January 10, 2013
Nominate GLAAD for a social media award in the Shorty Awards
We want you to vote for us in the 5th Annual Shorty Awards!
October 19, 2012
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and staff go purple, join Twitter users in standing against bullying on #SpiritDay
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo joined employees on Friday and wore purple for Spirit Day.
October 19, 2012
#SpiritDay Inspires Twitter Users to Reclaim Homophobic Hashtag
The users of Twitter have used Spirit Day to take what was once a homophobic hash tag and turned it into a learning opportunity.
October 18, 2012
Facebook, Tumblr and other tech companies to go purple with GLAAD on #SpiritDay
Facebook, Tumblr and Yahoo are among other tech companies joining millions of Americans on 10/19 and going purple and standing against bullying on Spirit Day.
October 15, 2012
Celebs tweet their support for Friday's #SpiritDay
Spirit Day is almost here! Check out tweets from some celebs who are already going purple and learn how to join them!
October 16, 2012
#SpiritDay: 19 Days of Action -- Day 16
Now that you've gone purple using GLAAD's #SpiritDay tool, tell your favorite celebrities to do the same!
June 14, 2012
#SupportCarrie - Thank Carrie Underwood for standing up for equality!
After announcing that she supports marriage equality, singer Carrie Underwood has come under fire from some fans.
In an interview with U.K.'s The Independent, Underwood said, "As a married person myself, I don't know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love, and want to marry. I can't imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love."
May 17, 2012
NY Times Trans Exploitation Generates Community Response
Following an incredibly exploitative piece in the New York Times about the death of transgender woman Lorena Escalera in a fire this past weekend, and the newspaper’s subsequent refusal to acknowledge the true problems with their story, transgender advocates and allies have generated a powerful response asserting the immense hurt felt by so many over this coverage.
April 27, 2012
Fox News' Crowley "Apologizes" for Anti-Gay Joke
On Thursday, Fox News Reporter Monica Crowley tweeted a homophobic remark regarding the announcement that Georgetown Law School student, birth control advocate, and Rush Limbaugh target Sandra Fluke is engaged.
April 23, 2012
Media Round-up of GLSEN's Day of Silence
To commemorate the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) Day of Silence, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and allies worked to raise awareness about anti-LGBT bullying by not speaking. You can see some of the media coverage of the Day of Silence below.
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