White House launches LGBT-inclusive sexual assault resources
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month came to a close, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault has created and compiled resources for young adults---and they're LGBT...
View ArticleU.S. Circuit Court ruling temporarily invalidates marriages of Tennessee...
A ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily invalidated the marriages of three same-sex couples who are plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee. Tennessee does not...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Weekend 5/2-4: New episodes of 'Game of Thrones,' 'Orphan Black'
This weekend catch all new episodes of Orphan Black, Randy Knows Best, American Dream Builders, Mr. Selfridge, Game of Thrones and Revenge.What to Watch: Friday, May 29:30pm: Say Yes to the Dress:...
View ArticleWe Will Always Love Her: Dolly continues to speak out for equality
Country music legend Dolly Parton has always been an outspoken supporter of equality for LGBT people. She's spoken out for marriage equality, and even made a surprise appearance at the GLAAD Media...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, May 2, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALKenyan film director argues "homosexuality is not un-African, homophobia is" -...
View ArticleNew resource guide, "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves," includes contributions from...
Photo by Bebeto Matthews, Associated Press: "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves," contributors, from left, Cecilia Gentili, a program coordinator and consultant on transgender issues; Tiq Milan, Senior Media...
View ArticleThe GLAAD Wrap: 'Documented' hits theaters, Rosie O'Donnell to return on 'The...
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) Documented, a film that follows...
View ArticleDept. of Health and Human Services could end Medicare's ban on transgender...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may remove a blanket ban on coverage for transgender healthcare through Medicare, reports BuzzFeed. Following an administrative challenge to the...
View ArticleWATCH: 'The Case Against 8' releases full trailer before theatrical debut on...
The Case Against 8, a feature length documentary following the legal battle to overturn California's Proposition 8, has released a full trailer. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this...
View ArticleUruguayan Actor Federico Diaz Comes Out
Uruguayan born actor Federico Diaz, with a career in Mexico and the U.S. came out on twitter saying, in part, "I feel that God gave me a gift by making me gay. I leave behind the feelings of confusion...
View ArticleVideo recounts how teens stand by as gay South African is brutally murdered
Last month, a 21-year old South African gay man, David Olyn, was brutally beaten and tortured to death while seven young onlookers stood by. The seven teenagers were actually invited to watch the...
View ArticleOregon civil rights leader says 'no' to discrimination
With the wave of "license to discriminate" bills that has passed over the country, Oregon is unique in that those who are pushing the discriminatory law are attempting to collect enough signature to...
View ArticleGLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis to speak on social media's role in child,...
GLAAD CEO and President Sarah Kate Ellis will be a featured panelist at Moms +SocialGood on Wednesday, May 7.A product of the United Nations Foundation's Global Moms Challenge and the culminating even...
View ArticleAgainst Me! singer Laura Jane Grace gets an AOL reality series 'So Much...
Trans rock star and lead singer of Against Me! Laura Jane Grace is launching her own AOL Originals reality series, So Much More, about her transition, touring, the relationship she has built with the...
View ArticleDee Rees to write and direct Bessie Smith biopic for HBO, Queen Latifah to star
Out screenwriter and director Dee Rees, the woman behind the 2011 film Pariah about a 17-year-old high school student from Brooklyn who quietly embraces her attraction to other women, has been...
View ArticleGeorge Takei, "Orange is the New Black," "Concussion" among #GLAADAwards...
TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei received the Vito Russo Award at tonight's 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, the award was presented by Stafford Arima, director of the upcoming...
View ArticleVIDEO: Kylie Minogue sings with the crowd at #GLAADAwards
LGBT icon Boy George introduced global superstar Kylie Minogue who surprised the crowd at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City by singing a live rendition of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Kacey Musgraves becomes first country star to perform at NY #glaadawards
Grammy Award-winning country sensation Kacey Musgraves made history when she became the first country artist to perform at the New York GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday. Check out Musgraves' performance...
View ArticleVIDEO: Oh Myyy! George Takei receives Vito Russo Award at #GLAADAwards in NY
TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei was honored with GLAAD's Vito Russo Award at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday night, the award was presented by the director of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Naomi Watts Presents Outstanding Comedy Series Award to Orange Is the...
Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black accepted the award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday at the Waldorf Astoria. Check out the...
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