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GLAAD Observes International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Friday, May 17, 2013
2:46pm

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), when advocates across the globe take a stand against anti-LGBT violence and discrimination.

02/01/11
Smithsonian Discusses How to Handle Potentially Controversial Exhibits in Future | 02/01/11

02/01/11
LGBT Religion News Summary - January 31, 2011 | 02/01/11

As hundreds of LGBT faith leaders convene in Minneapolis for

02/01/11
Ugandans Urge Action in Response to Murder | 02/01/11

Around the world, people are grieving the death of

01/31/11
UPDATE: Statewide Efforts to Achieve Relationship Recognition | 01/31/11

01/31/11
Families Headed by Same-Sex Couples Are in the News | 01/31/11

When Elton John and his partner, David Furnish announced the birth of their son, the world took notice. 

01/30/11
GLAAD Demands Action from NBC/Comcast for Transphobic SNL Skit | 01/30/11

01/28/11
President Obama Names LGBT Advocates to Historic Appointments | 01/28/11
01/27/11
Oprah Acknowledges Seven GLAAD Media Awards As Groundbreaking Show Comes to a Close | 01/27/11

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Question 6, President Obama Supports Marriage Equality
10/26/12

President Barack Obama's campaign released a statement this afternoon in support of Question 6, Maryland's same-sex m

Censured but still outspoken: A Republican legislator stands up for marriage equity
10/26/12

In countless living rooms across Washington, state Rep. Maureen Walsh from Walla Walla has been telling her story.

Hate Crimes Up 15% in L.A. County
10/25/12

After three years of steady decline, hate crimes in Los Angeles County rose 15 percent last year, including crimes motivated by anti-LGBT bias.

Transgender Inmate Case Presented to Appeals Court
10/25/12

Lawyers for transgender inmate Ophelia De' Lonta in Virginia presented her case before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, asking that a lower court ruling that denied her state funding for surgery be reversed.

Lesbian Couple Discriminated Against by Local Association, State Says
10/25/12

The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights ruled that the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association discriminated against a lesbian couple in 2007 when it denied their application to hold a civil union ceremony at its boardwalk pavilion.

‘Deserving of Death’ Comment Downplayed by Md. Anti-Gay Marriage Leader
10/25/12

Derek McCoy of the Maryland Marriage Alliance is defending a highly offensive anti-gay statement made by a panelist at one of the group's events, calling the episode a "distraction."

Two Kentucky Men Acquitted of Hate Crime Charges in 2011 Attack on Gay Man
10/25/12

In the first U.S. prosecution under federal hate crime legislation, a Kentucky jury acquitted two cousins of hate crime charges while finding them guilty of kidnapping in the 2011 attack on a gay man.

Illinois Judge Finalizes New Birth Certificate Rule for Transgender Residents
10/24/12

A Cook County Judge has approved a court agreement that will allow transgender people to change their Illinois birth certificates without undergoing genital surgery.

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