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.
People of Color
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03/26/12
This past Saturday, 9 recipients in Spanish-language categories were announced at the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York. Click here to learn more about the each of the outstanding winners in Spanish-Language categories!
03/26/12
El sábado pasado, GLAAD anunció nueve recipientes de categorías en español de 23ª edición de los Premios GLAAD. ¡Haz clic aquí para saber más de cada de los ganadores!
03/26/12
Russell Simmons and LaLa Anthony presented Pariah with the award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
03/26/12
Laverne Cox joined the GLAAD Media Awards nominee and co-chair Janet Mock on stage at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York City last Saturday to introduce GLAAD’s work in conjunction with the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition.
03/20/12
Russell Simmons will present the GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Film – Limited Release” at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York.
03/19/12
Where are the LGBT people of color in media?
03/16/12
Saturday, March 17 will mark the 100th birthday of visionary and civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. Rustin, an openly gay African American man, worked for more than 50 years as an advocate and strategist for human rights.
03/15/12
In honor of Women’s History Month, GLAAD is profiling women advocates and allies who have contributed to making t
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06/25/12
The National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Latino civil rights organization, has unanimously voted to end
06/25/12
In honor of Pride, The Root.com honors 19 filmmakers, advocates, journalists and community leaders who are fighting
06/19/12
In the midst of month-long Pride celebrations, LGBT groups across the city mobilized for End Stop and Frisk: Silent
06/19/12
On Sunday, several thousand demonstrators participated in a silent march down Fifth Avenue to protest the New York P
06/12/12
For years, gay rights organizations and major civil rights organizations viewed each other warily.
06/06/12
An historic coalition of traditional race-oriented civil rights organizations, labor unions, and LGBT groups met yes
06/05/12
National LGBT advocates plan to join other civil rights leaders on Tuesday in calling on Mayor Michael R.