Blogs by Aaron McQuade, Director of News and Field Media at GLAAD

Rutgers must fire basketball coach Mike Rice after violent, anti-gay tirade made public

GLAAD is calling for Rutgers University to fire basketball coach Mike Rice, after video surfaced of him using anti-gay slurs to berate players at practices, while being physically violent.

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CDC encourages people to quit smoking with LGBT-inclusive campaign

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Smoking and Health has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging people to quit smoking, and the campaign includes members of the LGBT community.

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Anti-trans Arizona lawmaker John Kavanagh targets bathrooms again

Last week, Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh wanted to criminalize trans people for using the correct bathroom. He's backed down from that, but is now seeking to legalize discrimination against transgender people.

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Evan Wolfson, Kate Kendell and Jon Davidson at Tuesday's Marriage Rally

GLAAD is on the ground in Washington DC all day today, as the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in cases that will decide the future of Prop. 8 and DOMA. We spoke with three of the most influential figures in the movement for marriage equality, all of whom were in the courtroom when arguments were heard.

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