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GLAAD and Local LGBTQ Organizations in Tennessee Respond to Legislature Passage of Anti-Transgender Sports Ban, Urges Governor Bill Lee to Veto

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[…] to advancing equality for LGBTQIA+ folxs we knew these attacks were coming. We stand ready to continue fighting for equality for all. We’ve watched our protection for equality be rolled back since 2017, under the Trump administration especially in our home state of Tennessee. Most of these misguided bills are targeted attacks on the transgender […]

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GLAAD AND FLORIDA-BASED LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO STATE’S MEDICAID BAN ON GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND ADULTS

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GLAAD: “Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) under the guidance of Governor Ron DeSantis and his administration has made a mockery of the medical profession with its history of widely debunked and irresponsible actions, which harm everyone in the state. This latest attack serves no purpose except to take lifesaving medical care […]

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GLAAD KICKS OFF #SPIRITDAY WITH “BEYOND” CONCERT FEATURING ACCLAIMED SONGWRITER & ACTIVIST JUSTIN TRANTER AND SURPRISE PERFORMANCE BY BILLY PORTER

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[…] LAMALFA, AND 30 MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE KELLY CLARKSON, HOSTS OF “TODAY,” CNBC, “DESPIERTA AMERICA,” NFL NETWORK’S “GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL,” TALENT INCLUDING: ALY & AJ, JONATHAN BENNETT, MAYIM BIALIK, STERLING K. BROWN, KRISTIN CAVALLARI, MARGARET CHO, JASON COLLINS, WILSON CRUZ, KEN JEONG, CARSON KRESSLEY, MATTY MAGGIACOMO, IDINA MENZEL, MAREN MORRIS, JIM PARSONS, DJ […]

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GLAAD RELEASES RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTING LGBTQ RECORDS OF CANDIDATES IN KEY MIDTERM ELECTION RACES

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GLAAD, alongside local and state equality groups, releases candidate positions, background, and resources on issues relevant to LGBTQ voters who could be the deciding factor in critical 2022 elections (New York, NY – October 27, 2022) In partnership with local and state equality groups, GLAAD today released a compilation of resources highlighting what’s at […]

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ICONIC DAVOS PROMENADE LIGHTS IN RAINBOW DURING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL LGBTIQ+ EQUALITY’S ‘PRIDE ON THE PROMENADE’

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[…] GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “Creating safe, equitable, and inclusive societies is not just the right thing to do; as the evidence shows, it’s what’s best for business and economies across the globe.” “This visible commitment to LGBTIQ+ people at Davos is a powerful reminder to world leaders that inclusion is an […]

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GLAAD AND FAIR WISCONSIN RESPOND: FOX NEWS MODERATORS AND GOP CANDIDATES IGNORE THE INCREASE IN ANTI-LGBTQ THREATS IN THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE

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[…] sent a letter to Fox News moderators Brett Baier and Martha MacCallum encouraging them to include pressing LGBTQ issues in the debate, and offered up questions, included below. None of the recommended LGBTQ questions were asked. GLAAD also published a primer on the anti-LGBTQ stances and records of the candidates. The sole question from […]

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Election 2024: Candidates Ignore LGBTQ Issues in the Second GOP Primary Debate

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[…] and Dana Perino and Stuart Varney of Fox News. The letter encouraged the moderators to include pressing LGBTQ issues in the debate, and offered up questions, included below. One of GLAAD’s recommended LGBTQ questions was asked when Calderón said, “Vice President Pence, the Department of Homeland Security warns that violence against LGBTQ+ people is […]

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