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GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 11, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALWhere 'Gay American' Jim McGreevey Is, 10 Years On– Associated PressA Maple Syrup...
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Josh Hutcherson and Tegan and Sara show support for LGBT youth
Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson and musical duo Tegan and Sara, each long-time advocates for the LGBT community, are using their celebrity platforms to help LGBT youth.At the 23rd annual GLAAD Media...
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Snapshots: A Visit From Helem, GLAAD CEO Addresses Michfest and more
Wonder what we're up to at GLAAD? Be sure to check out GLAAD's blog each week for updates about latest work to build LGBT equality through news, entertainment and media. Recently GLAAD's Program team...
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Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best: Gay Games in Cleveland show the...
The last year has witnessed some of the biggest advances in LGBT inclusion in sports. The National Football League, National Basketball Association, Womens National Basketball Association, World...
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George Takei last-hour support sends inclusive Boy Scouts series over...
George Takie lent his support to Camp Abercorn's Indiegogo campaign, helping it reach its goal during the campaign's last hour. Camp Abercorn will shine a light on the experience of being part of the...
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Google and YouTube to be honored at Inaugural GLAAD Gala San Francisco: Game...
GLAAD today announced it will honor global technology leader Google and video-sharing innovator YouTube at the inaugural GLAAD Gala San Francisco: Game Changers on September 13, 2014.The event will be...
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The Box Scene Project and BAYCAT host "Spotlight on Diversity" panel in Los...
The Box Scene Project and BAYCAT, an organization that empowers and employs youth and young adults to produce digital media that tells their unique stories, are teaming up to host a Q&A session on...
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New documentary highlights trans woman's relationship with her LDS Church...
A new short documentary film, TRANSMORMON, follows the life of Eri Hayward, a 25-year-old transgender woman who grew up in the Mormon church in Utah. The film examines Eri's relationship with her...
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What to Watch Tuesday 8/12: All new 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Chasing Life'
Tonight catch all new episodes of Pretty Little Liars, Chasing Life and Motor City Masters.What to Watch: Tuesday, August 128:00pm: Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family (1 hr) NEWEmily tries to persuade Ali...
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Kenya: a new proposed bill threathens the lives of LGBT Kenyans
As the world struggles to hear the silenced voices of LGBT Ugandans, the country's neighbor joins Uganda by introducing a draconian law. Kenya, the home to more than 43 million people, might now join...
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GLAAD saddened by the passing of actor, comedian and LGBT ally Robin Williams
GLAAD was sad to learn that actor and comedian Robin Williams passed away yesterday. Through his work in film and television and his real life advocacy, Williams showed his strong support for the LGBT...
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Transgender immigration detainee, Marichuy Leal Gamino, moved to solitary...
Advocates are deeply concerned about transgender immigration detainee, Marichuy Leal Gamino, who, according to The Advocate, not only was incarcerated in a men's facility at Arizona's Eloy Detention...
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From urban to rural, a call for increased support for LGBT youth across the US
Organizations across the country have sounded a call for a boost in support for LGBT youth, many of whom experience discrimination and homelessness. A new report was released today from Maryland by the...
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Uganda: LGBT Ugandans march for equality as the anti-LGBT law becomes...
After the Ugandan court invalidated a controversial anti-gay law, approximately 200 people gathered at the botanical gardens in the lakeside town of Entebbe on August 9th to march for LGBT equality....
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VIDEOS: Broadway comes out to support GLAAD
On Monday, August 4th, eleven emerging and established Broadway performers starred in Broadway Gets GLAAD, a concert to benefit GLAAD at Joe's Pub.The concert featured composer-lyricist Scott Alan, Mia...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune profiles The Naming Project, an LGBT Christian youth...
On Sunday, The Minneapolis Star Tribune highlighted the campers who attended The Naming Project Summer Camp, a groundbreaking summer camp that is a safe haven for Christian youth of all sexual and...
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What to Watch Wednesday 8/13: Season finale of 'Million Dollar Listing Miami'
Tonight catch the season finale of Million Dollar Listing Miami and all new episodes of Young & Hungry, Skin Wars and The Bridge.What to Watch: Wednesday, August 138:00pm: Young & Hungry, ABC...
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GLAAD stands with Michael Brown's family, against violence
Noting that "the LGBT community cannot be silent at this moment," GLAAD has joined sixteen other LGBT organizations issuing a letter to stand with the family of Michael Brown, the African-American...
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Appeals court denies stay on marriage equality ruling in Virginia, marriages...
A federal appeals court that struck down Virginia's ban on marriag equality has refused to issue a stay on that ruling. This means that unless the US Supreme Court issues a stay, same-sex couples could...
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Star of "ex-gay" group NARTH's rebranding video condemns the organization
Last week when the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) decided to rebrand itself, they released a "Breaking News" launch video. In this video, the "news reporter"...
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