A new Change.org petition has been launched calling on the Indigo Girls and other performers at the 2013 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to pull out and boycott the festival until they adopt a policy that would allow transgender women to attend.
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11/04/11
Two recent polls, one from the Pew Research Center and the other from the Public Religion Research Institute, show growing support for marriage equality and transgender equality respectively.
11/03/11
It is often assumed that most Americans are not familiar with transgender people, but these survey results showed a surprising level of understanding and familiarity with transgender people.
11/01/11
Seeing Bobby Montoya expressing herself, seeking to join a venerable institution like the Girl Scouts, and eventually being accepted was an incredibly positive sign, and would have served as a perfect happy ending to this story - if some in the media had let it.
10/31/11
Two stories have emerged that highlight the conflict between the conservative beliefs of the Southern Baptist Convention and the reality that LGBT people exist and should be treated equally.
10/27/11
In their “Celebrate Love” column, Colorlines.com, a daily news site on racial justice issues, spotlighted LGBT families of color in Oregon.
10/26/11
The Girl Scouts of Colorado spoke out in support of transgender children following the story of a child who was denied enrollment in a local Girl Scout troop.
10/24/11
The Ali Forney Center and its supporters will rally in Union Square to raise awareness for LGBT homeless youth
10/24/11
GLAAD is continuing to profile prominent transgender advocates and members of the community. This week, we talked to Bamby Salcedo about her advocacy work with transgender youth and those affected by HIV/AIDS.
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06/06/12
Sheena Monnin has quit her post as Miss Pennsylvania USA, blasting Donald Trump’s Miss Universe Organization as “lac
06/06/12
While CeCe McDonald's sentence has sparked outrage in some circles, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the mainstrea
06/05/12
Argentina's groundbreaking gender-identity law, which enables transgender people to change their names and gender on official documents without first getting approval from a judge or doctor, went into effect on Monday, June 5.
06/05/12
Janet Jackson has signed on as an executive producer of a documentary on the lives of transgender people living arou
06/04/12
The graduating seniors at Bixby High School walk to their seats in the Mabee Center under a sword salute by the Mar
05/30/12
Shaw Media revealed Wednesday that it has picked up a reality show featuring Vancouver beauty queen Jenna Talackova.
05/29/12
Reflecting on the leadership of Philadelphia advocates within the movement for transgender equality, Nurit L.