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GLAAD at Work: Continuing to educate journalists about fair coverage of LGBT people
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
4:32pm

The San Diego Press Club will be hosting its first-ever panel discussion addressing the media coverage of the LGBT community, with GLAAD's own Monica Trasandes as a featured panelist.

04/21/09
Maine Public Hearing on Marriage Equality Tomorrow | 04/21/09

04/17/09
Continuing Media Coverage of the Angie Zapata Murder Trial | 04/17/09

As the trial in the murder of Angie Zapata begins, GLAAD will be monitoring local and national media for coverage of

04/17/09
The Angie Zapata Murder Trial Begins | 04/17/09

On Thursday afternoon, the jury was finally selected after two and a half days, and attorneys from the prosecution a

04/16/09
Opening Statements Expected Thursday in Angie Zapata Murder Trial | 04/16/09

Jury selection continued on the second day of the Angie Zapata murder trial. Weld County, Colo.

04/15/09
Media Coverage of the Angie Zapata Murder Trial | 04/15/09

As the trial in the murder of Angie Zapata begins, GLAAD will be monitoring local and national media for coverage of

04/15/09
GLAAD Reports from the Angie Zapata Murder Trial | 04/15/09

GLAAD Media Field Strategist Adam Bass is in Greeley, Colo.

04/06/09
Report from Iowa | 04/06/09

As the historic Iowa Supreme Court decision was handed down, GLAAD's Media Field Strategist Sarah Kennedy was on th

03/27/09
GLAAD Educates Future Journalists about LGBT Issues | 03/27/09

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‘Queer at Patrick Henry College’ vexes school’s chancellor
12/13/12

Gay students at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville don’t exist. They can’t exist. So says Dr. Michael Farris, the college’s founder and chancellor. It’s simple, really. Homosexuals can’t exist at Patrick Henry College because the students sign an honor code, Farris claimed.

Gay man living in San Diego granted reprieve from deportation to Uganda
12/13/12

A local gay man facing deportation and what he calls certain death has seen his holiday wish come true. "I was so, so, so, so happy," said Joseph Bokombe. "I'm grateful. It's amazing." For Bokombe, there is joy after plenty of fear.

Seattle advocacy pioneer recalls struggle for marriage equality
12/13/12

Last week, moments before the first same-sex marriage license was signed, King County Executive Dow Constantine told the story of two gay rights pioneers who had their license application denied in the same building 41 years earlier.

Morehouse College to Offer its First Black LGBT History Course
12/12/12

The all-male Morehouse College will soon offer its first LGBT-themed course, reports its campus newspaper The Maroon Tiger.

Gay-themed group denied charter and Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Some students at Point Loma Nazarene University are calling for change after a failed attempt to form a gay-themed s

Lesbian Wife Denied Membership To Military Spouses Group
12/12/12

A group for military spouses in North Carolina is facing questions of exclusion and discrimination after telling a female servicemember's lesbian wife that she wasn't allowed to join the group.

Syracuse mayor signs law protecting gender expression
12/12/12

Mayor Stephanie Miner today signed a new local law that extends civil rights to all people regardless of gender expression. The law, which passed the city council 7-1 last month, prohibits discrimination based on a person’s “actual or perceived sex, or their gender identity or expression.”

LGBT group denied charter at Point Loma Nazarene University
12/12/12

Point Loma Nazarene senior Sean Lewis, who is openly gay, said he and others often feel unwelcome on campus...To lessen that angst among gay students, Lewis recently spearheaded a campaign to begin a gay-themed discussion group.

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