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Pew Poll Shows Growth in Support for Marriage Equality

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 1:36pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

A recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center finds that support for marriage equality in the United States is higher than ever, with 47% of Americans in favor of marriage for same-sex couples.

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EEOC Says Transgender Federal Employees Covered by Civil Rights Act

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 3:30pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

On April 20, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an agency of the United States Government that oversees federal employment discrimination, issued an official opinion stating that employment discrimination against transgender Americans violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Media Round-up of GLSEN's Day of Silence

Monday, April 23, 2012 - 3:29pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

To commemorate the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) Day of Silence, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and allies worked to raise awareness about anti-LGBT bullying by not speaking. You can see some of the media coverage of the Day of Silence below.

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'The Daily' App Runs Article on Transgender History in the Media

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 4:12pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Yesterday, 'The Daily,' a news app for iPad launched in early 2011, published an article featuring transgender people sharing their own histories in relation to memorable moments in media and pop culture.

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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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