Search Results: transgender people (1590)

[…] that their feelings matter more than mine,” sums up Jen Richards in Disclosure, Sam Feder and Laverne’s Cox’s brilliant documentary on the history of the depiction of transgender people in film and media. From the earliest depiction of a gender-ambiguous eunuch in DW Griffith’s film, Judith of Bethulia, transness has been presented as something emasculated, […]

GLAAD & Outfest partnered with Sundance to create this conversation about trans men and transmasculine people working in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood.

[…] debuted on Netflix. The documentary examines 100 years of transgender representation in television and film while showing how these images have impacted how Americans understand issues facing transgender people and the ways media has taught trans people to feel about themselves. Nominated for Outstanding Documentary at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Disclosure also shares Laverne’s […]

[…] which provides a range of services including a weekly support group, HIV prevention, and testing, substance abuse treatment, transitional housing, and more.  For Williams, the link between transgender people and HIV is rooted in layers of stigma. Systemic racism, sexism, and transphobia make people all the more vulnerable to contracting HIV. “HIV is not a […]

[…] cable decreased this year to 45 percent. Representation of LGBTQ people of color on streaming increased to 49 percent. This year, there are 42 regular and recurring transgender characters tracked across all three platforms (broadcast, cable, and streaming), up from 29 last year. Of those, 20 are trans women, 14 are trans men, and […]

[…] off against one another in November.  In a year that has seen an unprecedented 240 anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures across the country and a sharp rise in anti- transgender rhetoric, voters will consider the records of U.S. Rep. Ryan and Hillbilly Elegy author Vance, one of whom will succeed retiring two-term Senator Sen. Rob Portman, who […]

[…] various laws that discriminate against LGBTQ people and organizations. With this said, Pope Francis did not speak on behalf of the laws, crimes and violences facing the transgender communities of the world.  In 2022 there were 327 reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people in the world at the hands of anti-trans violence, according to ILGA-Europe’s annual Trans Murder Monitoring Report.  Religious […]

[…] all members find real love. As LGBTQ identification rises–especially among Gen Z, it’s essential for platforms to consider and implement efforts of inclusion to serve all users. Transgender people, in particular, face specific issues on dating apps so eharmony’s addition of greater ways for users to share information about their gender will allow for people […]