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Out singer-songwriter Brandy Clark picks up two Academy of Country Music...
Nominations were announced this morning for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards and out singer-songwriter Brandy Clark scored two nominations! Clark is nominated in Female Vocalist of the Year and...
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Ireland is moving ahead with more LGBT protections in employment and blood...
Irish government is aiming to end two more discriminatory practices this upcoming year. Ireland’s health Minister Leo Varadkar, who last week came out as gay, has referred recommendations to revise...
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Transgender woman murdered in LA
Early Saturday morning, Yazmin Vash Payne was found fatally stabbed in her Los Angeles County apartment. Firefighters responded to a small fire in a back room of the Van Nuys-area home, where upon they...
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WATCH: Fox's 'Empire' highlights Jamal's story in new promos as ratings...
FOX’s new musical drama Empire has been a record-breaking ratings hit since its January 7 premiere, it is the first high-rated new drama whose audience grew in weeks two and three of airing in more...
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British Film Institute announces mentorship program for LGBT filmmakers
In an effort to promote more LGBT voices in cinema, the British Film Institute has announced a new mentorship program for LGBT filmmakers through London's own LGBT film festival, BFI Flare. The program...
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GLAAD @ Work: Latino LGBT voices in Colorado, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and more
GLAAD's Weekly Update on News, Entertainment and Online Media. To subscribe, click here.GLAAD Media Awards' Special Recognition category meets wide celebrationGLAAD Director of Entertainment Media...
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Appeals court denies holding off any longer, marriage equality begins in...
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state of Alabama’s request to extend a stay in two federal court rulings in favor of the freedom to marry. This means that the stay will expire on February...
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Fifth annual Athena Film Festival celebrating women and leadership kicks off...
The fifth annual Athena Film Festival celebrating women and leadership kicks off this week and will run February 5-8 at Barnard College in New York City. This year's festival includes the world...
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Study: Transgender children are not confused about their identities
A new study, to be published in the February issue of Psychological Science, finds that transgender children are fully capable of understanding what gender means, as well as their personal gender...
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Transgender teen missing in Ohio was found safely
Ashley Lane, a 15-year-old transgender teen from Ohio, went missing on Saturday night. Lane was last seen attending the Ohayocon rave at the Columbus Convention Center. When she did not come back to...
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GLAAD is on the ground at Creating Change. Come join us!
Heading to the Creating Change conference in Denver this weekend? Or maybe you are already there. In any case, GLAAD staff are hopping on a Southwest Airlines flight this week to share the best...
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Republican leaders ask potential GOP presidential candidates to avoid...
While speaking on a panel called "Marriage Equality and the Republican Party" last night, three Republican leaders signed a resolution urging Republican presidential candidates to avoid anti-gay...
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Opera singer Joyce DiDonato performs at The Stonewall Inn
Opera singer and LGBT ally Joyce DiDonato lent her voice to The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, delivering a message of equality and commemoration. Performing Henry Purcell's "When I am Laid in...
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Keep an eye out for these LGBT-inclusive Sundance films to be released in 2015
The Sundance Film Festival, which wrapped up this past weekend, has long been one of the most LGBT-inclusive mainstream film festivals and this year followed that trend with the premieres of several...
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The GLAAD Wrap: Laverne Cox on 'The Mindy Project;' music videos from Kelly...
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) Romcom Boy Meets Girl opens in New...
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#KnowBetterDoBetter for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today, February 7, 2015, the nation will observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.This year’s NBHAAD theme, “I Am My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS” challenges everybody to work toward...
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Must-See LGBT TV 2/8-14: 57th Grammy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, 'Glee'
Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights in LGBT on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in...
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Sam Smith makes Grammy history; LGBT wins and performances abound
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards aired live tonight on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center and included big wins for LGBT artists and some great performances!Out British singer Sam Smith made history...
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New GLAAD report maps long road to full LGBT acceptance, despite historic...
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today released “Accelerating Acceptance,” based on two surveys – conducted on GLAAD’s behalf by Harris...
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CUNY Graduate Center becomes first school to instate gender-inclusive...
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) has officially announced a new policy that calls for students to be addressed in correspondence by their names, rather than with terms,...
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