Archives: Press Releases

GLAAD releases cover our signature events like the GLAAD Media Awards, GLAAD partnerships and initiatives, as well as some LGBTQ news, both national and international. These press releases spotlight important work that GLAAD does within the LGBTQ community and comments on some of the recent headlines that impact the LGBTQ community at large.

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Communities of Color

APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 BLACK QUEER CREATIVE SUMMIT NOW OPEN

May 12, 20253 Mins Read

GLAAD’s COMMUNITIES OF COLOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR BLACK QUEER CREATIVE SUMMIT 2025 COHORT NOW THROUGH MAY 23…

Religion and Faith

GLAAD RESPONDS TO SELECTION OF NEW POPE

May 8, 20252 Mins Read

(New York, NY – Thursday, May 8, 2025) – Today, GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and…

Military Service

GLAAD STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWING BAN ON TRANS MILITARY SERVICE TO GO INTO EFFECT

May 6, 20252 Mins Read

(New York, NY — May 6, 2025) — Today the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to enforce a ban…

Health Care

GLAAD STATEMENT ON NEW HHS REPORT ON TRANSGENDER HEALTH CARE

May 1, 20252 Mins Read

(New York, NY – May 1, 2025) – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media…

Courts + Law

GLAAD AND GEORGIA EQUALITY RESPOND TO GEORGIA’S NEW LAW RESTRICTING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS FROM SPORTS, DESPITE ZERO TRANS ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN GEORGIA

April 28, 20256 Mins Read

GLAAD: “All students, regardless of gender identity, should have access to play school sports in a safe environment where they…

Tech

META OVERSIGHT BOARD ALLOWS ANTI-TRANS HATE FROM OTHERS, BUT TELLS META TO REMOVE ITS OWN

April 24, 20259 Mins Read

Oversight Board’s decision rules that two anti-trans posts are allowed, but tells Meta to remove anti-trans language from updated hate…

Courts + Law

GLAAD AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO U.S. SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS HEARD IN KENNEDY v. BRAIDWOOD CASE

April 21, 20256 Mins Read

New York, New York – Monday, April 21, 205 – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and…

Religion and Faith

GLAAD DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH POPE FRANCIS, RESPONDS TO HIS PASSING: “A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WHO INCLUDED LGBTQ PEOPLE”

April 21, 20254 Mins Read

(Monday, April 21, 2025) This morning, GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) media advocacy organization,…

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What's Hot

Dan Amboyer Talks “Marrying” Peppermint on ‘Survival of the Thickest’, His Time on ‘Younger’, and Authentic Storytelling: “Love the Human Beyond the Gender”

WATCH: ‘The Daily Show’s’ Jordan Klepper Interviews Transgender Soldiers: “If more people met trans people like us, then there would be no issue.”

The GLAAD Wrap: Trailers for “Honey, Don’t!,” “King of Drag,” and “The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy,” “The Queen of My Dreams” Acquired, New Music by Rabbitology, Boyfriend, and More!

Archives: Press Releases

APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 BLACK QUEER CREATIVE SUMMIT NOW OPEN

GLAAD RESPONDS TO SELECTION OF NEW POPE

GLAAD STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWING BAN ON TRANS MILITARY SERVICE TO GO INTO EFFECT

GLAAD STATEMENT ON NEW HHS REPORT ON TRANSGENDER HEALTH CARE

GLAAD AND GEORGIA EQUALITY RESPOND TO GEORGIA’S NEW LAW RESTRICTING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS FROM SPORTS, DESPITE ZERO TRANS ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN GEORGIA

META OVERSIGHT BOARD ALLOWS ANTI-TRANS HATE FROM OTHERS, BUT TELLS META TO REMOVE ITS OWN

GLAAD AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO U.S. SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS HEARD IN KENNEDY v. BRAIDWOOD CASE

GLAAD DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH POPE FRANCIS, RESPONDS TO HIS PASSING: “A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WHO INCLUDED LGBTQ PEOPLE”

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ALERT Desk Incident Reporting

“They Will Only Be Able to Leave in a Coffin” John Oliver Skewers Deportation of Innocents, Including Gay Stylist Andry Hernandez Romero

Trans Navy Veteran on CNN: “There’s never been a military standard that transgender people have not met.”

“Our Wars Are The Same”: A Look at the Intersectional Nature of Anti-AANHPI and Anti-LGBTQ Hate

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis Appears on ‘The View’ to Discuss the State of LGBTQ Acceptance and Her Meetings with Pope Francis: “Stories have power.”

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis Appears on ‘The View’ to Discuss the State of LGBTQ Acceptance and Her Meetings with Pope Francis: “Stories have power.”

MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ Anchors a New Era: Eugene Daniels Talks Representation, Reporting, and Resilience

Remembering Jill Sobule: The “I Kissed A Girl” Singer-Songwriter and Activist Broke Ground For the LGBTQ Community

Trans Voices in the Conversation: GLAAD’s Shane Diamond Talks Georgia’s Trans Sports Ban

GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.