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[…] and LGBTQ youth. See posts from The Trevor Project, PFLAG, UN Free & Equal, and other orgs sending messages of love, support, and solidarity to LGBTQ youth  below:  The Trevor Project It’s #SpiritDay! Go purple now to take a stand against bullying and to support LGBTQ youth. https://t.co/3BhUKOuQul pic.twitter.com/bWQxGq1T3T — The Trevor Project (@TrevorProject) […]

All together the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games will have a record of 109 sporting events with seven new events in snowboarding, bobsled and skiing categories. Belle Brockhoff is one of the 35 out LGBTQ Olympians to compete in one of the seven new categories. Of those categories four are mixed events introduced for […]

[…] consensual, same-sex sexual activity. The wording of the laws may include language like ‘sodomy’, ‘buggery’ and ‘unnatural offenses’. Regardless of their specific wording, these laws essentially criminalize being LGBTQ.  Additionally, several other countries don’t provide adequate legal protections for LGBTQ people, leaving them vulnerable to government persecution and attacks from their fellow citizens.  A […]

There are seven out LGBTQ athletes currently competing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Four of the seven out athletes, all representing Team USA, are from states that have or are currently considering legislation targeting LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ youth. Out LGBTQ speed skater Brittany Bowe, US skeleton racer Andrew Blaser and US figure […]

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas is expected to swim at the Ivy League championships in Massachusetts beginning February 16th and has qualified for the NCAA championships in March. Thomas, who is a transgender woman, has complied with all policies and protocols to participate in the women’s swimming category. Her eligibility has been affirmed by the NCAA, […]

[…] Olympics after testing positive for THC–a chemical component found in marijuana and a banned substance–while 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the 2022 Beijing Olympics even though she too tested positive for a banned substance. Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine–a heart medication–in December after she helped the Russian Olympic skating […]

Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

[…] and around the world who are standing up to fear and ignorance, and grounding their LGBTQIA children in love and acceptance.” View Garfield and Rodriguez’s full speeches below: The star-studded ceremony for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Recipients for 16 of this year’s 30 categories […]