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[…] Times’ recent announcement of their hiring of anti-LGBTQ attorney and writer David French as a columnist. GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis responded on Twitter and below: “It is appalling that The New York Times hired and is now boasting about bringing on David French, a writer and attorney with a deep history […]

ACTIVIST IS THIRD TRANSGENDER PERSON TO BE PENALIZED FOR SPEAKING UP AT A STATEHOUSE WHERE LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING AND PASSING BILLS TARGETING TRANS PEOPLE  (Austin, Texas and New York, NY – May 2, 2023) – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization; and Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization working to secure full […]

[…] (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that over 50 companies have signed a statement of support for LGBTQ people. Companies that signed the statement include Accenture, Boston Beer Company, Cisco, Dow, Edelman, Eli Lilly and Company, Enact Holdings, Inc., Equinox Group, Eventbrite, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel Corporation, JELD-WEN […]

“We applaud and stand with the American Civil Li berties Union of Texas in their hard work to ensure fairness and equality for all and that discrimination won’t prevail.” – Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President and CEO “When I last checked, Texas was a free state and we all had the right to determine […]

[…] the local Pride event. This is the latest development in terms of anti-LGBTQ drag bans that were passed in many states this year and which are increasingly being struck down by courts across the country. Just yesterday, a federal judge out of Texas halted the state’s anti-drag ban, which had been set to go […]

[…] Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday night and gave the opportunity for attendees to send messages to their LGBTQ fans. “Always be you and f*ck what everybody else has to say,” said rapper Saweetie. “Be you because if you believe in yourself, everybody else will. If you like […]

[…] “Hire Survivors in Hollywood” in 2020 and made made her feature film debut in 2022. A SAG-AFTRA committee member and newly-elected convention delegate, Masse is committed to being the change she wants to see in Hollywood. Now, she’s coming forward to share her queer identity and coming out as bisexual in a personal essay. […]

[…] A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas ruled today SB12, the state’s drag ban, is unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction which blocks legislation from becoming law. This ruling stops state officials from enforcing any provisions of the ban. A temporary injunction was previously issued on September 1. Details about today’s ruling […]