Search Results: transgender people (1590)

[…] and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today applauded voters in Massachusetts for supporting a “Yes” vote on Question 3, upholding the state’s transgender nondiscrimination law which protects transgender people from discrimination in public spaces like restaurants, hotels and hospitals. The victory in Massachusetts marks the first statewide popular vote in favor of rights for transgender […]

[…] people of color, passed the House one year ago; it has stalled in the deadlocked Senate. 195 state bills have been proposed in 2022, most (104) targeting transgender people and youth, with a surge of anti-LGBTQ school policy bills (77) that ban classroom conversation and books about LGBTQ people under the guise of “parents’ rights,” […]

[…] 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 15. Also on February 15, a coalition of 100+ organizations and leaders, including […]

[…] Acceptance, issued the following statement in response to the news: “As voters cast ballots in crucial primaries and we approach the general election, candidates should remember that targeting transgender people and deploying hurtful rhetoric at us is not a winning strategy. We are your family, neighbors, and faith community members. We want the same opportunity to […]

[…] 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, […]

(Austin, Texas – April 30, 2024) – Equality Texas, the largest nonprofit in Texas focused on securing full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT,) an organization dedicated to furthering gender-diverse equality in Texas and GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, are responding […]

[…] GLAAD has tracked nearly forty pro-LGBTQ actions and rhetoric from the Biden administration in its Biden Accountability Tracker. These items include an end on the ban on transgender people serving our military, support for the Equality Act, and appointments and nominations of LGBTQ people and allies to leadership positions within the administration. This contrasts with […]

  New York, NY, May 10, 2021 – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to the Biden administration announcement reinstating healthcare protections for transgender Americans. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Office for Civil Rights will interpret and enforce prohibitions […]