GLAAD Blog

"Don't let us die," plead immigrants in custody during COVID-19

“Don’t let us die,” plead the women in a story on CBS News that profiles several people including Arlet Victoria Remón Pérez, 23, who emigrated from Cuba with her girlfriend. A former medical student, Remón-Perez says women in detention are not properly protected from COVID-19 and are scared. Close quarters and lack of supplies create a contagion nightmare, say lawmakers like Cory Booker, members of the Hispanic Caucus and over a dozen organizations have called for the responsible release of detainees until their court date.

On Transgender Day of Visibility, GLAAD and Instagram launch #TransLoveStories IGTV and portrait series

This year for Transgender Day of Visibility, GLAAD and Instagram partner to highlight trans peoples' lives and experiences of love. 

GLAAD and P&G Raise the Bar for LGBTQ Inclusion in Advertising

P&G has been behind some of the most memorable and moving LGBTQ-inclusive ads.

Latinx at the LA Art Show, the Moth Story Slam en Español, and the film "José"

The LA Art show is on every art lover’s calendar, and this year promises generous queer representation. Now through Feb. 9 in downtown LA, the massive art show includes the exhibit "MOLAA Pride" from The Museum of Latin American Art.

Guatemalan film José illuminates love in a difficult time & place as its star grapples with real-life immigration policy

So many cinematic stories that illuminate the LGBTQ experience in Mexico, Central and Latin America have been coming out this past year and it’s glorious to see. Joining them at the end of January, is “José,” the Guatemalan film, described as “a gripping, layered and beautifully honest story about one working class young man's struggle to find himself.” Among the honors bestowed on the film was the prestigious Queer Lion award at the Venice film festival in 2018. Unfortunately, its opening has been marred by the fact that the film’s star, newcomer Enrique Salanic, has not received permission to travel the U.S. which the film’s distributor, Outsider Pictures, calls unfair and an example of political bias.

Open Letter to Facebook

December 9, 2019

To the attention of Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO, Facebook:

How to Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.