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Transgender students face discrimination at graduation
Monday, May 20, 2013
2:48pm

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

01/23/09
KABC TO AIR REJECTED AD FEATURING GAY FAMILY | 01/23/09

After a meeting with GLAAD and the marriage equality group GetToKnowUsFirs

01/21/09
Share Your Story: Utah’s “All For One Initiative” Founder Jacob Whipple | 01/21/09

Like in California, activists in Utah rose up after the election to

01/07/09
Join the Impact: Saturday, January 10 | 01/07/09

Join the Impact is coordinating a nationwide protest of the Defenase of Marriage Act, or DOMA.  Here's information f

01/06/09
Oregon's Groundbreaking LGBT Leadership | 01/06/09

With the new year, Oregon will see a new level of LGBT leadership in the state. A moment after the new year began, P

01/06/09
Share Your Stories From the Holiday Table | 01/06/09

Last year, GLAAD partnered with Mitchell Gold, e

01/02/09
Transgender Woman and Boyfriend Murdered | 01/02/09

This week we learned

01/01/09
Tickets Now on Sale for Palm Springs Film Fest | 01/01/09

Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will premiere his new film,

12/19/08
Diego Sanchez to Assist Congressman Barney Frank | 12/19/08

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Married - but not here in Michigan
12/03/12

Together for nearly 40 years, a gay couple's legal marriage out-of-state in 2009 isn't acknowledged by the federal government or Michigan, which passed an anti-gay constitutional amendment in 2004 banning marriage equality and whose courts and Legislature have enacted further prohibitions marriage equality.

LGBT equality ordinances pushed in small Kentucky towns
12/03/12

In a scene that has been playing out in small cities throughout Kentucky in recent weeks, local citizens working with the statewide Fairness Coalition are seeking local anti-bias protections for gay and transgender people.

Mallory Owens, Alleged Anti-Gay Hate Crime Victim, Releases Statement On Thanksgiving Attack
11/30/12

Mallory Owens, the victim of an alleged anti-gay hate crime has released an extensive statement on the incident, but stopped short of confirming that the attack was somehow motivated by her sexual orientation.

Ryan Andresen, Gay Boy Scout Denied Eagle Award, To Be Honored by California Pols
11/30/12

Ryan Andresen, the 18-year-old who was booted from boy scouts because he's gay, is getting the recognition he so deserves.

Ali Forney Center Launches Video Series: Homeless For The Holidays
11/30/12

The Ali Forney Center this week launched a new video series titled Homeless For The Holidays.

Civil unions on fast track to passage in Colorado legislature
11/30/12

Colorado is poised to become the ninth state in the nation to allow lesbian and gay couples to form civil unions.

South Lyon district defends teacher's suspension for playing gay-themed song
11/30/12

The South Lyon Community School District is standing behind its decision to suspend a middle school teacher for playing a popular hip-hop song about being gay during class, even as scrutiny grows from gay advocacy and civil liberties groups.

Embattled transgender lawmaker resigns after all
11/30/12

Embattled Representative-elect Stacie Laughton submitted her letter of resignation to the Secretary of State's Office this afternoon. The letter reads "I regret to inform you that I am unable to fill the State Representative seat for Hillsborough County District 31 to which I was recently elected."

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