Next 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. Celebrities such as Tegan and Sara, Jersey Shore's Snooki and Sammi and GLAAD's Wilson Cruz tweeted out their support for equality in the Boy Scouts. Look out for more in the coming week leading up to the vote on Thursday.
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03/05/13
On today's episode of 'Anderson Live' Anderson Cooper and co-host Lisa Rinna discuss the news that Cooper will be honored with the Vito Russo Award at the NYC GLAAD Media Awards on March 16 and his award will be presented by longtime friend Madonna.
03/04/13
This morning, representatives from National Geographic Channel met with GLAAD and gay Eagle Scout Will Oliver, following the delivery of more than 120,000 Change.org petition signatures calling on the network to speak out against the Boy Scout's ban on gay scouts and scout leaders.
03/01/13
Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
02/28/13
How to Survive a Plague filmmaker David France is currently working with ABC Studios to develop a miniseries based on his documentary, which will take a deeper look at the personal stories behind the HIV/AIDS advocacy movements of the 1980s.
02/28/13
Students at the largest multi-denominational seminary in the world are making history by becoming the first evangelical graduate theological school to create an official LGBT student organization. They are now hosting an LGBT film festival featuring several GLAAD-nominated films.
02/27/13
Gun Hill Road, nominated for Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, will be released on DVD March 5 and GLAAD readers can receive an exclusive discount.
02/27/13
Rapper Macklemore has become the first non-athlete to participate in the You Can Play project to promote LGBT inclusion in sports, releasing a video today.
02/26/13
This afternoon, Katie Couric will be devoting her entire hour to exploring the stories of transgender youth - in particular, the journeys they've been on with their families, and specific medical advances that are allowing some trans youth to transition more safely than ever before
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02/05/13
Ian McKellen received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland on Sunday. So you can call the famed stage and film actor Dr. McKellen now, though his "Sir" prefix is awfully nice as well.
02/04/13
RuPaul’s Drag Race got more dramatic than anticipated this evening when contestant Monica Beverly Hillz revealed during the elimination that the reason for her somewhat scattered behavior this season is because she is hiding a secret — she is transgender.
02/01/13
Benedict Cumberbatch‘s next high-profile role looks like it will be playing English mathematician Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, Graham Moore’s heralded screenplay that went from Warner Bros to Teddy Schwartman’s Black Bear Pictures.
01/31/13
The accepted films for this year's South By Southwest festival have been announced and several LGBT inclusive films made the cut, including documentaries on John Waters' midnight muse Divine, performer Buck Angel, and a year in the life of three gay seniors.
01/30/13
The actor best known for playing the TV character Gomer Pyle in the 1960s has married his male partner of 38 years.
01/29/13
Poring over some 150 titles released between July 2011 and December 2012, the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table has announced its list of top LGBT titles aimed at children.
01/29/13
One of the most popular American Idol contestants of all-time celebrates a milestone today.
01/28/13
In late 2010, a pair of gay foster dads in Key West heard of a proposed motion picture that sounded a lot like their own legal fight to adopt two sons.