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NASHVILLE, TN – GLAAD, the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today called on the music industry to take a stand against discriminatory bills currently pending in Tennessee, which threaten the rights and safety of LGBT people. Tennessee’s House Bill 1840 would allow counselors to refuse mental health services to […]

  GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to the historic Olympic events featuring the first out transgender athletes to qualify and compete at an Olympic Games in the 17 years since the Olympics and Paralympics have had policies welcoming transgender participation. Quinn and Team […]

NEW YORK, NY – GLAAD, the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today launched its annual Where We Are on TV report. Where We Are on TV analyzes the overall diversity of primetime scripted series regulars on broadcast networks and looks at the number of LGBT characters on cable networks […]

Today, GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to the New York Times’ reply to a letter from 1,200+ of their own contributors expressing concern about the outlet’s coverage of transgender people. Note that this letter from contributors was sent to the Times on February […]

[…] deserve far more answers and accountability from those charged with keeping Nex and all youth safe. What remains true: Nex Benedict and all LGBTQ and Two Spirit, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming (2STGNC+) youth deserve a world that fights for them to be themselves, to be free from state-sponsored bullying and discrimination.” (New York, NY, […]

 GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union tonight, where he spoke up for diversity in America, in support of the Equality Act, and for transgender Americans. President Biden urged fundamental fairness and warned of current “forces taking […]

New York, Sunday, May 4, 2014 – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored George Takei and the best in film and television at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Naomi Watts, Kylie Minogue, Emmy Rossum, Boy George, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, […]

Los Angeles, CA – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today released its two annual television reports – the 8th annual Network Responsibility Index (NRI) and the 19th annual Where We Are on TV report.  The reports map the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBT representation on television. […]