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GLAAD at Work: Continuing to educate journalists about fair coverage of LGBT people
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
4:32pm

The San Diego Press Club will be hosting its first-ever panel discussion addressing the media coverage of the LGBT community, with GLAAD's own Monica Trasandes as a featured panelist.

09/17/09
Georgia Equality Calls on Atlanta Mayor & Police Chief to Answer Questions about Local Bar Raid | 09/17/09

09/16/09
Glennda Testone Named Executive Director of the New York City LGBT Center, First Woman to Fill The Post | 09/16/09

09/11/09
“Out to Work” Job Fair to Be Held in NYC on Sept. 17 | 09/11/09

09/10/09
Orange County School District Agrees to Mandatory Harassment/Discrimination Prevention Trainings Following Outrageous Incidents of Homophobia and Sexism | 09/10/09

09/08/09
Defamatory Ad in Yiddish Newspaper Sparks Controversy, Raises Questions in Brooklyn City Council Race | 09/08/09

08/31/09
Media Highlights Efforts to Counter Anti-Gay Group NOM | 08/31/09

08/28/09
Two Transgender Women Stabbed in Broad Daylight, One Dead | 08/28/09

08/27/09
One Iowa Speaks Out Against National Organization for Marriage | 08/27/09

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Restaurant Chain Criticized for Ads Perceived As Anti-Gay in Massachusetts
12/26/12

Advertising in America has drawn plenty of criticism from the LGBT community in recent years because of anti-gay themes.

Gay Support Leads to Ugly Church Breakup in Texas
12/26/12

Fifty-two churches valued at more than $100 million are at stake in a legal battle between the Episcopal Church and its conservative Fort Worth diocese.

So-Called "Ex-Gay Therapy" Ban Blocked By California Court
12/26/12

A federal appeals court has put the brakes on a first-of-its-kind California law that bans therapy that aims to turn gay minors straight. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency order Friday putting the law on hold until it can hear full arguments on the issue.

California Gay Radio Hosts Turn Possible Hate Crime Into Art
12/26/12

Two gay radio hosts in Los Angeles have turned a defaced billboard for their program into an inclusive piece of art, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Federal commission ruling favors transgender equality in Alaska
12/21/12

The year 2012 was a time of quieter revolution, in which a new interpretation of an old law could allow transgender individuals some access to the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission.

Atlanta mayor promises to change conversation on marriage in Ga.
12/21/12

When Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed called Lee Schreter on Dec. 11 to tell her was announcing publicly his support of marriage equality, she whooped out loud. “And I had a smile pasted on my face the rest of the day,” she recalled.

Md. lawmaker opposed to marriage equality charged in boating crash
12/21/12

A Maryland lawmaker who vehemently opposes marriage rights for same-sex couples faces charges in connection with an August boat crash that left him and six others injured.

Boca Raton Appoints Openly Gay 17-year-old to City Board
12/21/12

Tyler Morrison went from speaking out against the Boca City Council’s lack of LGBT protection, to becoming one its employees, who is now unprotected by a 46-year-old anti-discrimination policy.

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