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GLAAD Observes International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Friday, May 17, 2013
2:46pm

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), when advocates across the globe take a stand against anti-LGBT violence and discrimination.

10/26/10
US Dept of Ed; Schools and Communities Around the Country Work to Strengthen Initiatives Against Bullying | 10/26/10

10/22/10
President Obama Speaks Out on Anti-Gay Bullying | 10/22/10

Many national media outlets have been picking up on recent efforts by the LGBT community to draw attention to the st

10/20/10
Spirit Day Brings Sad News of Yet Another Young Gay Man's Suicide | 10/20/10

As Spirit Day winds down, we read of sad news about why days like today

10/20/10
CNBC Goes Purple for Spirit Day | 10/20/10

Today, millions of people came together to remember those young people who've lost their lives to anti-LGBT bullying

10/20/10
Logo Goes Purple for Spirit Day | 10/20/10

10/20/10
Hillary Clinton Sends Supportive Message to Struggling Teens | 10/20/10

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined numerous other Americans in promoting positive messages of acceptance

10/20/10
First Rule of Spirit Day: You DO Talk About Spirit Day | 10/20/10

10/20/10
Today Show, The View, The Talk and Ellen DeGeneres among those 'Going Purple' for Spirit Day | 10/20/10

Today millions of Americans including media personalities a

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COLUMN: Why Hillary’s support for marriage equality matters, a lot
03/19/13

So Hillary Clinton released a video this morning announcing that she now formally supports gay marriage.

California Ban on Marriage Equality Led Lawyers to Shift Role
03/19/13

Nine years ago, city officials here sued to strike down a state ban on same-sex marriage. It was the first government challenge to such a law, and it set in motion a legal chain reaction that gave rise to a momentous Supreme Court case to be argued next Tuesday.

COLUMN: Is George Will Homophobic?
03/18/13

In a conservative movement seized by extremists, George Will is one of the sane ones. But his recent rejection of social science as having any role to play in the gay marriage debate is wildly off the mark. It’s intellectually dishonest, scientifically ignorant, and—I’ll say it—anti-gay.

New Jersey Senate Committee Advances Ban On "Ex-Gay" Therapy For Minors
03/18/13

The New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee just voted 7-1 with 2 abstentions to advance a bill (A3371) that would prohibit licensed therapists from offering ex-gay therapy to minors.

At CPAC, The Marriage Fight Is Over
03/18/13

Cleta Mitchell, a D.C. lawyer who successfully led the charge to keep the LGBT conservative group GOProud out of the Conservative Political Action Conference for the past two years, is finding out what it means to lose a hard-fought battle.

WATCH: Anderson Cooper and Madonna Get Candid Backstage at GLAAD
03/18/13

Anderson Cooper and Madonna took some candid time backstage at the GLAAD Awards after she presented him with the organization's Vito Russo Award on Saturday night.

Winston-Salem church to stop weddings until marriage equality allowed
03/18/13

A church in Winston-Salem has announced it will stop performing all marriages until United Methodist pastors are allowed to officiate at marriages for same-sex couples.

Transgender people can 'change' official gender without surgery, South Korean court rules
03/18/13

A court in Seoul has ruled that transgender South Koreans can amend their gender on official documents without having to go through genital-altering surgery, Korea Times reports.

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