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LAS VEGAS – Multi platinum-selling recording artist Demi Lovato wore her support for the transgender community during the 24th Annual Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, once again taking a strong stand against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law known as HB2. During her performance, the GLAAD Vanguard Award recipient wore a T-shirt featuring an inclusive bathroom symbol. A […]

[…] activity, including rape.  Today, GLAAD released additional details of Rep. Lewis’ discriminatory record. In April of 2016 at the Minnesota Second Congressional District debate, Rep. Lewis stated that allowing transgender students to use the restroom or locker facility of their choice is an “abomination” that “no school district should adopt.” “LGBTQ people, and especially transgender people, […]

[…] housing, turn a LGBTQ person away from a restaurant/other public place of business, deny employment benefits to the same-sex partner of an employee, and ban physically qualified transgender people from serving in the military Despite the lack of awareness about federal protections for LGBTQ people, a significant majority of non-LGBTQ people believe that it […]

[…] of proposed bills across the country reaches record-high level by February (New York, NY — February 9, 2023) — Today GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, released an updated media reference guide for reporters covering LGBTQ state legislation as lawmakers consider approximately 300 anti-LGBTQ bills at […]

HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST STARS, CREATORS, UNITE WITH JOURNALISTS, LGBTQ ALLIES TO DEFEND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND CALL OUT EXTREMISM, ATTACKS ON LGBTQ COMMUNITIES AT THE 35TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN NYC   35TH ANNUAL NYC GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS WINNERS INCLUDE: RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE, LAS CULTURISTAS, THE LAST OF US, RUSTIN, THE JENNIFER HUDSON […]

[…] he’s fighting to eradicate homeless for trans, gender non-conforming, and non-binary (TGNCNBI) people, and how he’s helping build a community for trans people in NYC.  What does Transgender Day of Visibility mean to you?  I see Transgender Day of Visibility as an opportunity to lift up the stories of trans people navigating the world […]

[…] Moore. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC: Aimee Stephens worked at a funeral home in Detroit, Michigan. She was terminated after she came out as transgender to her supervisor. Two weeks later, Aimee’s role was terminated at the funeral home. Aimee took her case to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) where […]

[…] Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling on LGBTQ workplace protections. In their ruling, SCOTUS stated: “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.” The Supreme Court’s historic decision affirms what shouldn’t have even been a debate: LGBTQ Americans should be able to work without fear of […]