What to Watch Wednesday 8/20: All new 'The Bridge,' 'Skin Wars'
Tonight catch all new episodes of Skin Wars and The Bridge.What to Watch: Wednesday, August 209:00pm: Skin Wars, GSN (1 hr) NEWRebecca Romijn hosts this new competition series that challenges...
View ArticleFanbacked.com campaign to finance Myrna, a new television dramedy about a...
On June 4th, Scorpio Rising Films launched a crowd-sourcing campaign, which, within 10 days, reached its goal on Fanbacked.com and created instant support for Myrna, a new dramedy following a...
View Article8-year-old allegedly murdered by mother who called him gay
Court records made public on Monday show that 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend. In the past, the couple had called Gabriel gay, punished him...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 20, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALUK police officers investigated for anti-gay or racist social media posts -...
View ArticleTransgender teen ensured she is welcome at her New Jersey school
A transgender teen from New Jersey and her mother have been working to make sure she will return to school safely in September with her gender identity respected. With the help of Garden State...
View ArticleLGBT historical items celebrated at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington DC has added hundreds of photographs, papers, and historical objects to its collection to document the history of LGBT people in our...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dept of Labor extends discrimination protection to trans federal...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a guidance protecting transgender employees of federal contractors from discrimination. The guidance, which was announced in a blog post, evolved from...
View ArticleSupreme Court issues stay on Virginia's marriage equality ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that found Virginia's ban on marriage for same-sex couples to be unconstitutional. This ends hopes that marriage...
View Article'Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro' gets one night only theatrical release...
Documentary Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro, an official selection of Outfest 2013, will see a one night only theatrical release on August 26 under the new 'Morgan Spurlock Presents' label. The...
View ArticleWhat FRC's exploitation of Robin Williams' death is really about
When I first heard that Peter Sprigg, the Family Research Council Senior Policy Fellow who infamously called for gay people to be "exported" from the United States and who has admitted he sees a place...
View ArticleTrans model and activist Geena Rocero shares her story and passion for...
Glamour Magazine's September issue features transgender model and activist Geena Rocero sharing her personal story of finding herself and taking action for her community. Rocero, 30, came out publicly...
View ArticleChristian rock star, Vicky Beeching, courageously comes out to conservative...
Vicky Beeching, the popular British Christian rock star and religious commentator made a courageous move by publicly coming out as gay to her conservative audience in an Independent article. Pro-LGBT...
View ArticleGLAAD's president honored with Women Achiever Award
Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD's President and CEO, will receive the Women Achiever Award in honor of her dedicated work on behalf of women in the media and the LGBT community.Sarah Kate, a Long Island...
View ArticleFilipino actor and singer Aiza Seguerra comes out as a transgender man
Last week popular Filipino actor/singer Aiza Seguerra came out as a transgender man on the talk show Aquino & Abunda Tonight. "It answered a lot of questions," he said to host Kris Aquino before...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Thursday 8/21: 'Rookie Blue' season finale
Tonight catch the two hour season finale of Rookie Blue.What to Watch: Thursday, August 219:00pm: Rookie Blue, ABC (2 hrs) SEASON FINALEDuncan goes rogue in an effort to prove himself after a bomb...
View ArticleTrans Women of Color Collective led a Call to Action one year after assault...
The Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC) of Greater New York led a Call to Action this past Monday at Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem, marking one year since the brutal assault on Islan Nettles....
View ArticleFerguson shows how much work is left to do in the United States
Last week, GLAAD shared with you some of the ways in which you could stand in solidarity with the family of Michael Brown and the people of Ferguson, Missouri. As the story continues to unfold, it...
View ArticleSarah Kate Ellis and family make the cover of Gay Parent Magazine
Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD's president and CEO, is featured in the cover story of the new issue of Gay Parent Magazinealong with her wife Kristen Ellis-Henderson and children Thomas and Kate.The story,...
View ArticleYouTube stars Tyler Oakley and Hannah Hart to present to Google and YouTube...
YouTube stars Tyler Oakley and Hannah Hart will present global technology leader Google and video-sharing innovator YouTube with GLAAD’s inaugural Ric Weiland Award at the GLAAD Gala San Francisco:...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 21, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALEven former NOM executives believe marriage equality is imminent - The...
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