Search Results: transgender people (1928)

[…] 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 […]

AND FACTS ABOUT TRANSGENDER INCLUSION, SAFETY AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL PLAYERS AND FANS Staley: “I’m of the opinion … if you’re a woman, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play.” GLAAD: “The women’s game has never been […]

[…] were underscored by an increasingly hostile climate toward LGBTQ people in state legislatures across the country, with at least 300 anti-LGBTQ bills proposed in 2022, most targeting transgender people and youth, school policy bills including those that ban classroom conversation and books about LGBTQ people like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and bills targeting evidence-based […]

[…] benefits to trans military veterans; benefits eligibility offered to LGBTQ veterans forced from service under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Reinstatement of protections and expansion of coverage for transgender people seeking healthcare and housing. Departments of Justice and Education file statement of interest to protect transgender students from discrimination; department leaders issue public statements and videos […]

[…] for LGBTQ inclusion in film,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President and CEO. “While the film industry should include more stories of LGBTQ people of color and transgender people, studios are finally addressing the calls from LGBTQ people and allies around the world who want to see more diversity in films.” In this year’s SRI, […]

[…] men (sic) do not belong in women’s sports, period,” said Lt. Governor Burt Jones in a news release. (The inaccurate term is often used by opponents of transgender people to diminish authentic identity and baselessly restrict access to activities and spaces.) “The Senate has always led the way on protecting women’s sports and with Senate […]

Social media accounts with a history of anti-transgender rhetoric frequently and falsely accuse transgender people of crimes, particularly during mass shooting events, before facts are known. There is no evidence of escalating violence committed by LGBTQ people. Extremism and domestic terrorism experts tell PolitiFact that there are no widespread threats of growing radicalization or violence […]

[…] of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. each year, with Black and Latine gay and bi men disproportionately impacted. The CDC also estimates that over 14% of transgender women are living with HIV. In partnership with Gilead Sciences and the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, GLAAD’s State of HIV Stigma report measures knowledge, perceptions and attitudes […]