The GLAAD Wrap: Director of 'The New Black' to give TED Talk, 'To Be Takei'...
Every week, the GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.1) Exposed, a 2013 documentary about...
View ArticleChurches are losing a generation over poor treatment of LGBT people
A recent survey conducted by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows that over the past ten years the number of Americans with no religious affiliations has more than doubled. The survey showed...
View ArticleCongo considering an anti-LGBT law
Laws like those passed in Uganda and Nigeria are spreading across the African continent. Congo is now considering a similar anti-LGBT law. A bill proposed last December would penalize LGBT people with...
View ArticleVIDEO: Le1f takes Letterman by storm
Rapper Le1f made his television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman and performed his hit "Wut." Take a look at the video:After the performance, Le1f tweeted:thank you so much to @Letterman for...
View ArticleHeineken pulls sponsorship of anti-LGBT St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC, Ford...
Heineken has pulled its sponsorship of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, which prohibits LGBT families and organizations from marching. A company official at Heineken has confirmed to GLAAD...
View ArticleVIDEO: Modern Family stars have a message for Australia
In December of last year, Australia's highest court passed a bill allowing marriage equality in the Australian Capital Territory. A week later, the court struck down the law annulling more than two...
View ArticleRepublicans push for ENDA with Americans for Workplace Opportunities
Republican donors and law makers have joined with the group "Americans for Workplace Opportunities," and are now pushing for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to be made passed as law.If...
View ArticleOp-ed: The Lasting Impact of Out TV Teens on LGBT Youth
Jase Peeples, the entertainment editor for The Advocate wrote an opinion piece about the lasting impact of seeing a gay teenager on television, Billy Douglas from One Life to Live, a character he could...
View ArticleTennessee must recognize the marriage of three couples
A federal judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples while their marriage equality lawsuit goes through the court system.Buzzfeed broke the news:In...
View ArticleLGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent takes out ad to condemn offensive sign...
Last week, the ATLAH Worldwide Missionary Church placed an offensive sign outside its church, literally demonizing the LGBT population. The sign looked like this:The sign caused media ripples across...
View ArticleThe Queen has spoken: Marriage equality is the law in England and Wales
Thanks to the Queen Elizabeth's signature, England and Wales have passed Marriage Equality. Due to a mandatory 15 day waiting period, first marriages will take place on March 29th. As of March 13th...
View ArticleKitty Genovese was killed 50 years ago and anti-LGBT violence is still rampant
This week marks 50 years since Kitty Genovese was raped and stabbed to death near her NYC apartment. The murder has become an infamous example of the bystander effect, as the many witnesses did nothing...
View ArticleSebastian Ligarde: the happy and out and busy heartthrob
Sebastian Ligarde, the Mexican soap opera star who came out in 2013, will be co-starring in not just one but two novelas: "Cosita Linda" and "Sangre en el Divan." After coming out Ligarde did an...
View ArticleCNN en Español will air "Journey Of The Gay Athlete" in Spanish
This Saturday CNN en Español will air "Journey Of The Gay Athlete" dubbed in Spanish and called "La Travesia del Atleta Gay." The documentary first aired in English in January. Check your local...
View ArticleJason Collins signs with Nets for remainder of season
The Brooklyn Nets have signed Jason Collins for the remainder of the season. "It's cool. Thank you to the Nets organization, coaches and players, the team is playing really well right now, and I'm glad...
View ArticleWords of support for Chloie Jonsson from LGBT sports leaders
The LGBT Sports Coalition has called for fitness company CrossFit to reverse its decision to force one of its own athletes, Chloie Jönnson, to compete with the wrong gender in their latest championship...
View ArticleWhat does it take to get booted from AFA Radio?
It's hard to get more extreme than the American Family Association's senior issues analyst and most prominent radio host, and yet the AFA has eagerly promoted Bryan Fischer and his work for the five...
View ArticleLegendary Stonewall Inn to dump Guinness in protest of company's sponsorship...
GLAAD will join LGBT advocates at the legendary Stonewall Inn on St. Patrick's Day to dump Guinness beer from Stonewall's shelves in protest of Guinness' sponsorship of the New York City St. Patrick's...
View ArticleGuinness drops sponsorship of anti-LGBT NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade
Guinness today announced that the beer company would drop its sponsorship of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade due to the parade's discriminatory rule that prohibits LGBT families and...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Monday 3/17: 'Dancing with the Stars' season premiere
Tonight catch all new episodes of Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, The Fosters, RuPaul's Drag Race, Lost Girl, Teen Wolf and Chozen.What to Watch: Monday, March 178:00pm: Dancing with the Stars, ABC...
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