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
Issues impacting LGBT communities of color
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03/15/12
In November 1996, the Audre Lorde Project (ALP) found a home in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. Since then and for the past 15 years ALP has helped LGBT people of color and allies in New York City and beyond.
03/14/12
Almost a year after GLAAD and others urged President Obama and the media to address murders of LGBT people in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that they will conduct training sessions on hate crimes for Puerto Rican law enforcement officials.
03/14/12
A casi un año de que GLAAD y otros instaron al Presidente Obama y a los medios a tratar los asesinatos de personas LGBT en Puerto Rico, el Departamento de Justicia ha confirmado que realizará talleres de capacitación para autoridades puertorriqueña para manejar los crímenes de odio.
03/13/12
En cuanto al tratamiento inclusivo de temas LGBT, rompe el molde la novela provocativa y moderna de Telemundo, “Relaciones Peligrosas” por su representación justa de las altas y bajas de la vida de su--hasta ahora—único personaje gay. Se transmite por Telemundo de lunes a viernes a las 10pm/9pm tiempo del centro.
03/13/12
Telemundo’s sleek, modern and provocative novela, “Relaciones Peligrosas” (“Dangerous Affairs”) breaks the mold in terms of LGBT-inclusive novelas with its fair depiction of the highs and lows in the life of the novela’s--so far--only gay character. It airs weeknights at 10PM/9PM Central on Telemundo.
03/13/12
In honor of Women’s History Month, GLAAD’s Religion, Faith, & Values program is profiling women from differen
03/12/12
GLAAD colaboró con los productores del programa Conclusiones de CNN en Español para asegurar que la perspectiva LGBT fuera incluida en una historia que abordó las declaraciones que dio el Papa Benedicto XVI ante el tema del matrimonio.
03/05/12
In an interview with AOL Latino, Dr. Nancy Alvarez, a self-described sexologist who uses the term “Dr.” and former host of a popular daytime program on Univision, expressed the idea that people are made gay by “mistakes made by their parents.” GLAAD responded with a column today on AOLLatino.com
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06/01/12
It’s a film about love, life and leadership among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Latinos in the United States, and yet, “Orgullo Latino,” aims to capture so much more about the complexity of this community.
05/31/12
As two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to beating a gay man outside a southwest Atlanta convenience store earlier this ye
05/30/12
In what is arguably the biggest race of the night for the LGBT community in Texas, openly gay candidate Mary Gonzale
05/27/12
A wildly insensitive New York Times article on the life and death of trans artist and drag performer Lorena Escalera flared tensions between the gender-variant community and the paper when it was published as part of the Sunday edition on May 14.
05/23/12
A week after President Barack Obama announced his support for marriage equality, CNN's Wolf Blitzer sat down with fo
05/23/12
Clay Cane writes about the need to constantly engage and include LGBT youth and provide mentors in the fight for LGB
05/23/12
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds support for marriage equality remaining consistent at 53 percent, with a g