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What to Watch Monday 4/28: All new 'Warehouse 13'

Tonight catch all new episodes of Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, Warehouse 13 and House of Food.What to Watch: Monday, April 288:00pm: Dancing with the Stars, ABC (2 hrs) NEWAnother elimination...

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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, April 28, 2014

Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALNavy transgender sailor discharged for transitioning at work - Gay Star...

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VIDEO: Navy sailor discharged from service because he is transgender

The Washington Postfeatures the story of Landon Wilson, who was honorably discharged from the U.S. military because he is transgender. Wilson was considered a rising star in his critical and highly...

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National Campaign for Youth Shelter seeks housing for homeless LGBT youth

A new national campaign will focus on sheltering homeless youth, including LGBT youth. The National Coalition for the Homeless and the Ali Forney Center have joined together to launch the National...

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ESPN revisits high school football captain coming out 15 years later

ESPN did a look back at the coming out of a high school football player, Corey Johnson. Corey, who went on to work at GLAAD, write for Towleroad, and is now a New York City Councilmember, came out as...

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Snapshots: LGBT Latino community, rallying for imprisoned trans teen,...

Wonder what we’re up to at GLAAD?Be sure to check out GLAAD's Blog each week for updates about our latest work to build support for LGBT equality through news, entertainment, and online media.GLAAD...

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UCC denomination sues North Carolina for violating religious freedom, urges...

The United Church of Christ (UCC) made history this morning by becoming the first major Christian denomination to file a lawsuit against a state government. The UCC General Synod has asserted that...

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Trans advocates and allies protest discrimination outside Long Island, NY pub

Transgender advocates and allies held a protest outside The Irish Times Pub in Holbrook, NY, after an incident in which trans woman Andi Dier was allegedly discriminated against and denied admission to...

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Programs that harm us

Ecuadoran LGBTQ activists are calling for an end to television programs that discriminate and disparage people and communities for being of African or indigenous descent and for being lesbian, gay,...

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Maggie Gallagher can't stop admitting our imminent victory

After the "protect marriage" movement's most visible face left the National Organization For Marriage, shut down her seventeen-year syndicated column, and began plotting out a new course, I saw many...

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What to Watch Tuesday 4/29: All new 'Glee,' 'Faking It'

Tonight catch all new episodes of Glee, The Voice, Awkward., Chicago Fire and Faking It.What to Watch: Tuesday, April 298:00pm: Glee, Fox (1 hr) NEWRachel puts her future at Funny Girl at risk when she...

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Terminated gay catholic educator hired as Mercer Island associate principal

Mark Zmuda was fired from his position at Eastside Catholic HS in December of 2013 for marrying the man he loves. Students, parents and alumni rallied for Zmuda but the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle...

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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, April 29, 2014

Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALChange.org petition asks OKCupid to expand options for sexual orientation, gender...

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Landmark Philly LGBT bookstore ends 38 year history

For 38 years, Giovanni’s Room Bookstore has been a fixture in Philadelphia’s “Gayborhood”. The LGBT bookstore is now closing, ending it’s 38 year history. Ed Hermance, who owns Giovanni’s Room, tried...

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Trans actress Laverne Cox to executive produce trans youth documentary with...

Orange Is the New Black star and GLAAD Media Award honoree Laverne Cox will executive produce and host an upcoming documentary on transgender youth, as reported by BuzzFeed and the Advocate. MTV and...

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Trans author and activist Janet Mock 'flips the script' on Fusion

In a segment for Fusion, author and trans activist Janet Mock "flips the script" on AM Tonight host Alicia Menendez. Using problematic questions that are often directed at the transgender community,...

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2014 Tony Awards nominees announced: Cherry Jones, Stephen Fry, Neil Patrick...

Nominations for the 68th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning in Manhattan by out actor Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu, joined by the show host Hugh Jackman. The Tonys will air live on CBS on...

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"But you don't look queer": students challenge stereotypes with viral...

What began as a school project, "On Sex and Gender" has ended up a viral campaign that brings attention to the everyday offenses that people, including LGBT young adults, encounter.With the help of...

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U.S. Dept. of Education says Title IX protects transgender students

Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance clarifying that the federal Title IX law prohibits discrimination against transgender students, as reported by the National Center for...

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Eagle Scout is accidentally outed on Facebook. Loses summer job.

Garrett Bryant is an Eagle Scout who kept the fact that he was gay a secret. However, when he was accidentally outed on Facebook, he suddenly lost his summer job working at a Boy Scout camp.The Boy...

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