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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04/18/13
GLAAD officially launched the Brett Ratner-directed "Coming Out for Equality" PSA series today, with a spot featuring actress Sarah Shahi making its premiere on AfterEllen.com. Visit glaad.org/ally to join the #AllyNetwork and take action for LGBT equality, watch featured PSAs, and find resources to help make your community a safe and supportive space.
04/18/13
GLAAD officially launched the Brett Ratner-directed "Coming Out for Equality" PSA series today, with a spot featuring actress Pauley Perrette making its premiere on Huffington Post.Visit glaad.org/ally to join the #AllyNetwork and take action for LGBT equality, watch featured PSAs, and find resources to help make your community a safe and supportive space.
04/18/13
GLAAD officially launched the Brett Ratner-directed "Coming Out for Equality" PSA series today, with a spot featuring actress Tamala Jones making its premiere on Ebony.com. Visit glaad.org/ally to join the #AllyNetwork and take action for LGBT equality, and watch featured PSAs.
04/18/13
Fans know Kevin Keller as the fun, lovable openly gay character from Archie Comics. Now, veteran comic book writer Paul Kupperberg is telling Kevin's story in a new format - a young adult novel. Set before Kevin arrives in Riverdale, Kevin tells the story of Kevin's middle school years as he makes new friends and faces bullying.
04/18/13
GLAAD today officially launched a new public service announcement campaign helmed by director Brett Ratner. The GLAAD 'Coming Out for Equality' PSA series features a diverse group of straight celebrities and athletes "coming out of the closet" as supporters of equality and calling for other Americans to speak out. Visit glaad.org/ally to join the #AllyNetwork and take action for LGBT equality and watch featured PSAs and resources to help make your community a safe and supportive space.
04/17/13
ABC Family’s new drama The Fosters, about a “multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms,” has shared a new, exclusive promo with GLAAD focusing on the relationship between long-time partners and moms, Stef Foster (Teri Polo) and Lena Adams (Sherri Saum).
04/16/13
Check out our interview with out musician Dani Shay (The Glee Project) to learn more about her last year, announcing her relationship with fellow TGP 2 contestant Ali Stroker and her new album and Kickstarter.
04/12/13
The 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles will boast an impressive line-up of stars that including host Drew Barrymore and a performance by Grammy Award-winning artist Kelly Rowland.
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04/04/13
The bittersweet story of real love and loss is revealed in the new trailer for Bridegroom, a compelling documentary that set records on Kickstarter with the support of Designing Women creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Watch the exclusive trailer now...
04/04/13
Magic Johnson has known his 20-year-old son E.J. was gay for nearly eight years.
04/04/13
La cantante brasileña Daniela Mercury, de 47 años, hizo pública su homosexualidad este miércoles, revelando en la red
04/03/13
Desde que Karina Hermosillo se presentó en las pruebas de Arizona con el deseo de ser la próxima "Nuestra Belleza La
04/03/13
Kobe Bryant is awestruck by a former Lakers star who rivals him -- Magic Johnson ... telling TMZ Magic's support of his gay son is a lesson everyone, including pro athletes, should learn.
04/02/13
Justin Bartha never set out to make a political statement when signing on to play a gay, expectant father on NBC's "The New Normal."
04/02/13
On Saturday, the band Garbage paused in the middle of its concert at Detroit’s Majestic Theater to let a fan propose to his boyfriend onstage. Currently, Michigan has a constitutional ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples but a judge has delayed ruling on a challenge to that law until after the Supreme Court rules on marriage equality.
04/01/13
Society and media have a circular and cyclical relationship: As LGBT activists have pushed for equality and visibility, and political realities on the ground have shifted, media representations of gay people have both responded to those changes and also helped to nudge them along.