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Friday, April 5, 2013
5:23pm

A new Change.org petition has been launched calling on the Indigo Girls and other performers at the 2013 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to pull out and boycott the festival until they adopt a policy that would allow transgender women to attend.

03/15/13

Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

03/15/13

Recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen, who withdrew as headliner of the 2013 National Scout Jamboree following a campaign launched by GLAAD and Eagle Scout Derek Nance, today spoke with MTV News about her decision to drop out of the concert. Bill Gates recounts his time as a Boy Scout but urges the organization to end it's anti-gay ban "because it's 2013."

03/13/13

MTV stars Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley will appear and recording artist Jake Shears will perform at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 16, presented nationally by Ketel One Vodka and Wells Fargo, GLAAD announced today.

03/09/13

Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

03/08/13

Earlier this week Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, a long-time ally of the LGBT community, reinforced her strong belief that being a Christian and being a supporter of LGBT equality are not incompatible.

03/01/13

GLAAD today joined Boy Scout camp leader Derek Nance to call on musicians Carly Rae Jepsen and Train, headliners at the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) 2013 National Scout Jamboree, to denounce the BSA's ban on gay scouts and scout leaders.

02/27/13

Rapper Macklemore has become the first non-athlete to participate in the You Can Play project to promote LGBT inclusion in sports, releasing a video today.

02/22/13

Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

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02/07/13

Honey Dijon, the popular house-music D.J., finds herself a role model for transgender people.

02/05/13

Yesterday, pianist Sara Davis Buechner published on the New York Times website a brave and moving account of her experiences as a transgendered person.

02/05/13

At fun.’s sold-out concert at Radio City Music Hall Saturday night, lines didn’t only form in front of booths to buy popcorn, T-shirts and booze. A dense and snaking one lingered around a table for The Ally Coalition (TAC), an organization formed by fun. to rally straight kids in support of a wide range of gay-related issues.

01/29/13

One of the most popular American Idol contestants of all-time celebrates a milestone today.

01/24/13

The Broadway show "Avenue Q" and Logo are teaming up for a national PSA campaign to heighten awareness regarding HIV/AIDS.

01/15/13

Carrie Underwood stuns on the cover of Allure magazine's February 2013 issue. In the accompanying interview, the songbird answers some tough questions about marriage -- her own and the issue of marriage equality.

01/08/13

Star Pulse caught up with singer/actress Fantasia Barrino for a one on one interview to address her recent marriage controversy and to set the record straight.

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