Portland day laborer group loses Catholic charity grant because of ties to...
Voz Workers' Rights Education Project (VOZ) is a small non-profit in Oregon dedicated to empowering day laborers and immigrants. Its budget included a $75,000 grant they expected to get from the...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Thursday 7/17: All new episodes of 'Hollywood Game Night' and...
Tonight catch all new episodes of Hollywood Game Night and Rookie Blue.What to Watch: Thursday, July 178:00pm: Hollywood Game Night, NBC (1 hr) NEWHosted by Jane Lynch, this episode features Krysten...
View ArticleNational Organization for Marriage launches its most ludicrous campaign yet
When the National Organization for Marriage launched its failed boycott efforts against Starbucks and General Mills, at least those campaigns were for a very specific reason. Both of those companies...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, July 17, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALGay vicar outed live on British TV - Gay Star NewsUN: Pro-gay Bollywood video is...
View ArticleVIDEO: Michael Sam accepts ESPY award with moving speech
Last night at the 2014 ESPYs presented by ESPN, Michael Sam accepted the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. Sam inspired many when he made history this past May for being the first openly gay football...
View ArticleNew report explains barriers to economic equality for LGBT young people
The Center for American Progress has released a new comprehensive report on the experiences of LGBT young people in the workforce and how this group is at a severe disadvantage. Entitled "Left Behind:...
View ArticleMTV's Look Different campaign launches #GoodLook advice panel; $10,000 Look...
MTV's Look Different campaign - which aims to give youth the tools and the forum to discuss hidden racial, gender and LGBT inequality in society – today launched their new #GoodLook panel to answer...
View ArticleMedia outlets using inaccurate name and misgendering murdered Baltimore trans...
A transgender woman of color, Mia Henderson, was found dead Wednesday morning in an alley in northwest Baltimore. According to the Associated Press, police have not named any suspects or established a...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Weekend 7/18-7/20: New episodes of 'Last Tango in Halifax,'...
This weekend catch all new episodes of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta , Last Tango in Halifax , The Last Ship , True Blood , Vicious a nd Masters of Sex.What to Watch: Friday, July...
View ArticleTeen girl shunned by parents finds financial support online
When 19 year old Kate Koenig's parents found out she was pansexual and cut off their financial support, Kate never gave up on her dream of going to the University of Pittsburgh, and with the help of...
View ArticleOver 100 AIDS advocates on board downed Malaysian flight
The Associated Press is reporting that over 100 AIDS advocates and researchers headed for The 20th International AIDS Conference were among the 298 passengers aboard downed Malaysian Airlines flt....
View ArticleUCLA Women's Soccer breaks the silence about LGBT players
As the LGBT sports movement has made tremendous impact through professional sports, the entire sports community became a much more inclusive environment for athletes, staff and fans. In the past year...
View ArticleFlorida judge rules in favor of marriage equality, but impact is narrow
Yesterday, Florida became the latest state to have a judge strike down the ban on marriage equality. Unlike many of the most recent rulings in other states, this ruling was issued from a state judge...
View ArticleCleveland-based United Church of Christ to be first religious denomination as...
As the date of the Gay Games opening ceremony approaches, Cleveland-based United Church of Christ decided to use the event as an opportunity to spread the message about love, Christ and unity. The...
View ArticleHow the Salem mayor is turning anti-LGBT calls into support for LGBT youth
Since the city of Salem, Massachusetts announced plans to terminate a contract with Gordon College, a Christian University with discriminatory policies toward LGBT students and faculty, the city's...
View ArticleThe GLAAD Wrap: New Allison Weiss single, Dustin Lance Black's new series,...
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. Out indie-pop musician Allison...
View ArticleWATCH: Mom's speech challenges bias against her transgender 6-year-old
Debi Jackson, the mother of a 6-year-old transgender girl named A.J., gave a speech about her daughter several months ago at Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City. A video of the speech has gone...
View ArticleUPDATE: Jane Doe moved to male facility
GLAAD has been following the story of Jane Doe, a 16-year-old transgender girl of color, and we are dismayed to report that Doe has been moved to Connecticut's Juvenile Training School (JTS), the...
View ArticleTransgender George Fox student faces discrimination and is denied appropriate...
A transgender student, Jayce M., was denied his housing request to live with male friends by Portland, Oregon's George Fox University, a privately owned Quaker school that receives federal funding,...
View ArticleTiq Milan answers trans etiquette questions on Washington Post Live
This past Tuesday, GLAAD’s own Tiq Milan addressed an overflowing inbox of questions about transgender etiquette on Washington Post Live, moderated by columnist Steven Petrow. Petrow introduced some of...
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