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UN Human Rights Commissioner urges LGBT World Cup players to come out
United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay spoke yesterday about the significance of LGBT World Cup players coming out to foster visibility and understanding, and urging closeted players to...
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Out and Strong—MMA champion Jessica Aguilar on dominating her sport and...
It takes a lot of hard work to become the world's number one Mixed Martial Arts athlete in your weight class. Out MMA fighter Jessica Aguilar has always been willing to do that work. Aguilar, who was...
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READ: 'Washington Times' running a special NOM #March4Marriage supplement in...
Apparently, the official media outlet for the National Organization for Marriage's #March4Marriage is the Washington Times. Take a look at what they will be printing. At one point, the president of...
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Wall Street Journal strikes again, claims LGBT asylum seekers have 'inside...
For the second time in as many weeks, the Wall Street Journal has erred on covering LGBT issues, particularly transgender issues. Most recently in an article about asylum seekers from Honduras, writer...
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What to Watch Thursday 6/19: Fourth Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards,...
Tonight catch the season premiere of Rookie Blue, the Fourth Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards and all new episodes of Undateable.What to Watch: Thursday, June 198:00pm: Fourth Annual Critics'...
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Italy reverses decision to force divorce between a trans woman and her partner
When Alessandra Bernaroli, a transgender woman in Italy, officially changed her name and gender on her identity card, the Bologna court forced a divorce with her wife, also named Alessandra. Their...
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GLAAD intern Jacob Rudolph selected as 2014 Point Foundation Scholar
GLAAD congratulates Communications and Public Relations Intern Jacob Rudolph for being selected as a 2014 Point Foundation scholar! We're so proud of your accomplishments and the work you did to get...
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FIFA takes action to address anti-LGBT slurs at the World Cup #StopTheSlurs
FIFA has opened an investigation action against Mexico for chanting anti-LGBT slurs in the stadium of the World Cup. Both Brazil and Mexico fans were reported to be chanting anti-LGBT slurs in their...
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TAKE ACTION: Share your family photo to #March4Marriage
The National Organization for Marriage, the Family Research Council, and a host of other anti-LGBT organizations are gathering for the March for Marriage in Washington, DC at this every moment....
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Philadelphia Gay News spotlights radio host Elvis Duran's success
In a recent article in Philadelphia Gay News, readers are taken through a day in the life of out radio host Elvis Duran, host of "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show." Duran has spent three decades...
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BREAKING: Presbyterian Church USA approves marriage equality
With a significant majority vote at its General Assembly today, the Presbyterian Church (known as PC(USA)) made marriage equality available to loving, committed couples of the same-sex by changing the...
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Boston guarantees access to transgender healthcare for city employees
Last Wednesday, the Boston Globe reported that the Boston City Council unanimously passed an ordinance, proposed by Councilors Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley, to guarantee healthcare, from gender...
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Class action lawsuit challenges New York Medicaid's exclusion of transgender...
Today, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), the Legal Aid Society, and Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP filed a federal class action lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health on behalf...
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What to Watch Weekend 6/20-6/22: Season premiere of 'True Blood', season...
This weekend catch the season premiere of True Blood, the season finale of Orphan Black plus all new episodes of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.What to Watch: Friday, June 209:00pm: Say Yes to the...
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Honoring the legacy of Stormé DeLarverie and her fight against "ugliness"
Stormé DeLarverie, LGBT activist who played an integral role in the Stonewall rebellion of 1969, has passed away at the age of 93. Her story was chronicled in GO Magazine by Erin M. Drinkwater, the...
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What makes you proud? Show us on Instagram with #PridePortraits
New York City is an exciting place to discover lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) culture any time of year, and as many already know, June marks LGBT Pride month. Here in NYC, all five...
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Campus Pride and GLSEN to help connect LGBT youth and allies to colleges
Campus Pride and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) have partnered to create the first-ever virtual National Online College Fair and Prep Day for LGBT youth and allies during...
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Woman with HIV arrested, compared to a murderer in reporting
GLAAD began its work, nearly 30 years ago, because of the awful and defamatory coverage of those who are living with HIV and AIDS. It's hard to believe it, but the continued demonization people living...
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Public radio gives LGBT youth a voice
If you haven't heard of Outcasting, public radio's LGBT youth program, then you're missing out on some of the most honest and accurate representations of LGBT and allied youth in the media. The radio...
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The Supernatural Civil Rights Movement of 'True Blood'
As HBO prepares for the premiere of the final season of its GLAAD Media Award-winning series True Blood, The Advocate's Daniel Reynolds takes a look back at the vampire drama's impact on the LGBT...
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