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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11/25/12
GLAAD has been commemorating Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance by sharing stories that highlight the resilience and the achievements of transgender Americans, including performance artist and poet Kit Yan.
11/24/12
Over the past week, GLAAD has been commemorating Transgender Awareness Week by sharing stories that highlight the resilience and the achievements of transgender Americans, including Noah Lewis.
11/21/12
The 80’s-tinged sound of out lesbian singer-songwriter AG might be familiar to fans of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, but now an upcoming project has her tackling some classic Beatles recordings.
11/20/12
Chaz Bono, transgender advocate and Dancing with the Stars contender, returns to TV tonight with an appearance on “Tonight, Tonight pt 2,” the conclusion to the Degrassi season 12 finale.
11/20/12
GLAAD's new study of transgender images on television in the past ten years revealed that nearly half of all catalogued episodes contained negative messages and stereotypes. Additionally, transgender characters were cast as victims or villains more often than not, while anti-trans language found to be present in at least half of all episodes.
11/19/12
In recognition of Transgender Awareness week, GLAAD and The Advocate.com present some of the most groundbreaking representations of transgender people that have raised awareness of the community in mainstream audiences.
11/16/12
Every 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.
11/16/12
Nominations for the 2013 People’s Choice Awards were announced yesterday and voting is now open to decide the winners. Glee scored big in TV with a leading five nominations between the series and cast and Modern Family followed closely behind with four nods. Of the five actors nominated for Favorite Comedic TV Actor, four are openly gay. A wide range of LGBT-inclusive programs also picked up nominations.
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07/20/12
In a new essay on The Daily Beast, singer-songwriter Cindey Bullen (now Cydny) writes about his amazing career with musicians like Elton John, the loss of a daughter, and the long road before coming out as a transgender man.
07/20/12
Electronic Arts has joined a coalition of American businesses opposing the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law th
07/17/12
Last year, Elton John urged Florida Gov.
07/16/12
Joss Whedon will appear in his longtime friend and collaborator Jane Espenson's online sitcom, Husbands, featuring each of the series' three new, eight minute episodes, as the agent of recently-out and married baseball star Brady (Sean Hemeon).
07/16/12
One of the best documentaries on the festival circuit this year is I Stand Corrected, lesbian director Andrea Meyerson’s intimate and engaging portrait of Jennifer Leitham, the transgender bass player whose unusual technique and extraordinary talent has made her one of the most recognizable musicians in the jazz world.
07/12/12
Brad Pitt’s mother Jane Pitt caused quite a stir last week after penning an anti-Obama, anti-gay letter — and now An
07/11/12
It seems the National Organization for Marriage has found its latest “non-cognitive” elite to champion.
07/11/12
Women including sports icon Billie Jean King and actress Jane Lynch are starting a super PAC on Wednesday that they