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[…] retired educator in the same Florida county where M4L originated, Mikitarian witnessed the group’s rise to prominence firsthand. “It was not a grassroots group even from the beginning,” she tells GLAAD. Given the co-founders’ connections to national political groups and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, it didn’t take long for them to attract mainstream media […]

We remember the names of the transgender people whose lives have been lost to anti-trangender violence over the years.

[…] Reynolds endorses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Iowa GOP caucuses; both governors urged and signed anti-LGBTQ legislation and supported extremist book banning group Moms for Li berty in their respective states The freedom to read and other critical civil rights issues were clear winners of the 2023 election. Voters in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, […]

[…] empowerment) TransJustice at the Audre Lorde Project  (advocacy) General Information and Resources The 2015 U.S. Trans Survey is the largest survery of transgender people ever conducted. The data has also been broken down by race, ethnicity, and geography. The survey’s results detail the extent of the poverty, discrimination, and violence faced by transgender people. The results are […]

The 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony took place this past weekend in Los Angeles. This annual ceremony honors the best in artistic and technical achievement in American television programming that premiered between June 1st, 2022 and May 31st, 2023. It was a huge weekend for celebrating LGBTQ programming like The Last of […]

[…] and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, accepted the honor during the Jan. 15 Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on FOX. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Governors Award is bestowed by the Television Academy’s Board of Governors and honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts […]

[…] other parents want their kids to read? The freedom to read is everyone’s right. pic.twitter.com/DBkSRLyhxf — Suzanne Trimel (@STrimel) January 20, 2024 M4L is a driving force behind the surge in book bans nationwide, the majority of which target titles about LGBTQ people, race, and racism. The group’s leaders supported the passage of Florida’s […]

[…] streaming were characters of color. While this is a positive sign, the report also noted that 140 of the LGBTQ+ characters counted were on shows that have been canceled, meaning they will not be returning to the screen. 79 of those canceled LGBTQ+ characters were people of color, key representation that will be lost […]