The Boy Scouts of America made history today by approving a resolution that will allow gay youth to participate. The Boy Scouts' ban on gay adults will remain intact. Many celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their excitement over this victory and continue to call for full inclusion of gay parents and leaders.
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03/13/13
MTV stars Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley will appear and recording artist Jake Shears will perform at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 16, presented nationally by Ketel One Vodka and Wells Fargo, GLAAD announced today.
03/13/13
The new ABC Family drama The Fosters about "a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms" will premiere on Monday, June 3. The first trailer for the series was released this week.
03/12/13
The lineup for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival was released this week and the roster includes several LGBT-inclusive films, including the world premiere of Bridegroom.
03/11/13
Anderson Cooper, who will be honored with the Vito Russo Award presented by Madonna at the New York GLAAD Media Awards this Saturday, March 16, today spoke with Michelangelo Signorile on his SiriusXM OutQ Program.
03/11/13
March is Women's History Month and to begin a weekly feature of women of the LGBT community GLAAD sat down with Kimberley McLeod, the creator of the ELIXHER and Communications Director for the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC).
03/11/13
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, currently in its tenth year on air, has been renewed for four more years through the 2016-17 season by core NBC station group and other stations representing 96% of the U.S.
03/09/13
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.
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02/20/13
Today's mainstream superhero comics contain more LGBT characters than ever. Surely this is a good (if, let's agree, weirdly specific) thing. After all, superheroes remain the comics medium's dominant genre, and having the characters who populate that genre more closely resemble those of us who populate the world at large must count as progress.
02/19/13
The music mogul who played key roles in the careers of superstars like Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson has come out as bisexual.
02/19/13
The bios of the musicians who make up the band Micah’s Rule read like many Christian artists. Grew up singing in the church. Preacher’s son. Then became a preacher. In many bands. Degrees in music and ministry. Recorded some albums.
02/15/13
Linda Johnson Rice, chairman of Johnson Publishing Company reaffirms her support for marriage equality in an Ebony.com op-ed.
02/15/13
Looking back at his work, I’d say that all of Bill’s photographs are actually valentines...He gave visibility to a generation of men who had been mostly invisible in the Times until then except as victims, oddballs, or closet cases. And, in doing so, revealed just as much about himself.
02/12/13
HuffingtonPost sits down with trans actress Laverne Cox to discuss the importance of trans visibility and accurate representation of trans people in media.
02/12/13
Petitioners are boycotting the selection of author Orson Scott Card, set to pen a story for an "Adventures of Superman" digital-first release. Opponents of Card's are taking issue with the writer's anti-gay efforts.
02/11/13
Let's face it: you're going to watch the Oscars no matter what. But producing powerhouse Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Chicago, Smash, Footloose, dozens of other projects) are helming the 85th annual Academy Awards and they're determined not to make it a slog.