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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04/23/13
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland) and Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) took the stage at the GLAAD Media Awards
04/22/13
Actress, producer, director and former GLAAD Vanguard Award honoree Drew Barrymore hosted the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday.
04/22/13
The Perks of Being a Wallflower writer and director Stephen Chbosky and stars Logan Lerman, Johnny Simmons and Mae Whitman were presented with the Outstanding Film – Wide Release award by Tobey Maguire at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles last night.
04/22/13
Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron presented the Stephen F. Kolzak Award to Steve Warren last night at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. The Stephen F. Kolzak award is presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for our community.
04/22/13
Actor Chris Evans (Captain America, Fantastic Four) joined the stage with brother, out actor Scott Evans (One Life to Live), and their mother Lisa Evans at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in L.A. on Saturday.
04/20/13
Harvey Weinstein and Jennifer Lawrence presented former President Bill Clinton with the Advocate for Change Award ton
04/19/13
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.
04/18/13
Edge Premieres New 'Coming Out for Equality' PSA and Interview Featuring Kristen Johnston | 04/18/13
GLAAD officially launched the Brett Ratner-directed "Coming Out for Equality" PSA series today, with a spot and interview featuring actress Kristen Johnston making its premiere on Edge on the Net.com. Visit glaad.org/ally to join the #AllyNetwork and take action for LGBT equality, and watch featured PSAs.
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04/12/13
A new survey suggests that portrayals of LGBT characters have positively impacted the opinions of Americans on marriage equality.
04/10/13
Yesterday, all of the internet was ablaze with the news that Saga #12—Image Comics' sci-fi adventure drama by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples—was being blocked from iPads and iPhones by Apple. A new announcement from digital comics purveyor Comixology indicates that they, not Apple, were to blame. It also says that the comic will be available later today.
04/10/13
Political music need not be angry, loud or violent to get its point across. Such is the case with the moving ballad of “El Hielo (ICE)”, the new video for Los Angeles-based Chicano conjunto group La Santa Cecilia. “El Hielo (ICE)” tells the story of a group of undocumented citizens who work at the same restaurant.
04/10/13
Sitting on top of the world! Nate Berkus and boyfriend Jeremiah Brent are officially engaged to be wed, a rep for Berkus tells Us Weekly exclusively. The pair, who have been dating for 8 1/2 months, made it official atop Machu Picchu in Peru on Monday, April 8 -- and are excited for the next chapter of their lives together.
04/10/13
Today, DC Comics told Wired that it will continue to expand the LGBT diversity of its superhero universe by introducing the first openly transgender character in a mainstream superhero comic.
04/08/13
HBO Films has released a full trailer for Steven Soderberg's biopic of pianist Liberace, Behind the Candlelabra, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.
04/05/13
Jeremy Irons gave an interview to Huffington Post Live yesterday and and the
64-year-old Oscar winner and one-time relevant actor had some interesting ideas about marriage equality.
04/05/13
Do not read this if you plan on seeing Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. But also — do not see Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.