Search Results: transgender people (1590)

[…] very important. I’m also very inspired by what my friends are creating and doing. I love working with people that I love and admire.” GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Representation, Alex Schmider noted that queer representation in comedy is exactly that and more. “LGBTQ survival depends on us creating joy, finding ways to laugh together, […]

[…] ban on allowing transgender students to play sports, be addressed by their proper names and pronouns, or use the appropriate restrooms; a ban on health care for transgender people that imposes criminal penalties on medical professionals who seek to provide such care; and an extreme ban on abortion. The fact that only one out of […]

[…] Walters think his inaccurate statements and beliefs such as “there are only two genders” impact people of other faiths and Indigenous backgrounds who know and respect that transgender people and youth exist, attend Oklahoma public schools, and as taxpayers, pay Walters’ salary to represent and protect their families and children? 16. What other cases of […]

[…] credited as the founding document of contemporary trans studies. While trans and gender nonconforming people have always existed, what we now associate as the academic discipline of transgender studies has been reinvented. Bob ‘Rose’ Levine, a 90-year-old drag queen, offers a glimpse into the Cherry Grove community. Masters said that Bob spoke about the […]

HOUSTON, TX – What’s unfair to Houston’s Gia Pacheco is that each election cycle the transgender, immigrant communities, and others are used as an “expendable pawn” for votes. In the meantime, discriminatory laws get passed that harm LGBTQ, immigrant communities in the Lone Star State, says Pacheco.  “The hate that’s pushed during these Congressional […]

GLAAD Media Institute alum Lucas Hall is organizing a virtual panel, which he will also moderate, titled “Expert Panel: Understanding Transgender Healthcare & Wellness.” Hall is a trans advocate and consultant working to correct misinformation often produced by media outlets about trans lives. The panel will be composed of trans health care experts based […]

[…] part of a dangerous wave of misinformation steered by choosing ignorance over the facts. “That just doesn’t happen,” said Arrowsmith. Good morning! A reminder that healthcare for transgender people is settled science. Every major medical association supports this critical life-saving care. https://t.co/dG8lRKrzvA — GLAAD (@glaad) May 19, 2023 With that, the doctor continued by sharing […]

[…] fights. She has helped place over 100 trans individuals into companies that offer trans inclusive healthcare.  New research from the 2022 US Trans Survey says 98% of transgender people on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) said they were “a lot more satisfied” (84%) and “a little more satisfied” (14%) with their life.  “We can’t just sit […]