ve fought with me to bring the stories I tell to public attention. It […]