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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 […]

In January 2019, GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, in partnership with The Black List, an annual survey of Hollywood executives’ favorite unproduced screenplays, announced the creation of The GLAAD List, a curated list of the most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive scripts in Hollywood that have been […]

[…] hosting an election for governor this November featured debates between the major party candidates tonight and included questions on LGBTQ materials in schools and how to protect transgender students. Both Republican candidates raised concerns about “sexually explicit” LGBTQ content in schools. In Newark, New Jersey, incumbent Governor Phil Murphy and former state assembly member […]

[…] to the election in Virginia and encourage people to vote. Polls show a tight contest in Virginia, with the campaign dominated by misinformation about LGBTQ-inclusive schools and transgender students. (See coverage here and here.) 309,000 LGBTQ people live in Virginia, 40% of whom are LGBTQ people of color. 26% of LGBTQ Virginians are raising […]

[…] states have no protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.  Bills are already being proposed in state legislatures that restrict LGBTQ people and especially transgender youth access to necessities and basic dignities: bathrooms, healthcare and school sports. Laws that limit LGBTQ people from voting block their ability to choose lawmakers who […]

[…] the country) already halted providing gender-affirming therapy due to Abbott’s order.  “The mission of Texas Children’s Hospital is to create a healthier future for all children, including transgender children, within the bounds of the law. After assessing the Attorney General’s and Governor’s actions, Texas Children’s Hospital paused hormone-related prescription therapies for gender-affirming services. This […]

[…] Michaela Jaé has become the first trans actress to win a Golden Globe, naming her 2021’s Best Actress in a Drama Series. She was also the first transgender person ever to be nominated for this honor. Her stellar performance as Blanca also  earned her a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series […]

[…] 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 […]