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Transgender students face discrimination at graduation
Monday, May 20, 2013
2:48pm

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

05/20/13
Transgender students face discrimination at graduation | 05/20/13

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

05/17/13
GLAAD Observes International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia | 05/17/13

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

05/16/13
RomCom with Trans Lead 'Boy Meets Girl' Raising Funds | 05/16/13

Writer-director Eric Schaeffer is probably best known for the 1996 Sarah Jessica Parker romantic comedy If Lucy Fell, but now he's prepping a new film about a young transgender woman and her search for love called "Boy Meets Girl."

05/16/13
Texas Senate passes bill with serious consequences for transgender Texans | 05/16/13

State Senator Donna Campbell's bill states that no marriage license can be obtained with a document that lacks a photo - which includes many legal documents indicating that one is transgender. This bill seems intended to stop transgender people from marrying their opposite-sex partners.

05/15/13
Rhode Island Transgender Girl inspires family to create trans youth support group | 05/15/13

A transgender girl in Rhode Island has inspired her family to create TransFamily New England, a free and confidential group for family members of transgender, gender variant, or intersex people.

05/14/13
Transgender woman allowed to marry partner in Hong Kong | 05/14/13

Hong Kong has just granted a transgender woman permission to marry her partner. Although the country still does not permit same-sex marriage, this is a major mile stone in transgender equality. As reported by USA Today, "The surprise decision only covers the right of a transgender person who was born male to marry a man, and for one who was born female to marry a woman."

05/14/13
Grassroots LGBT organization, Queer Rising, to hold rally and march in NYC | 05/14/13

Queer Rising, a grassroots LGBTQ organization that prides itself on demanding queer rights through direct action is holding a rally on May 15th. "Queers taking back the night" will begin at 7PM, in front of the Madison Square Garden. In connection with the NYPD, Queer rising hopes to bring more awareness to the recent attacks against members of the LGBTQ community in the neighboring area.

05/14/13
Laverne Cox, Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler present to Marc Lamont Hill, Ebony.com at #GLAADAwards | 05/14/13

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill was presented with the award for Outstanding Digital Journalism Article by actress Laverne Cox and writer and filmmaker Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler for Hill's Ebony.com piece "Why Aren't We Fighting for CeCe McDonald?" at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco on Saturday night.

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Kim Coco Iwamoto Being Honored As A Harvey Milk Champion Of Change
05/21/13

The White House will honor ten TBLG officials on Harvey Milk Day and one of them will be a girl like us.

NY Senators Put Pressure On State Legislature To Pass Transgender Protections
05/21/13

In one of those inexpiable political twists, what seems to have been a far bigger lift — marriage equality —passed the state legislature two years ago, while bills to protect transgender New Yorkers keep dying.

Sylvia Rivera Law Project: Toward the Impossible
05/21/13

Eight years ago, in December 2005, community members, organizers, artists, friends and sweethearts poured through the doors of a small gallery on the Lower East Side to join the Sylvia Rivera Law Project at the first annual art auction benefit, Small Works for Big Change.

Immigration Asylum and Detention Amendments Could Protect LGBT Immigrants
05/20/13

Today, the Committee will debate proposed amendments to Title III of the bill, which will address interior enforcement of immigration laws, including asylum procedures, indefinite detention, and solitary confinement. Here’s a rundown of what some upcoming amendments mean for LGBT immigrants:

Thousands petition to support transgender high school student
05/20/13

A transgender student at St. Pius High School has received international support in his battle to wear boy’s gown at his graduation.

Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth
05/17/13

The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against two transgender youth rather than appealing their case to the Supreme Court, five human rights organizations said today.

Celebrate Equality! Work Like Hell for Justice! International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
05/17/13

May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Throughout the world, people will stand up and announce that equality gives life and that homophobia kills.

Anti-LGBT legislation surfaces in Texas as session winds down
05/16/13

The Texas Senate on Tuesday passed SB 1218, which would prohibit anyone from obtaining a marriage license with a document that lacks a photo, including an affidavit of sex change.

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Consistent Respect: Reporting On Transgender Crime Suspects
04/24/13

Victims or Villains: Examining Ten Years of Transgender Images on Television
11/20/12

In recognition of Transgender Awareness Week and the 

Doubly Victimized: Reporting on Transgender Victims of Crime
11/20/12

The following guidelines will help you ensure that transgender victims of violent crimes are always treated respectfully and fairly. These guidelines apply to all stories that involve the transgender community, but are especially important when the person has been attacked or killed.

Guía para una Cobertura Objetiva de Personas y Temas Transgénero
04/04/12

GLAAD le insta a todos los medios de comunicación a prestar mucha atención al lenguaje que se emplea a la hora de cubrir cualquier noticia (sobre todo las historias de crímenes) que tenga que ver con la comunidad lésbica, gay, bisexual y transgénero (LGBT).

Transgender Day of Remembrance Resource Kit for Journalists
11/11/12

The Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors the memory of those murdered because of anti-transgender prejudice, is recognized annually on November 20. GLAAD encourages journalists to mark the occasion with stories about the pervasive problem of crimes against transgender people, as well as the diversity and resilience of the community in the face of harassment and violence.

Talking About Transgender-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Laws
08/15/11

The Talking About series was co-authored by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Moveme

Elementary school refuses to speak, as twenty thousand Americans stand up for 6-year-old transgender girl
03/07/13

March 7, 2013, New York, NY – GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advoca

Colorado family seeks equal treatment for transgender daughter
02/27/13

GLAAD has been working closely with the family of 6-year-old Coy Mathis and the Transgender Legal Defense and Educati

East Aurora School District Caves to Pressure from Racial Group, Hurts Students
10/24/12

GLAAD urges the media to fully investigate the East Aurora School District's decision to cave to pressure from radical group the Illinois Family Institute.

New GLAAD Videos Show LGBT Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and Labor Movement United in Growing National Campaign Against Stop and Frisk
06/13/12

New York, New York—Today, GLAAD, the leading national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy o

GLAAD and Community Organizations Urge Support for Chaz Bono on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars'
09/16/11



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