Search Results: transgender (1927)

[…] Blade reported that the 2016 platform calls for ending marriage for LGBTQ couples, supports medically debunked conversion therapy and objects to enforcing civil rights laws to ensure transgender people can use public accommodations consistent with their gender identity. “Donald Trump claimed he would support the LGBTQ community in his 2016 Republican National Convention speech, […]

[…] LGBTQ+ candidates — and voters who support them — if we want to see office holders represent the full spectrum of our community. This year’s report says transgender and non-binary elected officials only account for 8.1 percent of all LGBTQ+ elected officials (up from 6.9 percent in June 2022), noting that there are currently […]

[…] Rose Philip Aaron Rose Philip is a trailblazing model and media personality who has shattered barriers in the fashion industry with her groundbreaking work. As a Black, transgender woman with cerebral palsy, Aaron has become a powerful advocate for greater inclusivity and representation within the fashion world and beyond. Her presence on major runways […]

[…] on Instagram   A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad) Other egregious and dangerous Project 2025 proposals include: Stripping away non-discrimination protections Closing the Department of Education Eliminating transgender health care in Medicare and Medicaid  Calling for a ban on abortion pills and criminally prosecuting providers. Eradicating federal funding for DEI programs Replacing the Department […]

[…] to benefit all in the community who demand safety, justice, and freedom.” (New York, NY – July 24, 2024) – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to Kim Burrell’s apology to the LGBTQ community following years of harmful anti-LGBTQ rhetoric during her Aretha Franklin […]

[…] Pennsylvania in Congress since 2007, will likely be challenged by Dave McCormick. During his failed 2022 Senate campaign, McCormick expressed support for policy changes that would harm transgender Americans, including the elimination of federal funding for best-practice medical care. Sen. Casey has a complicated record on abortion rights; however, amid the reversal of Roe […]

[…] are the LGBTQ laws and policies in place? Disappointingly, Florida still has LGBTQ relationship and HIV/AIDS criminalization laws on the books. It also has discriminatory laws regarding transgender exclusions from sports. On a more positive note, Floridians may update their names and gender markers on official documents such as driver’s licenses. Florida also has […]

[…] ’40s and ’50s who played with some of the greats. He had several wives and two adopted sons, all of whom claimed not to know he was transgender. I’ve spent more than a decade working on a project about him, and I met Kitty, his last wife. Through the process, I grew to feel […]