Help GLAAD end the ban on gay leadership and troops in the Boy Scouts #ScoutsForAll

Stand up for equality in the Boy Scouts. Help end the ban on gay Scouts and leaders. Read More >

March and rally against anti-LGBT hate violence in New York City

On Monday, community members and allies will be marching to demand an end to hate crimes against the LGBT community. Read More >

GLAAD and other LGBT groups speak out on immigration reform

Though immigration reform is often treated as simply an "issue," GLAAD joins LGBT and immigration organizations in reminding media and Congress that at the heart of this issue are real people. Read More >

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Top LGBT News Stories

May 22nd, 2013
Kim Coco Iwamoto Being Honored As A Harvey Milk Champion Of Change

The White House will honor ten TBLG officials on Harvey Milk Day and one of them will be a girl like us.

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NY Senators Put Pressure On State Legislature To Pass Transgender Protections

In one of those inexpiable political twists, what seems to have been a far bigger lift — marriage equality —passed the state legislature two years ago, while bills to protect transgender New Yorkers keep dying.

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Egypt’s Growing Gay-Rights Movement

Ramy Yosef, a 21-year-old man from Egypt's Nile Delta, came out on Twitter last year. His family responded by forcing him from their home. Tarek, 28, recounts being beaten and robbed for "dressing like a faggot"—and avoiding the police for fear that they, too, would target him for being gay.

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Illinois Gay Marriage: Advocates Say The Votes Are There For Bill's Passage

With the end of the Illinois' spring legislation session just days away, LGBT leaders say that equal marriage legislation has the support needed to pass by month's end.

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NYPD to up Presence After Bias Killing of Gay Man

A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride celebration.

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Inside the Boy Scout Battle to Repeal the Gay Ban

Hundreds of scouts and their leaders will descend on a vacation resort north of Dallas this week to, among other things, take a vote on this new statement: “No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”

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Sylvia Rivera Law Project: Toward the Impossible

Eight years ago, in December 2005, community members, organizers, artists, friends and sweethearts poured through the doors of a small gallery on the Lower East Side to join the Sylvia Rivera Law Project at the first annual art auction benefit, Small Works for Big Change.

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Archie Comics' gay kiss a poke at real controversy

It's just a quick kiss, but it's a long step forward for Archie Comics' only openly gay character Kevin Keller. The Riverdale teen finds his life turned upside down after locking lips with his boyfriend, Devon, in Pop Tate's diner, drawing the ire of at least one disapproving Riverdale mom.

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The latest from Glaad blog

GLAAD and other LGBT groups speak out on exclusion of gay binational couples from immigration reform

GLAAD and other LGBT groups are disappointed about UAFA being excluded, but affirm support to ensure immigration reform includes everybody.

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Dr. Phil promotes GLAAD campaign and calls for equality in the #BoyScouts

This Thursday, 1400 members of the Boy Scouts' National Council will converge in Dallas to vote on a resolution critical to the Boy Scouts' longstanding ban on gay members. Today, Dr. Phil tweeted out his support for equality in the Boy Scouts, as well as posting a longer message to his official Facebook.

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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn To March For Passing Of GENDA In New York State

Tomorrow, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn along with Empire State Pride Agenda and members LGBT advocacy organizations, including the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, and The Ali Forney Center will march on the steps of City Hall, in New York City.

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VIDEO: Exclusive hidden camera footage of Eric Jones being kicked out of Boy Scouts for being gay

Thanks to newly-released hidden camera footage, now all A

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Help GLAAD end the ban on gay leadership and troops in the Boy Scouts

In April 2013, GLAAD first shared the story of Ohio mom Jennifer Tyrrell, who was ousted as leader of her son's Boy Scouts troop because she's gay. Now, GLAAD is taking a stand and telling the Boy Scouts of America to end its long history of discrimination against LGBT youth and parents. Join us and take action!

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