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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02/07/13
Evon "Yung LT" Young, the 22-year-old transgender male rapper who has been missing since New Year's Day, is the alleged victim of a gruesome murder, according to Milwaukee authorities.
02/06/13
Today is national GSA Day, and GLAAD urges you to show your support for Gay-Straight Alliances across the country.
02/04/13
A Le Grande, Oregon teenager died on Sunday at a Portland hospital after being taken off life support following an apparent suicide attempt.
01/31/13
In a story that has been making its way around the media for the past few weeks, a former teacher at a Roman Catholic prep school in Queens suing after being fired for coming out as transgender.
01/30/13
Jim Nabors, the star of the ‘60s hit TV shows "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," married his partner of 38 years this month in Seattle, Washington.
01/30/13
This week's religion news summary features the potential lift of the ban on gay participants in the Boy Scouts of America, important steps toward equality among religious communities, and the return of Ru.
01/25/13
Recently transgender youth have been taking center stage on some of media's biggest platforms, and the media has risen to the occasion, taking the opportunity to educate and raise awareness.
01/25/13
NBA star Kenneth Faried has joined One Colorado to speak out in support of civil unions legislation for same-sex couples in the state.
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Breaking: Santa Fe City attorney maintains marriage for same-sex couples already legal in New Mexico
03/19/13
City Attorney Geno Zamora says in a three-page opinion that New Mexico’s statutory definition of marriage is gender-
03/19/13
Lonesome’s Pizza, a downtown Portland shop, has removed a menu item that caused community members to accuse the business of transphobia and has apologized for any offense it may have caused.
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03/19/13
Local elected officials, gay rights and immigration officials joined forces Monday to urge Congress to include gay couples under any federal immigration reform laws.
03/19/13
He may be a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy icon, but former Polish president Lech Walesa may also soon carry the distinction of having his name stripped from a San Francisco street.
03/19/13
Sacramento police were searching Monday for two men who subjected a midtown pedestrian to gender slurs, then struck him with a baseball bat Sunday night.
03/19/13
Nine years ago, city officials here sued to strike down a state ban on same-sex marriage. It was the first government challenge to such a law, and it set in motion a legal chain reaction that gave rise to a momentous Supreme Court case to be argued next Tuesday.
03/19/13
A San Bernardino County school district allegedly discriminated against gay and lesbian students, including its apparent refusal to allow girls to wear tuxedos to the upcoming prom.
03/18/13
The New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee just voted 7-1 with 2 abstentions to advance a bill (A3371) that would prohibit licensed therapists from offering ex-gay therapy to minors.