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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10/15/12
We at GLAAD are thrilled with the number of organizations, companies and celebrities joining Spirit Day. Add to them Spanish-language network Telemundo, which has joined the Spirit Day campaign.
10/15/12
Spirit Day participants Fun. are partnering with Rachel Antonoff for the launch of The Ally Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to inspiring people to take action in the movement for LGBT equality.
10/12/12
The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles will be celebrating Spirit Day with a special performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and are offering a special discount for GLAAD Spirit Day participants to see the show and meet the dancers!
10/12/12
Every 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.
10/11/12
Lance Bass discussed coming out on The Ricki Lake Show this past week and in a new clip says National Coming Out Day should also be National Asking Day, citing that had his parents talked to him earlier and let him know they would still love and accept him, he would have come out much earlier in his life.
10/10/12
On today’s episode of the Ricki Lake Show, host Ricki Lake talks to married couple/ business partners/butchers Erika Nakamura and Amelia Posada.
10/08/12
Today, The New York Times series TimesCast discusses GLAAD’s Where We Are on TV report, which last week announced the highest percentage ever of LGBT characters on primetime broadcast scripted series was found in this year’s fall TV lineup.
10/08/12
Longtime ally Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto on NCIS) appeared on The Jeff Probst Show this past week with her fiancé and announced that they would not be getting married until Proposition 8 is repealed.
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03/26/12
Despite scoring low in week one, Martina sounds upbeat as she heads into this week’s competition, in which she and partner Tony Dovolani will dance the jive. The show airs Monday, March 26, at 8 p.m. on ABC.
03/26/12
Los Angeles-based LGBT film festival Outfest today announced it would take over programming duties for the New York City-based Newfest, effectively combining the two into "one national arts organization."
03/26/12
The MPAA has decided to uphold the original "R" rating they gave to the movie "Bully," so The Weinstein company has instead decided to release the film in theaters unrated.
03/26/12
Ricky Martin was honored at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held last night in New York City.
03/23/12
While riding the subway the other day, I was seated next to a young girl, maybe 8 or 9 years old, and her father.
03/21/12
Ricky Martin and his twin sons grace the cover of Spain's Vanity Fair.
03/20/12
Piers Morgan shot back at Kirk Cameron on Tuesday, after the actor alleged that he was blindsided by the CNN host wh
03/19/12
The New York Times asked notable creators and performers to explain what films had the most profound effect on their own identities as LGBT people.