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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | GLAAD
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—Ended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, citing a "war on children" among his reasons for the endorsement. Kennedy has promoted baseless theories linking environmental chemicals to homosexuality or gender dysphoria. He has spread misinformation about LGBTQ issues,...
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Freed Between the Lines: No More Book Bans! | GLAAD
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With several awards and nominations to her name, writer, director, and producer Ava DuVernay has been selected as honorary chair for Banned Books Week 2024, which takes place September 22 - 28. We are proud to announce our honorary chair, award-winning filmmaker & advocate AVA DUVERNAY! She is...
on Sep 5
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Country Star Fancy Hagood Drops New Single and Announces Upcoming Album “American Spirit” | GLAAD
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Out country sensation Fancy Hagood is back and better than ever! Today, the GLAAD Media Award nominated artist dropped a brand new single titled "Losing Game." Listen to it here: The song is described as a delicate country love song about the rush of jumping headfirst into romance with someone...
on Sep 5
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Fact Sheet: Donald Trump on LGBTQ Issues: Immigration | GLAAD
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GLAAD has documented the anti-LGBTQ history of Donald Trump, including his policies, rhetoric and proposals on immigration. Trump’s full anti-LGBTQ record is available on GLAAD’s Trump Accountability Tracker. LGBTQ people seek protection and asylum in the U.S. to escape persecution and violence...
on Sep 5
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Transgender Awareness Week | GLAAD
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Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. Trans Awareness Week takes place the week before Transgender Day of...
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In the final days before election day, GLAAD Media Institute alumni, partnering with Silver State Equality and the LGBTQIA+ Community Center of Southern Nevada, have been motivating LGBTQ voters throughout Nevada to get to the polls before or on election day. Rio Antone, who uses she/his/they...
on Nov 1
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Trump’s Anti-Trans Ad Fails Politically Among Likely Voters | GLAAD
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Ground Media today released a groundbreaking randomized control trial that tested the effectiveness of a recent Trump anti-transgender campaign ad. Despite the Trump campaign recently spending nearly $20 million to air anti-transgender TV ads over 55,000 times in battleground states, Ground...
on Oct 24
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The ALERT Desk: Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker | GLAAD
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In response to the dramatic rise in anti-LGBTQ hate, GLAAD has launched its Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker (ALERT). The ALERT Desk serves as...
on Oct 18
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#SpiritDay is the world’s most visible anti-bullying movement inspiring LGBTQ youth, especially transgender and nonbinary youth to live their lives in their truth and authenticity.
on Oct 17
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Stand with Trans, founded in 2015 by Roz Keith, is a nonprofit based in Farmington, Michigan helping trans youth “build resilience, gain confidence and find hope for a future filled with joy.” Keith launched the organization when she was in search of resources for her own child who, in 2013,...
on Oct 9
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Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
on Sep 27
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WATCH: Matthew and Paul Castle Talk Book Bans, TikTok Fame, and More | GLAAD
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Husbands Matthew and Paul Castle have taken TikTok by storm. With 2.4 million followers on the app, their content ranges from hilarious to heartwarming, documenting their lives as an interabled couple. Paul, who is a blind artist and activist, is also an author and illustrator of kids books....
on Sep 27
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GLAAD at TIFF: A Glimpse at the Future of Queer and Trans Storytelling | GLAAD
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From a short film pitch for trans filmmakers at the 3rd annual Trans Film Summit, to LGBTQ stars on the red carpet and in dynamic panel conversations, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off the fall festival season with plenty to celebrate. Filmmakers and community leaders...
on Sep 26
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Election 2024: Florida’s U.S. Senate Candidates’ Record on LGBTQ Issues | GLAAD
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Florida voters will choose between incumbent Republican Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in the 2024 U.S. Senate election. Scott has served in the Senate since 2019 and was previously Florida's governor. Mucarsel-Powell was U.S. representative for Florida's 26th...
on Sep 26
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Representation: The Secret Ingredient to Acceptance | GLAAD
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Although schools and educators, libraries and librarians, parents and students all feel the effects of book bans, one group that receives less media attention but is no less important is authors. According to a new report from PEN America, the 2023-24 school year “targeted authors across state...
on Sep 26
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The 2024 United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) brought together advocates, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community leaders from across the country for a pivotal gathering in the fight against HIV. Held in New Orleans, LA, this year's conference emphasized the theme of...
on Sep 25
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Student Voters Tell GLAAD Why They're Voting
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At HeadCount’s Annual Voter Registration Block Party in New York City, a number of youth and student voters told GLAAD where they’re registered, their voting plan, and why they’re voting in the 2024 election. “I just registered to vote in New York,” Matthew DeAlba told GLAAD on National Voter...
on Sep 25
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Golden Globe Award winning and Emmy nominated Michaela Jaé, best known for her groundbreaking roles in film and television, is making waves once again, with the release of her newest album 33. In an exclusive interview with GLAAD’s Anthony Allen Ramos, Vice President of Communications and...
