Fox News sort of apologizes, tries to explain 'intersex"
Fox News acknowledged that its jokes about ‘intersex’ were offensive to intersex people.Fox & Friends discussed why graduation gowns had to be gendered by color. They called up past reporting on...
View ArticleEllen DeGeneres hosts the 86th Academy Awards and HIV/AIDS film 'Dallas...
The 86th Annual Academy Awards aired live tonight on ABC, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and produced by GLAAD Media Award recipients Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. DeGeneres previously hosted the 79th Annual...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Monday 3/3: All new episodes of 'The Fosters,' 'Teen Wolf'
Tonight catch all new episodes of The Voice, The Fosters, RuPaul's Drag Race, Teen Wolf, Chozen and Lost Girl.What to Watch: Monday, March 38:00pm: The Voice, NBC (2 hrs) NEWBlind auditions continue as...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, March 3, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALUK mental health bodies unite to condemn "gay cure" therapy - Gay Star NewsLarry...
View ArticleDalai Lama: Marriage equality is 'individual business'
His Holiness the Dalai Lama sat down with Larry King in a rare and personal interview that included discussion of marriage equality. In the interview, the Dalai Lama stated that marriage equality is a...
View ArticleIranian news site claims government executed two gay men
Iran Press News reported that the government in Iran executed two gay men for "homosexual acts." Joe.My.God. reports, "Iran has publicly hanged gay men in the past. Below is the Google Translate...
View Article"Bi the way, our health matters too!" – It's Bisexual Health Awareness Month!
Today officially marks the kick-off of Bisexual Health Awareness Month, brought to you by the Bisexual Resource Center (BRC). This year's theme, "Bi the Way, Our Health Matters Too!", will address...
View ArticleTop 'protect marriage' voice in TX lets his true animus shine
If you caught any coverage following last week's pro–marriage equality ruling in Texas, you probably saw the name Jonathan Saenz. In addition to numerous local outlets, both broadcast and print,...
View ArticleYou Can Play Project names organist Cameron Carpenter as first Musical...
Organist Cameron Carpenter was today announced as the first Musical Ambassador of the You Can Play Project, an organization working to ensure equality, respect, and safety for all athletes. Carpenter...
View ArticleHIV-related stigma on the rise within the LGBT community
Advocate Peter Staley's "Gay-on-Gay Shaming: The New HIV War" was published in The Huffington Post on Friday. In it, the founder of the Treatment Action Group (TAG) reflects on how the stigma...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Tuesday 3/4: All new 'Glee,' 'Pretty Little Liars'
Tonight catch all new episodes of The Originals, Glee, The Voice, Pretty Little Liars, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Chicago Fire.What to Watch: Tuesday, March 48:00pm: The Originals, CW (1 hr) NEWKlaus...
View ArticleWestern countries and World Bank cut aid to Uganda, local advocates speak out
In response to Uganda's recently enacted anti-gay law, the World Bank and various countries in the Global North are withholding aid from the nation.Last week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed...
View ArticleGLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, March 4, 2014
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONALThe new Cold War over human rights - BuzzFeedNigerian Anglican Church requiring...
View ArticleLGBT Ugandans tell us how to be helpful advocates for them
Five leading Ugandan LGBT advocates have released a document, in which they outline the most helpful way for western leaders to advocate for LGBT equality in Uganda. Jeffrey Ogwaro, Clare Byarugaba,...
View ArticleFormer Miss Kentucky, Djuan Trent: I'm Queer
Former Miss Kentucky, Djuan Keila Trent, has come out on her personal blog:For months, I have been contemplating how I would write this post, how I would position it, when would be the right time to...
View ArticleSnapshots: TED Talks, supporting intersex youth, trans representation in...
Wonder what we’re up to at GLAAD?Be sure to check out GLAAD's Blog each week for updates about our latest work to build support for LGBT equality through news, entertainment, and online media.GLAAD met...
View ArticleMichigan: Judge denies testimony from 'unqualified' anti-LGBT activists,...
As Michigan's marriage equality ban continues in trial, we've seen anti-LGBT activists come out in full force.The judge overseeing rejected the testimony of anti-LGBT 'expert' witness, Sherif Girgis,...
View ArticlePauley Perrette helps create documentary about Rev. Frank Schaefer
NCIS star Pauley Perrette has joined the documentary film An Act of Love as Executive Producer. An Act of Love follows the story of Rev. Frank Schaefer, who was stripped of his credentials as a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pier Kids filmmaker included in ABC News series on veterans
ABC News featured Elegance Bratton, the filmmaker behind Pier Kids: The Life, as a part of a series on veterans. Bratton was left homeless after coming out, was a part of community of LGBT young people...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Wednesday 3/5: All new 'Modern Family'
Tonight catch all new episodes of Survivor: Cagayan, American Idol, Modern Family and Nashville.What to Watch: Wednesday, March 58:00pm: Survivor: Cagayan, CBS (1 hr) NEWAnother castaway is voted out...
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