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Kickstarter campaign raising funds for film about Stonewall heroes Marsha P....
Happy Birthday, Marsha! is a film project about the friendship between Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two heroes of the Stonewall Riots and homeless trans women of color, and the decisions they...
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Houston Equal Rights Ordinance withstands petition for ballot referendum
Attempts to overturn Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance have failed, announced Mayor Annise Parker earlier this week. The new law, also known as HERO, includes non-discrimination protections for LGBT...
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What to Watch Wednesday 8/6: Series premiere of 'Skin Wars' on GSN
Tonight catch the series premiere of Skin Wars, a new competition series hosted by Rebecca Romijn that challenges contestants creativity as they compete in body painting challenges. The series cast...
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First openly gay Eagle Scout turns 18, calls on Boy Scouts president to end...
Pascal Tessier has been a fierce advocate for change in the Boy Scouts of America. In 2013, he and his brother, Lucien, petitioned the Boy Scouts to allow openly gay Scouts and leaders. He worked...
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The 6th Circuit will hear marriage cases from four states. This video breaks...
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will review marriage equality cases from four states – Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. A panel of three judges in Cincinnati will hear...
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Study finds youth's priorities in LGBT movement differ along racial lines
White, African American, and Latino young people have different priorities for the LGBT movement, according to a new report released by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago. The report,...
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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 6, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALFederal court hearing arguments in gay marriage fights from 4 states in single...
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Guest Post: New Children's book series celebrates LGBTQ2S families and...
Catherine Hernandez is the Artistic Director of Sulong Theatre, a twice-published playwright, performer and burlesque diva, a radical, queer, femme, brown, single mama who resides in Toronto, Canada. A...
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The 20 most LGBT friendly and unfriendly colleges of the year announced
On Monday the Princeton Review released its annual lists of the best and worst colleges on over 60 categories, including professors, food, athletics, and more. Among these lists are the rankings of the...
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Advocates call for the release of transgender immigrant, Marichuy Leal Gamino
As reported yesterday on GLAAD's blog, advocates across the country are rallying to support the immediate release of Marichuy Leal Gamino. Gamino, a 23 year old transgender woman, reported that she was...
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Guest Post: 2014 FringeNYC preview of LGBT-inclusive Shows
Editor's Note: This guest post from long-time GLAAD volunteer Dan Bacalzo is part of GLAAD's effort to draw more attention to theater projects with LGBT content. To find more LGBT-inclusive plays in...
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Phoenix trans activist Monica Jones appeals "manifestation" conviction, with...
Monica Jones, a trans woman of color activist and Arizona State University student in Phoenix, filed an appeal on Tuesday of her conviction for "manifesting prostitution," a city ordinance that...
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Adam Lambert talks with GLAAD about the Live Proud campaign, cultural change,...
Since publicly coming out following his appearance on American Idol, singer Adam Lambert has been one of pop music's most visible LGBT figures, and earned himself a loyal and passionate fanbase in the...
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What to Watch Thursday 8/7: New episodes of 'Rookie Blue' and 'Project Runway!'
Tonight catch all new episodes of Rookie Blue and Project Runway.What to Watch: Thursday, August 79:00pm: Rookie Blue, ABC (1 hr) NEWDov and Chris investigate a suspicious home invasion.9:00pm: Project...
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Zeke Stokes joins the GLAAD team as Vice President of Programs
Today it was announced that Zeke Stokes would be joining GLAAD as the organization's Vice President of Programs.In this role Stokes will oversee GLAAD's advocacy work to advance the stories of LGBT...
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Fox News' Laura Ingraham calls transition-related healthcare for transgender...
Laura Ingraham, a host for Fox News, took to her radio show on Wednesday to say that providing medically necessary transition-related care to youth is "child abuse," as reported by Media Matters....
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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 7, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALJudges Weigh Gay Marriage Cases From 4 States– Associated Press2 Sides in Gay...
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"Ex-gay" group NARTH rebrands with dangerous mission
The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), the so-called "ex-gay" organization that has been facing many legal challenges and a deteriorating reputation, has decided to...
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Tiq Milan talks #FreeMarichuy on MSNBC
GLAAD's Tiq Milan joined Jose Diaz Balart to speake with Ronan Farrow about immigration reform, focusing specifically on Marichuy Leal Gamino, whose sexual assault at an ICE detention facility has...
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GLAAD Media Award-nominated comedy 'Please Like Me' second season premieres...
The GLAAD Media Award-nominated comedy series Please Like Me will return for its ten episode second season tonight at 10:30pm on Pivot. Comedian Josh Thomas plays a version of himself in the series...
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