Washington

September 27, 2015

by Ross Murray, Senior Director, GLAAD Media Institute

GLAAD responds to no condemnation, no word of welcome for LGBT people from Pope Francis

GLAAD, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, expressed a mix of disappointment and hopefulness in Pope Francis' lack of explicit welcoming messages for the thousands of LGBT people who followed his trip to the United States.

September 30, 2014

by Brendan Davis, Director of Digital Communications

#DC19 campaign highlights DC's non-discrimination protections

A campaign launched by the DC Office of Human Rights (OHR) highlights the 19 traits covered under the DC Human Rights Act, which is the District’s anti-discrimination law.

GLAAD

July 31, 2014

by Dani Heffernan, Senior Media Strategist at GLAAD

Transgender teenage girl stabbed on Washington, D.C. Metro

Yesterday, a 15-year-old transgender girl was stabbed on the Green Line Metro in Washington, D.C., around 4:30 p.m.

July 8, 2014

by Joeli Katz, Youth Issues Intern

Rainbow Community club provides safe space for LGBT youth

The Rainbow Community in Longview, Washington is a group for local LGBTQ and ally middle and high school students that meets weekly at the Longview Public Library and has already changed the lives of its young members.

May 21, 2014

by Alexandra Bolles, Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement

PHOTOS: Amazon receives 125K petitions hand-delivered by LGBT scouts, locals, advocates

Today, GLAAD was on the ground in Seattle with LGBT youth, adults, and local advocates as they delivered more than 125,000 petition signatures to online retail giant Amazon at the company's headquarters in Seattle.

May 12, 2014

by Alexandra Bolles, Associate Director, Campaigns & External Engagement

Washington Governor "deeply troubled" by Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy, allies with ousted Scoutmaster

Jay Inslee, the Governor for the State of Washington, has released an open letter supporting Scoutmaster Geoffrey McGrath and condemning the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for revoking his title as well as his troop's charter, simply because Geoffrey is openly gay.

January 31, 2014

by Nicholas Coppola

TAKE ACTION: Today is "Stand with Mr. Z" day!

In response to the recent firing of Eastside Catholic High School Vice Principal, Mark Zmuda, student leaders have organized Z Day 2014 in support of their beloved educator, who was terminated for legally marrying his husband.

January 24, 2014

by Nicholas Coppola

Eastside Catholic High School students continue to "make a mess" to bring back fired teacher

Eastside Catholic High School students continue to speak out in support of fired vice principal Mark Zmuda.

January 7, 2014

by Nicholas Coppola

Eastside Catholic High School: get divorced or get fired

Mark Zmuda, the former vice principal of Eastside Catholic school in Sammamish, was fired after school officials found out he had married his husband. One of Zmuda's former students released a video where Zmuda states he was told he could keep his job if he got a divorce.

December 20, 2013

by Nicholas Coppola

Catholic school students protest gay vice-principal's dismissal

Hundreds of students from Eastside Catholic High School in Washington staged a protest in support of vice principal Mark Zmuda who was dismissed for marrying the man he loves.

Washington

GLAAD responds to no condemnation, no word of welcome for LGBT people from Pope Francis

#DC19 campaign highlights DC's non-discrimination protections

Transgender teenage girl stabbed on Washington, D.C. Metro

Rainbow Community club provides safe space for LGBT youth

PHOTOS: Amazon receives 125K petitions hand-delivered by LGBT scouts, locals, advocates

Washington Governor "deeply troubled" by Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy, allies with ousted Scoutmaster

TAKE ACTION: Today is "Stand with Mr. Z" day!

Eastside Catholic High School students continue to "make a mess" to bring back fired teacher

Eastside Catholic High School: get divorced or get fired

Catholic school students protest gay vice-principal's dismissal

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