The Amplifier – March 2010 – Media Circle

A Note from GLAAD President Jarrett T. Barrios
It’s already the beginning of spring and GLAAD has been hard at work promoting the first wave of marriages in D.C. Spring means so much to so many and for my family it means that Javier, our 18 year-old son, is getting ready for his high school prom. But in some places around the country, that rite of passage has been extinguished. In Georgia and Mississippi, two brave high school teenagers named Constance McMillen & Derrick Martin were treated differently than their classmates because of their desire to express who they are.
 

Be the Change You Want to See

GLAAD and DC Leadership Council Chair Jessica Katz Further Understanding of LGBT Couples
The D.C. Leadership Council is working to build a coalition of supporters who, especially with the recent nuptials by gay and lesbian couples in the District, share the belief that the court of public opinion is just as important as a court of law.

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Join Adam Lambert, Wanda Sykes, Drew Barrymore & Johnny Weir at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on April 17
Join hosts Candis Cayne and Wilson Cruz along with GLEE cast members, Tom Ford, Sofia Vergara, RuPaul, Eric Dane and Chaz Bono to honor the stories that build support for LGBT equality.

Recent Initiatives

Partnering with GLSEN and NBJC to Remember Carl Walker-Hoover’s Death

Continuing Work to Overturn Florida’s Ban on Adoption by Gay Parents

Advancing LGBT Participation in the U.S. Census