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New York  – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Kelly Ripa, Thomas Roberts, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday. Anderson Cooper, Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Laverne Cox, Rupert Friend, Lynda Carter, […]

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[…] President Trump’s Inauguration, GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released a video featuring LGBTQ celebrities and allies speaking out against the Trump Administration’s reported censorship of the terms including “ transgender,” diversity,” and “vulnerable” in 2018 budget documents of multiple Health and Human Service(HHS) agencies. The video was produced and published by HuffPost, GLAAD’s exclusive media partner for this project. GLAAD was also joined […]

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[…] Gilman to perform the National Anthem at the event on Friday, Sept. 20 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 16, 2019 – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today that transgender activist and actor Angelica Ross will host the national 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues […]

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Contact: Spencer Harvey Communications Manager, GLAAD sharvey@glaad.org STARS STAND WITH TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND CALL FOR PASSAGE OF THE EQUALITY ACT DURING VIRTUAL CEREMONY THE 32ND ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS WERE HOSTED BY NIECY NASH, WITH PERFORMANCES BY CHIKA, REBECCA BLACK, AND JESSICA BETTS AND A REUNION OF THE CAST OF GLEE The event featured […]

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  GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today launched the GLAAD Accountability Project, an extensive research catalog of more than 200 public figures who spread misinformation about LGBTQ people and issues in the media. The GLAAD Accountability Project incorporates and expands GLAAD’s highly-referenced Trump Accountability Project, […]

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Contact: Spencer Harvey Communications Manager, GLAAD sharvey@glaad.org Transgender and Black LGBTQ stories shine with nominees including Lil Nas X, West Side Story, Eternals, Pose, Sex Education, RuPaul’s Drag Race, We’re Here, Saved by the Bell, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Star Trek: Discovery, Batwoman, Changing the Game, I Am Jazz, Harlem, With Love, Twenties, BROCKHAMPTON, Mykki […]

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[…] percentage in the history of the Where We Are on TV report GLAAD adds five streaming services to its annual count of LGBTQ characters Total number of transgender characters increases across broadcast, cable, and streaming For first time in report’s history, lesbians make up the majority of LGBTQ characters on broadcast at 40 percent, […]

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This report found a transgender character in major studio film for the first time in five years, though there was a decrease in percentage of LGBTQ characters of color, LGBTQ women, and zero LGBTQ characters living with disabilities or HIV All seven studios receive “Insufficient,” “Poor,” or “Failing” grades as GLAAD includes new evaluation […]

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