Search Results: transgender people (1590)

[…] the 2016 NCAA non-discrimination policy following the institution’s decision to move all championship games out of North Carolina in response to House Bill 2, which prohibited some transgender people from using public restrooms according to their gender identity, a move estimated to cost North Carolina nearly four billion dollars in lost revenue.  The global athletic […]

  (New York, NY – October 6, 2022) – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is releasing new research that is the first to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ongoing epidemic of HIV, and as the monkeypox virus (MPV) emerges as a […]

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is releasing its third annual State of HIV Stigma Study, a national survey among U.S. adults measuring knowledge and attitudes among Americans about HIV.  The study, released on the 34th annual World AIDS Day, finds more people are comfortable interacting with […]

Oversight Board overturns Meta’s original decision to leave up a Facebook post targeting transgender people with violent speech saying: “the company is not living up to the ideals it has articulated on LGBTQIA+ safety.” GLAAD President and CEO calls on Mark Zuckerberg to make public statement against anti-trans hate and to publicly share plan of […]

[…] This guide will help media tell the real story of transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances.” “It’s imperative that the media fairly and accurately report on the discrimination faced by transgender people and the importance of laws which provide protections for them in housing, employment, and public spaces. Alarmist attempts to frighten voters into rejecting fair treatment for […]

[…] and used Twitter to attack a Congressional colleague’s transgender child. Writers including J.K. Rowling, who has alienated fans around the world with uninformed and harmful rhetoric about transgender people; and Abigail Shrier, who appeared at a Senate hearing on The Equality Act to falsely claim trans people pose a risk to women and girls. Cable […]

[…] demanded the NCAA pull events from states with anti-trans school sports bans. The International Olympic Committee released guidelines in November 2021 to prioritize safety and inclusion for transgender people, after consultation with medical, legal, sports and human rights experts, and determined that “no athlete has an inherent advantage over another due to their gender identity, […]

[…] of their constituents. Allowing students to participate in sports is about equal opportunity, the ability to make friends and belong, and stay active, healthy and happy. Young transgender people should not have to watch lawmakers debate their basic humanity. Legislators must meet with transgender youth, their families, teammates, and coaches who would be harmed by […]