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OutServe Magazine Features Voices of Transgender Servicemembers

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 1:22pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

In its latest issue, OutServe Magazine, a bi-monthly publication highlighting issues of importance to LGBT servicemembers in the U.S. Armed Forces, shares the stories of transgender military professionals as they navigate the incredible hardships of living closeted lives to maintain their careers.

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Maine Advocates Bringing Marriage Equality to 2012 Ballot

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 4:14pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Today, marriage equality advocates in Maine delivered 105,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office in support of placing a Citizens Initiative on the state's 2012 election ballot that would allow same-sex couples to legally marry.

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Ask Pepperdine University to Recognize LGBT Student Club

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 3:31pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

At Pepperdine University, administrators have refused to officially recognize the school's only LGBT club, Reach OUT. Members of the club have started a petition on Change.org in hopes of persuading university officials to reconsider this discriminatory policy.

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Study Shows Anti-LGBT Slurs Still Used for Harm

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 2:19pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Celebrities, both LGBT-identified and not, have been rightly called out for using slurs or terms that perpetuate dangerous stereotypes about LGBT people. And while some have defended this usage, claiming that words such as "F*g" or "tra**y" do not spur hate and harm, a new study is proving otherwise.

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