Check it out: #PridePortraits you won't want to miss
Happy NYC Pride Week, everyone! A big thanks to all of you who have participated in our #PridePortraits campaign and made this week all the more spirited! We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing each and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: St. Louis mayor, officials perform marriages for same-sex couples in...
Last night in Missouri, at the mayor's request, four couples had their marriages performed by St. Louis officials in an historic act of advocacy against the statewide ban on marriage equality. The...
View ArticleNYC: Join Audre Lorde Project at the 10th Annual Trans Day of Action on Friday!
This Friday, June 27, is the 10th annual Trans Day of Action (TDOA), organized by TransJustice at the Audre Lorde Project. Trans Day of Action is a march and rally that brings together trans and gender...
View ArticleVIDEO: Demi Lovato shows her love for the LGBT community
From her endless amount of tweets asserting her support of the LGBT community, to her beautiful portrayal of a lesbian character on FOX's hit show Glee, pop sensation Demi Lovato has never failed to...
View ArticleGLAAD congratulates Tona Brown, first transgender woman of color to perform...
Last night, Tona Brown made her debut at Carnegie Hall as the first transgender woman of color to perform in the iconic venue. Her show, titled, "From Stonewall to Carnegie Hall," sought to celebrate...
View ArticlePHOTOS & VIDEO: GLAAD and George Takei among hundreds of thousands at...
GLAAD and George Takei, iconic actor and LGBT advocate, were present for the most successful Columbus Pride event to occur yet to date. We were proud to join more than 450,000 LGBT people and their...
View ArticleTune in to Logo TV's 'Trailblazers' awards tonight and celebrate Pride with...
Logo TV announced President Bill Clinton will honor Edie Windsor and Roberta Kaplan during their inaugural award show Trailblazers, premiering tonight at 9:00pm ET/PT. Trailblazers will celebrate...
View ArticleVIDEO: R&B diva and wife married on TVOne by an openly lesbian bishop
R&B superstar/diva Monifah Carter and her wife Terez Thorpe were married on the season finale of R&B Divas of Atlanta. The wedding was performed by openly lesbian Bishop Allyson Nelson Abrams....
View ArticleFourth Republican senator supports marriage equality
Susan Collins, senior U.S. Senator from Maine, announced her support for marriage equality yesterday. She pledged her support in a response to a questionnaire in Maine’s Bangor Daily News. Before doing...
View ArticleTickets on sale now for Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, don't miss...
The 2014 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival kicks off July 10 and tickets are on sale now through Outfest's website, by phone or in person at the Box Office at the Directors Guild of America.GLAAD...
View ArticleNYC Children's Services releases Safe & Respected, a Transgender and Gender...
The City of New York's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has released Safe & Respected, the first Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) Best Practices Guide developed by a...
View ArticleLaverne Cox delivers powerful speech at 2014 Logo Trailblazers
Laverne Cox, transgender actress and advocate accepted an award on behalf of the groundbreaking Netflix series Orange is the New Black at the 2014 Logo Trailblazers awards, which honor those paving the...
View ArticleHappy anniversary to Windsor!
It was one year ago today that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in the case of the United States vs. Windsor. The high court ruled that section three of the so-called "Defense of...
View ArticleFox News insists the IRS "intentionally leaked" NOM's documents after judge...
For two years now, the anti-gay National Organization For Marriage had been making all kinds of claims about the Internal Revenue Service and that body's supposed hostility toward the special interest...
View ArticleSouth Carolina cop fired, re-hired, then fired again for being a lesbian
Police Chief Crystal Moore rejoiced Tuesday when the Latta, South Carolina town council voted overwhelmingly she be reinstated to her position with the force. Furthermore, they voted to remove Mayor...
View ArticleToday is "National HIV Testing Day." Take the test, take control
Today is "National HIV Testing Day", an annual event that advocates to encourage all people to "Take the Test Take Control". The CDC's website is promoting the day by offering a large variety of ways...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Weekend 6/27-6/29: Season premiere of 'Last Tango in Halifax'
This weekend catch the season premiere of Last Tango in Halifax plus all new episodes of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, True Blood and Vicious.What to Watch: Friday, June 279:00pm: Say Yes to the...
View ArticleWNBA celebrates equality with a new Pride Campaign
As a part of a campaign to celebrate diversity, pride and equality in sports, the WNBA is hosting a series of Pride games. On June 20th, Phoenix Mercury hosted Tulsa Shock as part of their LGBT Pride...
View ArticleFollow these Instagrammers for a behind-the-scenes peek of NYC Pride...
This Sunday, more than two million people will line Manhattan's Fifth Avenue to check out the 44th annual NYC Pride March. GLAAD's #PridePortraits campaign on Instagram will give three lucky...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, June 27, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALFirst same-sex couple legally marries in Australia at UK's Sydney consulate - Gay...
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