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New Report on Discrimination Against Latina Transgender Women by Law Enforcement

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 1:38pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

In a new report, researchers explore the extent of discrimination and mistreatment that Latina transgender women living in Los Angeles, California experience from the very people whose job it is to uphold justice.

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More Videos from the 'I AM: Trans People Speak' Campaign

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 2:45pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Last month, GLAAD and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) announced the upcoming national launch of the “I AM: Trans People Speak” video campaign. The campaign has since received considerable attention from advocates and the media, and more user-created videos have been added to the campaign’s video channel. In addition to the campaign trailer, you can view some of the user-created videos below.

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Associated Press to Honor Out Gay Reporter Hank Plante

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 1:18pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

On June 2nd, retired political reporter Hank Plante will accept the 2012 Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Achievement from the Associated Press Television and Radio Association. Plante was one of the first openly gay TV reporters in the country.

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GLAAD Mourns Transgender Advocate and HIV/AIDS Activist Alexis Rivera

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 2:30pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Last week, transgender advocate Alexis Rivera passed away from complications related to HIV. Rivera was 34 years old and worked as Policy Advocate at the Transgender Law Center in San Francisco since 2007. GLAAD offers deepest condolences to her friends, family, and all who loved her.

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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