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GLAAD to Media: Tell the Story of Anti-Transgender Violence Correctly
Friday, April 5, 2013
3:13pm

Two instances of anti-transgender murders occurred in Orlando, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland over the last 24 hours. Both were transgender women of color. And when the media doesn't tell their story correctly, it perpetuates misleading stereotypes about transgender people.

03/17/09
Call to Action: Demand that Colorado Radio Host Trevor Carey Disavow Remarks Condoning Violence Against Transgender People | 03/17/09

Earlier today, GLAAD issued a Call to Action

03/10/09
Community Members in Greeley, Colo. Respond to GLAAD's Call to Action...and Make Their Voices Heard | 03/10/09

03/05/09
Media Resource Guide on the Prop 8 Legal Challenge | 03/05/09

03/03/09
Colorado State Senator Makes Ugly, Divisive Remarks about the LGBT Community | 03/03/09

Last Tuesday, GLAAD issued a stateme

02/26/09
Is the Deseret News Planning to Stifle Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Coverage? | 02/26/09

02/25/09
Delonas Controversy Is A Symptom Of A Larger Problem At The Post | 02/25/09

Last week, the controversy surrounding a cartoon by Sean Delonas, the New York Post editorial cartoonist, v

02/18/09
Utah State Senator Calls Gay People "Greatest Threat to America" | 02/18/09

02/18/09
GLAAD To Be Part of Dinah-Mite Weekend | 02/18/09

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Stompin' on the Savoy: Cancelled Gay Radio Host Speaks Out
09/28/12

Names like Steve Kmetko, Ben Patrick Johnson, and Thomas Roberts come to mind, gay men with successful national medi

MN Man Arrested for Vandalizing Churches, Defaming LGBT and Religious People
09/27/12

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who said he hurled rocks and left offensive messages about LGBT people at sev

MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Discusses Why LGBT Issues are Important
09/26/12

MCNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with Michael Lavers from The Washington Blade.

MN Catholics Asked to Pay for Anti-Marriage Equality Ads
09/25/12

Minnesota Roman Catholics will receive a letter this week from the state's bishops, urging them to donate money for

Al Sharpton, ministers support marriage equality in Maryland
09/24/12

Black clergy members who support marriage equality say they want to dispel the myth that all African-American ministers are against it.

Gay Couple Sues Worcester Catholic Diocese, Alleging Discrimination
09/14/12

A married gay male couple from Sutton, Massachusetts, is suing the Worcester Catholic diocese, alleging sexual orien

Moving the fence around marriage: the conscience of a Catholic senator
09/11/12

St. Leo Roman Catholic Church represents a spiritual home for many people of diverse views and backgrounds, and Washington State senator Debbie Regala, a devout Catholic, now counts herself among that number.

Mass. gay couple sues for opportunity to buy church-owned mansion
09/11/12

A gay couple from Massachusetts sued a Roman Catholic diocese Monday for allegedly refusing to sell them a mansion because church officials were concerned they would host gay weddings there.

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