Southern Stories

GLAAD

November 20, 2018

by Orion Ibert, GLAAD Campus Ambassador

Embroidered on our hearts: Creating the Trans Wings Quilt Project

Meet the Texas student who created the Transgender Wings Quilt to commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance.

GLAAD

November 7, 2018

by GLAAD

RAINBOW WAVE: GLAAD celebrates history-making midterm election outcomes

Pro-equality majority regains the U.S. House; Colorado elects Jared Polis; Kansas makes history; Massachusetts voters stand with transgender Americans

Families Belong Together

June 27, 2018

by Monica Trasandes, Director of Programs, Spanish-Language and Latinx Media

LGBTQ advocates get ready to March June 30

LGBTQ activists will be joining millions of people Saturday, June 30 in marches nationwide to protest refugee family separation and the treatment of detainees. Many LGBTQ immigrants, particularly transgender women, have suffered in detention facilities that often put them in dangerous situations.

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July 13, 2018

by Raina Deerwater, Entertainment Research Assistant

Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne's 'One Mississippi' showed me the love I was feeling

It’s really something we have... Something big. Maybe so big, it was hard to accept because I’ve never really felt this way before. I want to be with you, like, all the time, in every possible way.

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May 31, 2018

by Jonathan Leggette, GLAAD Campus Ambassador

What do Beyoncé and I have in common? The answer: Big Freedia

In their letter to Big Freedia, GLAAD Campus Ambassador Jonathan Leggette talks about the power of Black, queer, and trans resilience and representation in music.

March For Our Lives

March 23, 2018

by Alexandra Bolles, Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement

We cannot achieve LGBTQ acceptance if we don't #MarchForOurLives

Without implementing policies nationwide to prevent gun violence, we will achieve neither full LGBTQ acceptance nor collective liberation.

Photo credit: Winnie Miles & Carolyn Allen

January 10, 2018

by Alexandra Bolles, Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement

Amid nationwide rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation on the state level, GLAAD and Equality Florida release media guide

The guide contains story leads, a glossary of terms and definitions frequently used in reporting, terms to avoid, and common pitfalls – useful for the convening of the Florida State Legislature on January 9. It also includes a general timeline outlining Florida’s history on LGBTQ issues from 1972 to today

GLAAD and Equality Florida Release Media Guide for Reporting on LGBTQ Issues

New York, NY – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released Southern Stories: A Guide for Reporting on LGBTQ People in Florida in English and Spanish. This media guide will serve as a resource for journalists and media organizations both in Florida and nationally when reporting on the LGBTQ community.

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