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  Each year on March 31st, the world observes TDOV to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces. Today marks the 11th Annual International TDOV which was created by trans advocate […]

The resources below are intended to provide journalists and entertainment writers with the tools they need to accurately and respectfully tell the stories of transgender people. If you have further questions, please contact GLAAD at transgender@glaad.org. We will be happy to work with you on the story you are creating. RESOURCES CREATED BY GLAAD GLAAD’s […]

[…] who haven’t been exposed to LGBTQ people in content or media. Today, it’s more critical than ever that transgender representation on television depicts authentic, realistic stories of transgender people by transgender storytellers. Furthermore, it is what audiences want. According to the MRI-Simmons LGBTQ and Gender Identity Study, half of Americans say they like it when […]

[…] ———————– Statement from Sarah Kate Ellis, President & CEO of GLAAD, re: NYT’s response to today’s collective coalition calls for the outlet to improve their coverage of transgender people: NOTES -Two letters were sent to the NYT today about their irresponsible, biased coverage of trans people (1) a letter from 100+ organizations and leaders, and […]

Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Trans Awareness Week takes place the week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an […]

[…] school sports in middle school, high school and college; allowing doctors and insurers a license to discriminate by denying LGBTQ+ people health care; restricting bathroom access for transgender people; removing LGBTQ books and books about people of color from schools and banning Black history courses, and forbidding teachers and educators from using students’ authentic pronouns; […]

[…] In his current campaign, Trump has promised to defund schools that support transgender students’ safety. Trump has pledged a national ban on mainstream health care that allows transgender people to live and thrive. Trump’s administration was fully stocked with activists from the longtime anti-LGBTQ Heritage Foundation, whose Project 2025 manifesto for the next conservative president […]

[…] follows 2021’s record of proposed bills particularly targeting transgender Americans’ access to education, athletics, healthcare, and restrooms. According to Freedom for All Americans, most bills (120) have targeted transgender people and youth, followed by a surge of school policy bills (83) banning classroom conversation and books about LGBTQ people under the guise of “parents’ rights.” 29 […]