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In the early days of video games, depictions of transgender characters were mainly limited to crude examples of gender ambiguity, surrounded by endless discourse and debate. Birdo in Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) and Poison in Final Fight (1989) are often cited as the first trans characters to be featured in games, but their […]

[…] in Texas in recent weeks, peaceful protesters, organized by Equality Texas and other local groups, were arrested amid protesting a bill that would ban health care for transgender youth. Among them was transgender activist Sofia Sepulveda who was protesting SB 14, a proposed ban on life-saving healthcare for transgender youth. View this post on […]

GLAAD contributor Joanna Cifredo is a transgender human rights activist from Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Cifredo is the Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Transgender Wellness Center and the organizer of La Caminata Por La Equidad.  I recently had the honor of re-watching Mala, Mala, an iconic documentary directed by Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles […]

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives. Below is the full list of nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. A tip sheet with a breakdown of nominations […]

[…] for unambiguously marketing and promoting those movies as being both great stories and inclusive of underrepresented characters. For the first time in five years, GLAAD counted a transgender character in a major studio release with the introduction of Anybodys in Disney’s West Side Story. Prior to this, the last transgender character GLAAD counted was […]

[…] Point Foundation Safe Schools Coalition The Trevor Project Military The American Military Partner Association (AMDA) American Veterans for Equal Rights OutServe-Service Members Legal Defense Network Palm Center Transgender American Veterans Association Veterans for Human Rights Transgender National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) Sylvia Rivera Law Project Transgender Law Center Transgender Legal Defense & Education […]

[…] of Catholic nuns issue support for trans people and make call to “dismantle the systems” that reinforce violence against the community April 6, 20233 Mins Read On Transgender Day of Visibility approximately 6,000 nuns from several Catholic organizations wrote a letter… GLAAD Launches Series of Digital Ads Combatting Anti-LGBTQ Bills April 4, 20232 Mins […]

[…] of allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military. Read more about the LGBT-inclusive coverage of the repeal. GLAAD Defends Chaz Bono; Celebrates First Transgender Competitor on DWTS Chaz Bono, son of music and film legends Cher and Sonny Bono, made headlines when he was announced to be the first transgender […]