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[…] entertainment industry. The non-fiction video series explores relationships, family, and social issues by sharing first person narratives from trans people of color, including immigrants, people living with HIV, and those living in rural environments. The series flips the script on the typical trans narrative of internal struggle. Instead, ‘America in Transition’ focuses on the […]

[…] HALF OF LGBTQ CHARACTERS HAD JUST UNDER FIVE MIN. OF SCREEN TIME  INDEX SHOWED GROWTH IN TRANSGENDER CHARACTERS BUT LGBTQ CHARACTERS OF COLOR AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV STILL REMAIN UNDERREPRESENTED  Hollywood, CA – Thursday, September 14, 2023 – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today […]

[…] All play out characters on the show. Mark Ruffalo also received a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie of Mini-Series for his role as a HIV/AIDS activist in The Normal Heart. Orange is the New Black, which received the GLAAD Media Award earlier this year for Outstanding Comedy Series, was nominated for Outstanding […]

[…] legendary casting director, who devoted his life to raising awareness in the entertainment industry about the discrimination faced by LGBTQ people as well as people living with HIV. Previous Stephen F. Kolzak honorees include Laverne Cox, Jim Parsons, Ellen DeGeneres, Troye Sivan, Ruby Rose, Chaz Bono, Wanda Sykes, Steve Warren, Melissa Etheridge, and Sir […]

[…] the Nation in Transgender Murders. After the Latest Attack, the Dallas Trans Community Asks Why” by Lauren McGaughy (The Dallas Morning News) “Trump Pledged to End the HIV Epidemic. San Francisco Could Get There First” by Maria L. La Ganga (Los Angeles Times) Outstanding Magazine Article “2019 Sportsperson of the Year: Megan Rapinoe” by […]

[…] Officer, Communities of Color (GLAAD), Producer (NEON) Pronouns: He, Him, His DaShawn Usher is an award-winning advocate, published researcher, and celebrated leader within the LGBTQ community and HIV prevention field. DaShawn serves as the Program Officer, Communities of Color at GLAAD with more than 12 years of extensive experience in LGBTQ research, program development […]

[…] biopic is in the works about out Olympian Greg Louganis. Louganis, in addition to being a gold medal-winning diver, chronicled his life as a gay man living with HIV in his bestselling memoir Breaking the Service. The film will detail his career in the Olympics as well as his activism for LGBTQ athletes. 3) A […]

[…] that are 50% higher than the general population. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that has proven particularly harmful to smokers. The LGBTQ+ population has higher rates of HIV and cancer, which means a greater number of us may have compromised immune systems, leaving us more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections. LGBTQ+ people continue to experience […]