Posts by Dani Heffernan, Senior Media Strategist at GLAAD

Uprising of Love benefit concert features Sting and Patti LuPone to raise funds for global equality

As world leaders come together in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative in mid-September, Executive Producers Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin) and Bruce Cohen (American Beauty, Milk, Silver Linings Playbook) will present Uprising of Love: A Benefit Concert for Global Equality. Read More

Anonymous transphobic Wikipedia edits linked to an IP address in US Congress

According to reports from the Twitter account congress-edits, which tracks when anonymous Wikipedia edits are made from IP addresses associated with Congressional office buildings, someone in a US House building has been making transphobic edits to the page about Netflix series Orange is the New Black. Read More

Trans model and activist Geena Rocero shares her story and passion for advocacy in Glamour Magazine

Glamour Magazine's September issue features transgender model and activist Geena Rocero sharing her personal story of finding herself and taking action for her community.Read More

NYC: Trans Women of Color Collective's call to action and a demonstration for Islan Nettles

The Trans Women of Color Collective of Greater New York is leading a Call to Action on August 18, marking one year since the brutal assault of Islan Nettles.Read More

New documentary highlights trans woman's relationship with her LDS Church upbringing

A new short documentary film, TRANSMORMON, follows the life of Eri Hayward, a 25-year-old transgender woman who grew up in the Mormon LDS church in Utah. Read More

GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 11, 2014

Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.Read More

GLAAD Link - your daily round-up of LGBT news, August 8, 2014

Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.Read More