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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
7:50pm

Tomorrow, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn along with Empire State Pride Agenda and members LGBT advocacy organizations, including the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, and The Ali Forney Center will march on the steps of City Hall, in New York City.

04/29/09

In the midst of the Angie Zapata murder trial in Greeley, Colo., which came to a conclusion last week with the

04/29/09

For more information on Angie's story, visit www.angiezapata.com.

04/22/09

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

04/22/09

In what came as a surprise to nearly all court watchers,

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12/06/12

As hundreds of gay couples waited for marriage licenses at the King County Administration building early Thursday morning, some workers there noted it was the same place where a pioneering gay couple was denied one 41 years ago.

12/06/12

Indiana voters could get to decide whether a marriage equality ban ends up in the state's constitution. It is expected to be a fight in the coming legislative session. One group believes the law could have economic implications.

12/05/12

The LGBT community in Virginia and across the country are seeking answers from the Charlottesville, VA police department in the abduction of trans teenager Sage Smith.

12/05/12

The city of Seattle has postponed plans for a wedding gift to gay and lesbian employees when they marry.

12/05/12

Beneath the foggy mirror in a makeshift locker room no bigger than a storage closet sit 11 women, their wide eyes affixed to an overdressed basketball coach who is delivering a pregame speech that is equal parts inspiration and four-letter words.

12/05/12

For $35, Bryn Kelly will cut your hair into an Elvis-inspired pomp or a Don Draper taper haircut. The 32-year-old Brooklyn hairdresser has set herself a goal of raising $7,000 as quickly as possible, in a bid to put a down payment on a long-awaited sex reassignment surgery.

12/05/12

Janeé Harteau was sworn in as the city's 52nd police chief on Thursday before a crowd of 300 people in the rotunda of Minneapolis City Hall, as Sgt. Holly Keegel, whom she introduced as her "life partner," and their 13-year-old daughter, Lauren, stood by her side.

12/05/12

School officials are standing by their belief that a policy to address the needs of transgender students is not necessary in the district, despite more than 10,000 people asking them to write one.

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