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.
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10/24/08
Business owners have received threatening letters, incl
10/24/08
Proponents of California’s Proposition 8 have been talking about everything but taking away the right of gay couples
10/23/08
The below post is by Sarah Kennedy, the Central Region’s Media Field Strategist here at GLAAD.
10/22/08
Arkansas Families First, a coalition of citizens who oppose a ballot initiative that would ban adoption by unmarried
10/13/08
Recently GLAAD's Central Region Media Field Strategist, Sarah Kennedy, visited Kansas City, Missouri, to participate
10/10/08
Matthew Shepard's murder was a dark moment in our nation's history.
10/10/08
A decade after his murder, organizations and communities around the country are remembering the legacy of Matthew Sh
10/08/08
GLAAD's Media Field Strategy team gets phone calls and emails every day, from people all over the country.
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07/24/12
Via press release:
The AG’s Office has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a defense request for review of the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional.
07/24/12
A hate crime investigation is under way in D.C. after a gay couple’s night out ended in a brutal beating.
Michael Hall Jr. has a broken jaw and a fractured cheekbone following the attack Sunday morning.
07/24/12
Terre Haute business owner Mike Tingley has some pretty strong opinions about legislative efforts in Indiana toward
07/24/12
Imagine not being allowed to adopt a child you had raised since birth. That is what some same-sex partners are facing. Michigan is among a handful of states that still offers no legal protections for gays and lesbians – and that can have major consequences for their children.
07/24/12
Paper fans fluttered and tambourines jingled during the opening hymns of Inner Light Ministries’ Sunday service.
07/24/12
Richard Tisei could become the first openly gay Republican to serve in Congress, but he’s more interested in framing
07/19/12
Freedom lovers around the world celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday, but thousands of LGBT South Africans used
07/19/12
Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) really wants a deal to open a sixth casino in his state.