Search Results: spirit day (362)

[…] GLAAD Rising Stars Grants Program celebrates young people’s commitment to enhancing LGBTQ representation within their communities and culture at large. Click here to apply and learn more. Spirit Day Spirit Day began in 2010 as a way to show support for LGBTQ youth and take a stand against bullying. Following a string of high-profile suicide […]

[…] of PrEP to prevent HIV and ensure access to services free from stigma and discrimination First out White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, dressed in Spirit Day purple in the White House briefing room, describes Spirit Day’s power of visibility for LGBTQ youth: “I could only hope that young people who might be […]

[…] lead by example and establish a journalistic ethic that respects our human rights and gives credence to the research and recommendations of medical professionals, feminist thinkers, and spiritual leaders around the world who have affirmed our existence for generations.” Tori Cooper; Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative, HRC (She/Her) “Every day, […]

[…] Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen (Bravo) “JoJo Siwa Celebrates Her Golden Birthday” The View (ABC) “LGBTQ Trailblazers” If We’re Being Honest with Laverne Cox (E!) “ Spirit Day” The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios) “Transgender Rights II” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) “Virtel It Like It Is: Gay Velma Drives GOP […]

[…] or male chorus will sing on that particular Sunday. For Black LGBTQ people, the choice to enter a house of worship often and unfortunately comes down to spiritual safety. Of the eight historically Black Christian denominations, none are LGBTQ-affirming, according to Pride in The Pews, a Chicago-based non-profit and host of the February 2 […]

Originally posted March 27, 2024.  Several Oklahoma-based LGBTQ and 2STGNC (Two- spirit, transgender, gender noncomforming+) organizations and GLAAD are responding to the news of Nex Benedict’s full autopsy report. Nex was a 16-year-old of Choctaw heritage who identified as transmasculine and nonbinary and used he/him or they/them pronouns according to loved ones. Nex died […]

[…] I make sure it’s right in front of them.” Elva Guerra Elva Guerra is changing the game in Hollywood and pushing for inclusion and representation for Two Spirit indigenous people in the LGBTQ community. Guerra plays cisgender lesbian, Jackie, on the hit new TX series Reservation Dogs. Guerra sat down with Native News Online […]

[…] Oklahoma deserve far more answers and accountability from those charged with keeping Nex and all youth safe. What remains true: Nex Benedict and all LGBTQ and Two Spirit, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming (2STGNC+) youth deserve a world that fights for them to be themselves, to be free from state-sponsored bullying and discrimination.” (New York, […]