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Intersex Awareness Day, a day to celebrate visibility and highlight the issues facing intersex persons worldwide, was observed on Tuesday, Octo ber 26, 2021. Here’s a look at what happened during the week and the latest advancements in intersex advocacy.  The week was marked by a historic win for the intersex and and gender […]

One could argue that media tells the story of a culture, which is one of the reasons why it is so important for LGBTQ+ people to be included in the stories that appear in all forms of entertainment media as well as journalism. Not only do we feel seen, but it helps our families […]

As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris begin their second year in office, today GLAAD marks the 100th entry in the GLAAD Biden Accountability Tracker, an ongoing resource for journalists and voters to see how the Biden Administration is keeping to its promises to the LGBTQ community. The Tracker details appointments, policies […]

[…] meaningful inclusion of LGBTQ stories, people, and issues featured in ads that aired during Super Bowl LVI. ​​​​Check out the LGBTQ-inclusive ads that aired during Super Bowl LVI below: Google, featuring a LGBTQ couple: T-Mobile, featuring out superstar Miley Cyrus: NBC, featuring out comedians Kate McKinnon and Bowen Yang: Peacock, featuring out actors Kate McKinnon […]

[…] presidential ticket in 2020. This year, elections are underscored by an increasingly hostile climate toward LGBTQ people in state legislatures across the country. Nearly 160 bills have been proposed in 2022, most (91) targeting transgender people and youth, and there’s been a surge of anti-LGBTQ school policy bills (60) banning classroom conversation and books […]

Actress Bárbara López on her new series, Señorita 89 and on her queer fans and the importance of being part of beloved queer couple, “Juliantina”

[…] up to $15,000 if they provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors. Every major medical association supports gender-affirming care for trans youth, calling it evidence-based care that has been studied, with widespread consensus as safe and proven to save lives. It will also require school personnel, including teachers, counselors, and principals, to out trans youth […]

Idaho’s Senate Republicans rejected H.B. 675, which would have criminalized parents who seek gender-affirming treatment for their children, and the medical providers who treat them. The legislation would have made treating a transgender child a felony as well assisting the child to leave Idaho for the purpose of seeking treatment in another state.