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[…] CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION: GLAAD Media Awards nominees are selected using the following four criteria: Fair, Accurate, and Inclusive Representations – Rather than portraying the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community using broad stereotypes, the project deals with the characters or themes in a fair, accurate, and multi-dimensional manner. Inclusive speaks to the importance […]

  Contact: press@glaad.org GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, along with Athlete Ally, a national nonprofit working to elevate and advocate for LGBTQ athletes, and Pride House Tokyo, a consortium and comprehensive LGBTQ center in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo endorsed as an official program of […]

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to the Tennessee legislature’s passage of HB2316, an anti-trans college athlete bill that bars trans girls from participating in women’s sports through the college level.  The bill was sponsored by Rep. John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge).  Last Friday, Gov. […]

LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEADERS ILLUSTRATE FAILURE OF WALTERS AND OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE MONTHS PRECEDING THE DEATH OF NEX BENEDICT, A 16-YEAR-OLD 2STGNC+ (Two Spirit, transgender, and gender nonconforming+) STUDENT OF CHOCTAW HERITAGE KRISTIN CHENOWETH, DEMI LOVATO, CYNTHIA NIXON, JONATHAN VAN NESS, TOMMY DORFMAN, ALOK, PEPPERMINT, EMMA ROBERTS, AMY SCHNEIDER, K.D. LANG […]

[…] elevate ways to take action against the bill with local activists on the ground in Arizona. House Bill 2706, branded as the “Save Women’s Sports Act”, bans transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. HB 2706 would require that “an interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport that is […]

[…] 2020 STUDIO RESPONSIBILITY INDEX HERE.  GLAAD found that of the 118 films released from major studios in 2019, 22 (18.6%) included characters that were lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ). This represents a slight increase from the previous year’s report (18.2%, 20 out of 110 films) and the highest percentage of inclusive films […]

  Each year on March 31st, the world observes TDOV to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces. Today marks the 11th Annual International TDOV which was created by trans […]

[…] least that’s how I view the month of November. Each year we look back on this month, which holds a special place in the hearts of many transgender and gender nonconforming people, because it reminds us of the lives lost in our community. A month when we remember those of us who will not […]