News & Rapid Response

Working with journalists and news outlets in print, broadcast, and online, our team serves as a resource to newsmakers and works to ensure that the news media is accurately and fairly representing LGBTQ people in its reporting.

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In The News

Sean Hayes to Receive Stephen F. Kolzak Award at 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

February 12, 2019

Color Of Change and GLAAD Launch ‘Call Out Hate’ Campaign in Solidarity with Black LGBTQ Community

February 6, 2019

Madonna to be Honored with the Advocate for Change Award for Lifetime of Accelerating LGBTQ Acceptance at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

February 5, 2019

GLAAD ANUNCIA NOMINADOS A LOS PREMIOS GLAAD EN SU 30th EDICIÓN

January 25, 2019

GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 30TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

January 25, 2019

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Our campus ambassadors explained what being queer, Black, and proud means to them https://t.co/pJ1pQnheiJ @glaad • 20 Feb
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The same Mike Pence who has fought against LGBTQ equality for his entire career? 🤔🤨 https://t.co/1jc7m3omfc @glaad • 20 Feb
"I got tired of them being disrespected in death" @TransGriot was profiled by @SLAwrites in @thedailybeast. https://t.co/qARZQDK8dY @glaad • 20 Feb
Another year, another two cruel anti-LGBTQ bills from Tennessee. @goodasyou https://t.co/Ry46PY4f6I @glaad • 20 Feb

Latest Updates

Donald Trump

Latest Update: March 26, 2018
-- 3.23.18 - Reporting in Slate reveals that the Trump Administration worked closely with Tony Perkins, head of the anti-LGBTQ hate group Family Research Council to draft their latest policy to implement Trump's ban transgender soldiers from openly serving in any capacity within the United States armed forces. -- 3.23.18 - President Trump announces a reworked attempt to ban all transgender people from serving in the military in response to the implementation of his original policy being frozen by four different federal courts who declared it likely to be unconstitutional.

Mike Pence

Latest Update: October 16, 2017
-- 10.16.17 - In a profile on Vice President Mike Pence that ran in the New Yorker, President Trump reportedly joked of Pence when asked about LGBTQ rights: “Don’t ask that guy—he wants to hang them all!”

Kellyanne Conway

Latest Update: October 16, 2017
-- 10.13.17 - Along with President Trump, Kellyanne Conway spoke at the Family Reseach Council's Values Voter Summit, a convening of fringe groups united around discrimination against LGBTQ people.