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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.

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08/14/08

Newsday Explores Hate Speech and Hate Violence | 08/14/08

When a man walked into the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville and started shooting “because

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How Obama Factors In States Voting On Marriage

07/16/12

President Obama’s decision to publicly support marriage equality may have changed the minds of some Americans, accor

Atlanta: 3 Sentenced In Attack On Gay Man

07/16/12

It was a violent attack caught on videotape and posted online for those across the country to see: Four men shouting

Target Stocks Cards for Same-Sex Couples

07/16/12

Marriages for same-sex couples aren’t recognized in most states, but Target stores nationwide are now selling greeti

In Sleepy Minnesota Suburbs, Church Ladies Launch Marriage Equality Crusade

07/12/12

In the bedroom communities of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, Minnesota, billboards promoting right-wing candidates and

Congressional Candidate Closes Twitter Account, Saying It Was Hacked

07/11/12

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Vigils for TX Lesbian Couple

06/27/12

Friday night in Portland, Texas there will be a candlelight vigil for the two teen lesbians found shot in a local pa

National Council of La Raza Unanimously Endorses Marriage Equality

06/25/12

The National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Latino civil rights organization, has unanimously voted to end

AIDS Group Ditched by Float Driver Over Pride Parade

06/25/12

It’s an event that’s supposed to bring the community together, but a group almost missed out on the 24th annual Clev

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