90 year-old adorable lesbian couple talk marriage after 72-year relationship
The Des Moines Register published the most adorable video of two ninety-year-old women who have been together for seventy-two years and just got married. The video starts off with Nonie Dubes, 90,...
View ArticleWATCH: Alex Newell's fabulous performance at the #glaadgala in San Francisco
GLEE actor Alex Newell performed a stunning rendition of "Don't Rain on My Parade" at the GLAAD Gala San Francisco: Game Changers. Watch the video:Newell also took over GLAAD's Instagram account and...
View ArticleIndia gets its first transgender TV news anchor
Padmini Prakash, 31, has become the first transgender news anchor in India's history. The decision to hire her has come five months after India's Supreme Court recognized transgender people as a legal...
View ArticleVIDEO: Prop. 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier honored at the...
GLAAD recognized Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, lead plaintiffs in Hollingsworth v. Perry the landmark case that struck down California’s Proposition 8, with the Presidential Local Hero Award at the GLAAD...
View ArticleShape the future of LGBT equality with Arcus and IFTF's #My2024
The Arcus Foundation and the Institute for the Future (IFTF) are teaming up to create My2024, a national conversation and 10-day event that links LGBT communities across the country. Together, LGBT...
View ArticleMTV's 'Faking It' will break new ground with an intersex story in new season
WARNING: This post contains spoilers.The MTV comedy Faking It ended its first season with several cliffhangers, one of which was the question of why queen bee Lauren (Bailey De Young) was taking pills....
View ArticleThe GLAAD Wrap: 'The Skeleton Twins,' 'Space Station 76' open; Ben Whishaw...
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) The Skeleton Twins, starring...
View ArticleScorecard rates Congress members on immigration and LGBT issues
Our friends at Immigration Equality have developed a great, graphic resource for the upcoming election that scores politicians in upcoming races based on their votes, actions and inactions on...
View Article'Leave your fear in the closet' says Peruvian social media campaig
The Peruvian organization Plural Peru created an interesting campaign called #DejaElMiedoEnElCloset, which means leave your fear in the closet.The initiative, started a few weeks ago, was created to...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Monday 9/22: 'Under the Dome' season finale
Tonight catch the season finale of Under the Dome, series premiere of Gotham and a new episode of America's Next Top Model.What to Watch: Monday, September 228:00pm: Gotham, Fox (1 hr) SERIES...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, September 22, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALUnderstanding issues facing bisexual Americans - LGBT MapProminent Vancouver LGBT...
View ArticleEmma Watson delivers passionate speech about gender equality and feminism for...
Earlier this summer, Emma Watson was named a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador just a couple months after graduating from Brown University. Watson's intelligence and drive was evident this past weekend...
View ArticleQuestions we'd like reporters to ask at the Values Voter Summit
Beginning on Friday, September 26, and running throughout this coming weekend, the Family Research Council will hold its annual Values Voter Summit, an event that brings together some of the most...
View ArticleGuest Post: Four years later, the family of Tyler Clementi is making a...
Today is the four year anniversary of the death by suicide of Tyler Clementi. Sean M. Kosofsky, the Executive Director for The Tyler Clementi Foundation, shares a reflection on how the Clementi turned...
View ArticleVIDEO: US inaugural poet writes moving poem for marriage equality
Well, now I'm crying.Richard Bianco, the first out inaugural poet who read at Barack Obama's inauguration in 2012, wrote the new poem "Until We Could" for Freedom To Marry, to celebrate a decade since...
View Article8 things you didn't know about the bisexual community
It's Bisexual Awareness Week, and GLAAD is joining the rest of the internet by celebrating with #BiWeek, a social media campaign designed to draw attention to the public policy concerns of bisexual...
View ArticleFor some the pain of being bullied is still too strong to talk about
In preparing for Spirit Day on October 16, 2014, GLAAD has been collecting stories from youth and adults who have experienced bullying. Some of the youth from one-n-ten, a Phoenix area LGBTQ youth...
View ArticleMexican governor tweets out support of same-sex couple
The governor of the Mexican state of Coahuila, Rubén Moreira, has gotten a bit of press for tweeting his congratulations to a same-sex couple that was able to wed in his state. We love that inclusive...
View ArticleSchoolboys wear skirts to protest fine against transgender girl for wearing...
A group of boys at a Brazil school wore skirts after a transgender girl was disciplined and fined by teachers for wearing the "incorrect" uniform.17-year-old Maria Muniz, who recently came out as...
View ArticleVIDEO: Soldier booed at GOP debate tells his story in new memoir
Stephen Snyder-Hill was famously booed on national television in 2011 when he submitted a video with a question to the Republican presidential candidates about their thoughts on the repeal of "Don't...
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