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January 6, 2012

by Elana Stone, GLAAD's Media Field Strategist

Biographer of GLAAD Founding Member Vito Russo Speaks with GLAAD on Upcoming Appearance

Biographer Michael Schiavi speaks with GLAAD about Celluloid Activist, his biography of Vito Russo, one of GLAAD’s founders and a visionary advocate for LGBT equality.

December 29, 2011

by Amita Swadhin

"Pariah Personals" Feature Coming Out Stories By Youth of Color

This week, Salon.com teamed up with New America Media to run a series of coming out stories by LGBT youth of color and LGBT immigrant youth. Titled "Pariah Personals," the series is inspired by the recently released film "Pariah," a coming-of-age story about an African American teen named Alike, who is embracing her identity as a lesbian.

December 9, 2011

by Amita Swadhin

GLAAD Mourns Seattle's Danny Vega

Over the past week, Seattle’s Southside, Filipino and LGBT communities have gathered to mourn the loss of Danny Vega, an openly gay Filipino American man who died on November 27 from injuries received during a brutal attack in which he was beaten and robbed while taking a walk in his Rainier Valley neighborhood on November 15. He was 58 years old.

December 2, 2011

by Kimberley McLeod, GLAAD's Communities of African Descent Media Field Strategist

Marsha Ambrosius' "Far Away" Wins Soul Train's "Record of the Year"

British soul singer and songwriter Marsha Ambrosius won Soul Train’s "The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award"/Record of the Year for her hit "Far Away."

September 28, 2011

by Amita Swadhin

Holistic Campaigns Address HIV Epidemic among Young Gay and Bisexual Black Men

In response to news that HIV is on the rise among Black gay and bisexual men, GLAAD spoke to health advocates in the Black LGBT community and learned of holistic campaigns that address this epidemic.