Maryland now covers trans-specific healthcare for state employees
In 2013, Sailor Holobaugh, an employee at the University of Maryland – Baltimore, was denied his request to be reimbursed through the state's employee health insurance and benefits program for surgery...
View ArticleGeorge Fox University updates its trans housing policy to highly problematic...
George Fox University, the Portland, Oregon school that recently denied transgender student Jayce M. appropriate on-campus housing, updated its housing policy earlier in the week to the dehumanizing...
View ArticleHow and why George Fox University's new transgender housing policy is...
George Fox University, the Portland, Oregon school that recently denied transgender student Jayce M. appropriate on-campus housing, updated its housing policy earlier in the week to the dehumanizing...
View ArticleColorado federal court strikes down state marriage ban
A Colorado federal court has ruled the state's amendment barring same-sex couples from marrying is unconstitutional. The case was filed on behalf of six couples, and Judge Raymond P. Moore had...
View ArticleEmily Rios talks about her role on The Bridge and being an out Latina actress
Emily Rios, a Mexican-American actress on Fox's The Bridge, reflects on her role in an article on After Ellen and the influence she is able to have on her character's story arc in After-Ellen-coming...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Thursday 7/24: All new episode of 'Hollywood Game Night!'
Tonight catch an all new episode of Hollywood Game Night!What to Watch: Thursday, July 248:00pm: Hollywood Game Night, NBC (1 hr) NEWHosted by Jane Lynch, this week's Hollywood Game Night features Seth...
View ArticleTumblr Q&A on Friday with Valerie Jarrett: Conversation about Obama's...
On Monday, President Obama signed an executive order that prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity against federal workers and contractors. Obama announced...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, July 24, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALKyrgyzstan has invented a harsher anti-gay law than Russia - The AdvocateUN a key...
View ArticleAfter successful Kickstarter campaign, The Switch slated to air on OUTtv
Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, The Switch, TV's first transgender comedy series, is expected to be hitting the air on OUTtv, the Hollywood Reporter reports. The Switch will portray all...
View Article'Motor City Masters' Bryan Thompson talks auto design, working with Katy...
TruTV's auto design competition series Motor City Masters pits 10 experienced designers against each other every week to create innovative, fully functional concept cars based on a given theme. This...
View Article'Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives' re-released on...
The 1992 documentary Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives has been re-released on WolfeOnDemand for its 20th anniversary to celebrate its place as an integral part of LGBT film...
View ArticleMyDoorSign.com donating all-gender bathroom signs to college campuses
Back in April, after social justice advocate, Sam Killermann, criticized MyDoorSign.com's attempt at gender-inclusive bathroom signage through his blog, the company contacted Killermann for advice and...
View ArticleGarden State Equality announces trans advocate Andrea Bowen as Executive...
Garden State Equality, New Jersey's statewide LGBT advocacy organization, announced transgender advocate Andrea "Andy" Bowen as Executive Director. Bowen is also a social worker, and previously served...
View ArticleModel Andreja Pejic comes out publicly as a transgender woman, shares her...
Fashion model Andreja Pejic tonight shared her life and experience as a transgender woman exclusively with Entertainment Tonight, People.com and Style.com. The acclaimed model, who has appeared on...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Weekend 7/25-7/27: All new 'True Blood,' 'Masters of Sex,'...
This weekend catch all new episodes of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta , The Last Ship , Last Tango in Halifax , Vicious , True Blood and Masters of Sex! What to Watch: Friday, July...
View ArticleThe GLAAD Wrap: Wentworth Miller joins CW's 'The Flash,' Portia de Rossi on...
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 actor Wentworth Miller joins...
View ArticleLGBT Business Forum highlights Poland's LGBT friendly businesses
According to the "Market research and working environment of LGBT persons in Poland 2014" conducted by LGBT Business Forum, more than half of LGBT identified employees do not come out in the workplace....
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, July 25, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALLGBT equality champion Mariela Castro alive, not on missing Algeria plane - Gay...
View ArticleUSTA sponsors LGBT tennis documentary "Queens at Court" on film tour
Earlier this year, The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced a decision to partner with consultant, personal coach and fimmaker, Shiv Paul, to sponsor screenings of his documentary...
View ArticleSupport for trans model Andreja Pejic floods Twitter
Model Andreja Pejic has seen a flood of support on Twitter after Pejic shared her experience as a transgender woman. GLAAD worked with the acclaimed model as she prepared to tell her story to the...
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