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[…] 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 […]

[…] President Biden released a plan to advance LGBTQ people. His plan includes passing the Equality Act during his first 100 days in office, reversing the ban on transgender military service, and addressing violence against transgender women of color. 2. The Supreme Court The day after Election Day, the Supreme Court will hear a case […]

[…] badly the industry lags behind in diversity. But this month the scene saw a major breakthrough when Ewok, a 15-year-old competitive Fortnite player, came out as a transgender man. Ewok and his organization, FaZe Clan, state that he is the first out trans man to be signed with a tier 1 esports group. This […]

[…] or health insurance coverage) to an employee’s same-sex partner. 55% of non-LGBTQ respondents and 53% of LGBTQ respondents believe it is currently illegal to ban physically qualified transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. 59% of non-LGBTQ respondents and 50% of LGBTQ respondents believe it is currently illegal to deny transgender people the […]

  GLAAD and leading organizations representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans today joined together to call for the immediate removal of Donald Trump as President effective immediately.  LGBTQ organizations below co-signed the following statement: “As LGBTQ organizations and movement leaders, we call for the immediate and unequivocal removal of Donald Trump […]

[…] ever. This year, GLAAD is incredibly proud to recognize and honor an expanded ten games for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and the issues that affect LGBTQ peoples’ lives. Without further ado, here is a breakdown of the ten nominees for Outstanding Video Game […]

[…] to inaccurate, transphobic rhetoric from the Heritage Foundation without countering or contextualizing as false New York Times: FAIL Refers to Equality Act in headline as “gay and transgender” legislation, leaving out bisexual, lesbian, queer, and other members of LGBTQ community Zero quotes from LGBTQ community or advocates, beyond the out sponsor of the bill, […]

When Ashley T Brundage came out as a transgender woman more than a decade ago in Tampa, Florida, her experience led her to start writing down what she calls her 10 Empowering Actions. For example, turning what she thought of as her weakness into her strength is what she says helped her go from […]