GLAAD and noted bi advocates are getting excited for Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Celebrate Bisexuality Day is still three months away, but GLAAD and noted bi community advocates Faith Cheltenham (BiNet USA), Paul Nocera (BiRequest), and Dr. Herukhuti (Center for Culture, Sexuality,...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Thursday 6/12: 'Hollywood Game Night' with Jane Lynch
Tonight catch an all new episode of Hollywood Game Night and two new episodes of Undateable.What to Watch: Thursday, June 128:00pm: Hollywood Game Night, NBC (1hr) NEWJane Lynch hosts as two teams of...
View ArticleClassical Musician Tona Brown to perform at TrevorLIVE
On June 16th, classically trained vocalist and violinist Tona Brown will headline this year's TrevorLIVE, the semi-annual comedy and music event of the Trevor Project, the nation's leading provider of...
View ArticleLive proud and meet Adam Lambert
AT&T launched its second annual “Live Proud” campaign in honor of Pride Month, and you can be a part of it. "Live Proud" encourages LGBT people and allies to post to submit a meme that expresses...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, June 12, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALHilary Clinton says she got into shouting matches with Russian officials about...
View ArticleVIDEO: Transgender teen produces music video with father's help
Ty Nic, a transgender teen from Illinois, released a music video for his original R&B song "Who I Am." With the support of his father Tim Burton, an audio engineer who helped produce the video,...
View ArticleGLAAD joins 80 lawmakers, community, and faith leaders to ask Roman Catholic...
GLAAD has signed onto a letter asking San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to step down from involvement with the March for Marriage on June 19. Archbishop Cordileone, unfortunately, has an...
View ArticleImage of trans teen Jane Doe shared with essay by trans activists demanding...
Jane Doe representation by Molly Crabapple http://mollycrabapple.comJane Doe, a 16-year-old transgender girl of color, has been in prison without charges against her for 65 days, but her image and name...
View ArticleLaverne Cox talks 'Orange is the New Black' and anti-trans violence on...
Last week, GLAAD staff conducted a training on transgender issues with TakePart producers and journalists, and yesterday, they invited Laverne Cox to chat about her character, Sophia Burset, on Orange...
View ArticleVIDEO: Panelists in Boston discuss India's criminalization of LGBT couples
Yesterday in Boston at the Fenway Health Center, the South Asian Arts Council presented a panel to discuss the ongoing LGBT conflict in India.Relationships between members of the same sex were...
View ArticlePHOTOS/VIDEO: Google expresses continued support for LGBT community
Google is an enterprise that has always been a loud and proud supporter of the LGBT community. They've pubished viral videos, launched social campaigns, and created Google Doodles promoting LGBT issues...
View ArticleOrthodox Judaism slow to accept transgender girl
For one Orthodox Jewish transgender girl, being her true self has come at the expense of her comfort and safety in synagogue. Miryam, a 14-year-old, has had the support of her mother, but not the rabbi...
View ArticleMore religious organizations join lawsuit for marriage equality in North...
The Central Conference of American Rabbis, All Souls Episcopal Cathedral, and the Alliances of Baptists have joined the United Church of Christ in a lawsuit that challenges North Carolina's...
View ArticleGLAAD releases #StopTheSlurs videos for the World Cup
As the World Cup beings, GLAAD is unveiling resources for fans and journalists covering the games Brazil.GLAAD is releasing videos in English and Spanish that call for World Cup fans to say "yes to...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Weekend 6/13-6/15: Season finales of 'Sing Your Face Off' and...
This weekend, catch the season finales of Sing Your Face Off and Game of Thrones; the broadcast premiere of The New Black; plus all new episodes of Orphan Black, In the Flesh and Say Yes to the Dress:...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, June 13, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALNew bill calls for creation of first US special envoy for LGBT equality -...
View ArticleAttorney General Eric Holder condemns Boy Scouts anti-gay policy
During a reception on Tuesday evening, United States Attorney General Eric Holder, a featured speaker of the night and supporter of equality for LGBT people, addressed the Boy Scouts of America's ban...
View ArticleGLAAD and American Apparel gear up for LGBT Pride
GLAAD and American Apparel have partnered to release a new t-shirt for LGBT pride month, now available online and in stores across the nation. 15% of the sales on the new shirts with the word "OUT!"...
View ArticleReligion News Summary - June 13, 2014
Baptist news has been difficult for the transgender community lately. A resolution was passed at the Southern Baptist Conference this past weekend officially condemning transgender people; while in...
View ArticleBrazen Saddles: Biking across the country for basic human rights
Today, somewhere in Arizona, four people are on their bikes fighting for a cause. Erin Hansen, Nora Hirozawa, Jesse Montgomery, and Max Rivlin-Nadler have been biking across the country to raise money...
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