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HOUSTON, TX – What’s unfair to Houston’s Gia Pacheco is that each election cycle the transgender, immigrant communities, and others are used as an “expendable pawn” for votes. In the meantime, discriminatory laws get passed that harm LGBTQ, immigrant communities in the Lone Star State, says Pacheco.  “The hate that’s pushed during these Congressional […]

[…] Burns on her podcast “Cancel Me Daddy” to discuss how social media companies like Meta and Twitter are profiting from online hate speech against LGBTQ people, especially transgender people, and how GLAAD has been at the forefront of pushing these companies to work toward solutions. Listen to the episode here. Having previously submitted an […]

[…] election approaches, speech that can move people toward accepting violence, called “dangerous speech” (DS), is flourishing, and with it, there is a growing possibility of intergroup violence. Transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people have become a primary target of such speech. Influential politicians, media figures, and religious leaders are portraying transgender people as threats […]

[…] same day as Spring elections in the state – stand as a strong reminder of why elections matter. Governor Evers’ vetoed a bill that sought to ban transgender athletes in Wisconsin. The bill in question aimed to ban transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. It was a part […]

GLAAD Media Institute alum Olivia Hill made history on October 2nd when she was sworn in as the first openly transgender elected official in Tennessee state history. Hill, who was elected on September 14th as a Metro Nashville Council member at-large, is a glimpse of hope for queer people during a perilous time as lawmakers […]

[…] #TransMascFutures Campaign. This trans-led digital campaign aims to showcase positive stories from the diverse transmasculine community and increase access to safe, verified resources through the InReach App. For Transgender Day of Visibility and beyond, GLAAD and InReach are amplifying the call to share stories to illuminate possible futures for transmasculine people. The campaign comes during […]

[…] Paramount HQ, telling their story.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad) The campaign, which aims to combat misinformation about the transgender community, features the stories of 3 transgender people from Ohio and Florida alongside their supportive family members, one of these stories being the Colby’s. Ashton is […]

We are living in a political climate that is becoming increasingly hostile toward LGBTQ youth, especially to those that are transgender. In contemporary media we seldom hear about the stories of trans and nonbinary people from their own voices. And while we are showered with statistics and studies on the successes of gender affirming […]