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RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Ross Mathews to be honored with Davidson/Valentini Award at the 2018 GLAAD Gala San Francisco

 | July 20, 2018

San Francisco – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today announced that television host Ross Mathews would receive the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 2018 GLAAD Gala San Francisco at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco on Saturday, September 15, 2018. The GLAAD Gala San Francisco celebrates and features storytellers who accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ community.

For more information on the GLAAD Gala San Francisco, visit: https://www.glaad.org/events/2018/sfgala

GLAAD Applauds FX’s Season 2 Renewal of ‘Pose’

 | July 12, 2018

 

Los Angeles, CA - GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today applauded news that FX renewed television drama ‘Pose’ for a second season. The series made history with television's largest cast of transgender series regulars portraying transgender characters.

GLAAD: “Today’s list of Emmy nominees is a milestone moment for LGBTQ inclusion on television”

 | July 12, 2018

New York – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today applauded LGBTQ-inclusive and out nominees for the 70th Emmy® Awards.

GLAAD social media posts on nominees:

https://twitter.com/sarahkateellis/status/1017461588696199170

https://twitter.com/glaad/status/1017449766031159296

GLAAD Statement on the Trump Administration's Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

 | July 9, 2018

NEW YORK - GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today condemned President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court seat made vacant by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh’s extreme conservative record and his past support by Southern Poverty Law Center-designated anti-LGBTQ hate group Family Resource Council (FRC) are deeply concerning.

Victory! Montana's Repeal of Anti-Trans Ballot Measure

 | July 2, 2018

July 2, 2018 - New York, NY - GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today celebrated the defeat of I-183, the proposed ballot measure that would have prevented transgender Montanans from using facilities consistent with their gender identity. I-183, also called the “Montana Locker Room Privacy Act,” failed to gain enough signatures to qualify for a ballot initiative in November.