Search Results: transgender (1831)

[…] experiences, communities, and interests. The event includes panels that explore themes of intersectionality, liminality, and unconventional interpretations of popular culture as they relate to individuals of color, transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, as well as those living with disabilities. The goal is to address a lack of representation or perspective, or to highlight a […]

[…] on U.S. network television, according to Deadline. Bringing unprecedented representation to mainstream media has become commonplace for Berlanti. His work has introduced the world to the first transgender superhero on his series Supergirl, the first same-sex legal marriage on network television on Brothers and Sisters, and most recently the first single gay lead in a […]

[…] accredited membership, adding 600 critics, and assisting critics from underrepresented communities to attend film festivals and entertainment industry events. Alex Schmider, GLAAD’s Senior Director of Entertainment & Transgender Inclusion added, “This move by Rotten Tomatoes will enable LGBTQ audiences to more directly support the careers of LGBTQ filmmakers, talent, and inclusive films by having […]

[…] of Horn:  KCMO Adopts Anti- Discrimination Ordinance (Ordinance 930612 – adopted 5/27/1993) KCMO Bans Juvenile Conversion Therapy (Ordinance 190902– Adopted 11/14/19) KCMO Recognizes November 20, as The Transgender Day of Remembrance (Special Action 190966– Adopted  11/14/19) KCMO Establishes LGBTQ Commission (Ordinance 200907 – Adopted 10/22/20) KCMO Declares February 7, 2021 annually as Black HIV/AIDS […]

[…] by The Washington Post, a top reason stated by book banners in challenging books is “an explicit desire to prevent children from reading about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary and queer lives.” Throughout the country, book challenges are looking to erode our First Amendment rights, silence the voices of the LGBTQ community and queer […]

[…] trailer for Unfightable, from Emmy Award-winning director Marc J. Perez. The doc tells the extraordinary story of Alana McLaughlin, a distinguished U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant and transgender athlete fighting for control of her life and her narrative by competing as a professional MMA fighter. Unfightable is making its theatrical debut in New York […]

A three-year study of mainstream news coverage about the intersection of religion and issues affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community1 showed that media outlets overwhelmingly quoted or interviewed sources from Evangelical Christian organizations to speak about LGBT lives, and the messages from those sources were significantly more negative than positive, resulting […]

The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in films released by seven major motion picture studios during the 2013 calendar year. GLAAD researched films released by 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Columbia, Universal Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios and […]