Search Results: transgender people (1588)

[…] U.S. introduced a record-breaking number of bills targeting transgender youth and access to transgender healthcare, many of the nominees at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards centered transgender people and issues in timely, nuanced, and empowering ways. Of the 30 television shows nominated across Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding New TV Series, […]

[…] committed to supporting leaders, institutions and programs for health, economic and social equity for Black LGBTQ people. The Marsha P. Johnson Institute: An organization protecting and defending the human rights of Black transgender people by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting collective power. SNaPCo: An organization aimed at building the power of Black trans […]

[…] as saying so. While trans troops counted down the days for the discriminatory ban to finally be lifted, dozens of state legislatures drew up bills to attack transgender people and youth. States are coming between a trans kid and their doctor, or a student and her chance to play on a school team. In multiple […]

[…] bill to update all references in state law from “husband and wife” to “married couple” or “spouse.” In 2019, Hobbs hung an LGBTQ Pride flag and a Transgender Pride flag on the Arizona Capitol building, a first.  From her campaign site: “Katie will work to secure ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which the […]

[…] activist and educator, founder of transathlete.com There’s a simple, unified theme here: Everyone should show respect for people’s names and pronouns, and social media platforms should not allow transgender people to be attacked with hate simply for being who they are. In a nutshell, just follow the lesson so many of us were taught in kindergarten, […]

[…] step up and condemn this hateful attack and condemn the anti-LGBTQIA2+ rhetoric that fueled it. “Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we mourn the lives of transgender people who have been killed. This mass shooting has compounded the pain already felt so keenly by our community.” “There are no words that will undo the […]

[…] the existence of intersex people, and seeks to ban a variety of procedures commonly performed on cisgender people, including plastic surgery and hormone therapies. Health care for transgender people and youth is mainstream medical care supported by every major medical association and leading world health authority. On June 12, 2023, The American Medical Association passed […]

[…] jokes referring to LGBT people are offensive and should not be included. Later that month, MTV’s hit show The Jersey Shore featured disturbing images and comments about transgender people. GLAAD reached out the network, which has a strong record of fair and accurate representation, and expressed our concerns about this particular incident. MTV issued an […]