New York

April 24, 2014

Petition for teen couple banned from prom because one of them is transgender

Petition created for Anais Celini and boyfriend Nathaniel Baez whom have recently been banned from their prom, at Martin Luther King High School, because Nathaniel is transgender.

April 17, 2014

by Odalis Garcia

VIDEO: Teen couple banned from prom because one of them is transgender

A transgender student at a New York high school is being blocked from attending prom with his girlfriend because he is transgender.

March 17, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Irish LGBT people call to be included in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

Just before the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade began, Irish LGBT advocates spoke about the long history of exclusion of LGBT organizations from the parade, and the sudden change of heart of many corporate sponsors.

March 17, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

VIDEO: Stonewall Inn restocks Guinness after it pulls out of NYC St. Pat's Parade

Watch NYC's PIX 11 report on Guinness' announcement that they would no longer sponsor the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade.

March 17, 2014

by Dani Heffernan, Senior Media Strategist at GLAAD

Man with HIV wins court case after being fired from NYC hotel job

A jury awarded Antonio Muñoz more than $500,000 after he was fired from a Manhattan hotel. The termination came after Muñoz filed a discrimination complaint against his employer.

March 17, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

GLAAD President: St. Pat's exclusionary parade hurts Irish families like mine

GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis has written a letter to the editor of the New York Daily News, recalling her participation in the New York St . Patrick's Day Parade, and noting how excluding families like hers hurts on a personal level.

March 14, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent takes out ad to condemn offensive sign at Harlem church

They wanted to communicate that the sign and the church didn't speak for African-Americans or people of faith.

March 14, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Heineken pulls sponsorship of anti-LGBT St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC, Ford refuses to speak out

Ford Motor Company has announced that it will continue to sponsor the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, despite the parade's continued exclusion of LGBT organizations.

March 11, 2014

by Alexandra Bolles, Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement

VIDEO: Trans students' needs prioritized by nation's largest school district

The New York City Department of Education has issued a list of guidelines regarding best practices for meeting the needs of students who are transgender. But there is still more work to be done.

March 7, 2014

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

Anti-gay attack on NYC subway platorm

Masterson and his partner Peter Moore were physically attacked on a NYC Subway platform last Sunday morning by a man screaming anti-gay slurs.

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Petition for teen couple banned from prom because one of them is transgender

VIDEO: Teen couple banned from prom because one of them is transgender

Irish LGBT people call to be included in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

VIDEO: Stonewall Inn restocks Guinness after it pulls out of NYC St. Pat's Parade

Man with HIV wins court case after being fired from NYC hotel job

GLAAD President: St. Pat's exclusionary parade hurts Irish families like mine

LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent takes out ad to condemn offensive sign at Harlem church

Heineken pulls sponsorship of anti-LGBT St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC, Ford refuses to speak out

VIDEO: Trans students' needs prioritized by nation's largest school district

Anti-gay attack on NYC subway platorm

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