People of Color

Issues impacting LGBT communities of color

Latest Update on People of Color

Thursday, May 23, 2013
2:53pm

Ya es hora de que los Boy Scouts de América sigan el ejemplo del pueblo estadounidense adoptando políticas que acogen a todos.

06/20/12

Join Audre Lorde Project, GLAAD and other LGBT organzations to show support for the 8th Annual Trans Day of Action to raise awareness around the discrimination and justice that the trans community faces overall.

06/18/12

GLAAD joins nearly 300 organizations in solidarity to march in protest to the marginalizing practices by the NYPD in the End Stop and Frisk: Silent March Against Racial Profiling.

06/15/12

En una reciente entrevista, Sofia Vergara, la famosa actriz colombiana y coprotagonista de la serie estadounidense “Modern Family,” se declaró a favor del matrimonio igualitario.

06/15/12

Today the Obama administration announced it would cease some deportations and offer undocumented young people who meet certain requirements the opportunity to work legally. GLAAD applauds the young, undocumented leaders, many of whom are LGBT, for their tireless advocacy to ensure that all Americans have access to safety, equal opportunity and protection.

06/14/12

Call Me Kuchu, the documentary about David Kato and the LGBT rights movement in Uganda will have its US premiere at this weekend's LA Film Fest.

06/13/12

GLAAD, CeCe Support Committee, Trans Youth Support Network and Trans People of Color Coalition, and others are continuing to support CeCe McDonald and bring greater awareness about the issues facing the transgender community.

06/13/12

After a recent episode of TLC's “Cake Boss” made Carmen Carrera the punchline in an anti-trans prank, GLAAD joins Carrera in demanding action from the network.

06/13/12

Today, GLAAD released videos of LGBT leaders, civil rights leaders, and labor leaders discussing the negative impact of the stop and frisk policy in order to mobilize these movements for a Father’s Day march that will advance a shared agenda of equality and justice.

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01/23/13

Three men were charged Wednesday in the beating of a Milwaukee rapper who went missing on New Year's Day and was the apparent victim of a gruesome gang homicide.

01/22/13

Dr. Ziegler: "It is urgent that we foster a reproductive justice framework that includes recognizing the shared relationships of resistance between all gender identities-as it is our most powerful avenue in creating significant social change."

01/22/13

Richard Blanco is the first Latino and openly gay man to deliver the inaugural poem. Anderson Cooper asks him about the honor, his inspiration for the poem, and the significance of being part of President Obama's swearing-in ceremony.

01/22/13

An official says Nepal’s government will begin issuing citizenship certificates with the category “third gender” for people who do not wish to be identified as male or female. Activists hailed the decision, saying it was an achievement for gay and transgender rights.

01/22/13

Nakisha Hardy spent the first nine months of her marriage on a remote Army base in Afghanistan, a tour of duty punctuated by sporadic mortar blasts and constant e-mails to her spouse back home.

01/18/13

We Are Jamaicans is a campaign for Jamaicans, whether gay or straight, to share their experiences and perspectives about LGBT human rights.

01/18/13

On the morning of Dec. 11, 2007, Anthony Adero decided to leave his hometown forever and head to the capital, because he wanted to kiss a man for the first time in his life.

01/17/13

A former U.S. Air Force sergeant, who was kicked out of the military in 2002 and eventually went to work for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” will be one of eight featured “citizen co-chairs” of President Barack Obama’s inauguration on Monday.

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