on Sep 25
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For this year's National Hispanic Heritage Month, it is essential to highlight and celebrate the intersectionality of queer Latine drag artists, who bring a rich blend of cultural heritage and LGBTQ+ identities to their performances. The art of drag has always been a vibrant expression of...
on Sep 25
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzJC3wrZoT0 Rez Ball directed by Sydney Freeland takes to Chuska, New Mexico, home to the high school basketball team the Chuska Warriors. With Native American heritage rich in their blood, they face a challenge when they lose their star player Nataani (Kusem...
on Sep 25
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Why Liars Like JD Vance Are to Blame for Fueling HIV Stigma
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Earlier this month, Vice Presidential candidate and dedicated anti-LGBTQ fear mongerer, J.D. Vance disgustingly and baselessly blamed Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, for a “skyrocketing” increase in HIV. This is categorically false. Public health officials also confirm there is no...
on Sep 25
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Why Portrayals of HIV Matter When It Comes to Combatting HIV Stigma | GLAAD
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GLAAD recently published its findings from the annual State of HIV Stigma Report. The 5th annual report, created and produced by GLAAD’s Communities of Color department in partnership with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, is the only one of its kind and aims to track Americans’ knowledge,...
on Sep 24
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Banned Recognition: Annual Event Casts a Spotlight on the Freedom to Read | GLAAD
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Banned Books Week (BBW) kicks off this year with new data showing the number of book banning attempts down, but still at high levels, and that efforts to restrict access to books and other “soft censorship” are up. “Titles representing the voices and lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ and [Black,...
on Sep 24
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¡Ojo! Latine media, art & cultural happenings to keep your eye on. Bringing you a selection of new and notable LGBTQ media curated by GLAAD’s Spanish-Language & Latine Media & Representation team. Younger latine people are more likely to identify as LGBTQ, and with over 62 million Latines in the...
on Sep 24
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Youth Services of Tulsa Unveil Letters and Street Art of Hope Dedicated to LGBTQ Youth | GLAAD
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The Tulsa LGBTQ community is in dire need of healing since the back-to-back anti-LGBTQ threats, including mounting anti-LGBTQ legislation and mourning the deaths of notable LGBTQ activists, youth, and parents. Within the last couple years the community lost Fernande “Fern” Galindo, nonbinary...
on Sep 23
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To have voices emerge with the sharp wit and unapologetic intensity that Lester Fabian Brathwaite possesses is amazing to witness. His debut book, RAGE: On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant…and Completely Over It, is not just a memoir-in-essays—it is a clarion call, a manifesto wrapped in humor,...
on Sep 23
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GLAAD Joined Award-Winning Journalists in Panel on Bisexual+ Media Representation at 2024 NLGJA Conference Earlier This Month Today, September 23, marks Celebrate Bisexuality Day, an annual day acknowledging the contributions and history of bisexual and bi+ people. Although bisexual people make...
on Sep 23
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GLAAD and trans community celebrate premiere of Netflix documentary “Will & Harper” | GLAAD
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On Thursday, September 19, Netflix held the Los Angeles premiere of the documentary “Will & Harper." The film follows Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, close friends who first met 30 years ago while starting at Saturday Night Live together, who reconnect when Steele writes Ferrell a letter telling...
on Sep 22
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Love Locked in Time: The Anniversary of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | GLAAD
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By Joshua Seefried Love is a powerful force, often defying logic and reason. Yet, there are moments when the barriers erected by society and circumstance render it impossible to fully embrace. My love life is a testament to a love that never had the chance to flourish—a series of relationships...
on Sep 21
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Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend. 1.) Demi Lovato’s directorial debut Child Star premiered on Hulu this week! The documentary pulls back the curtain on life in...
on Sep 20
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WATCH: #WAYHAUGHT Reunites for “Wynonna Earp: Vengance” Special on Tubi | GLAAD
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https://youtu.be/8lR2Gj4jVXE Earpers, the time has come! Three years after the show ended, the original cast of the iconic Wynonna Earp series, has joined forces once again for a special! The 90-minute Tubi original, Wynonna Earp: Vengeance, follows the spicy, hard-living, demon-slaying...
on Sep 20
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BLK In the South: A Southern HIV Summit Kicks Off the 2024 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS | GLAAD
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On September 11, 2024, the Regency Hotel in New Orleans, LA, was host to the BLK in the South Summit, a groundbreaking one-day event focused on the Black community’s response to HIV in the Southern United States. This served as an official pre-conference to the United States Conference on...
on Sep 20
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Today, GLAAD and leading national civil rights organizations representing women, people of color, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community, issued a call to action to Fortune 1000 executives and board members to remain steadfast in their commitments to workplace inclusion and the...
on Sep 19
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It’s time to celebrate Bisexual+ Awareness Week and National Latine Heritage Month, and we’re thrilled to highlight a few of the many authentic and dynamic bi+ Latine stories currently available to stream! In 2014, GLAAD co-founded and co-led the first #BiWeek with BiNet USA to draw attention to...
on Sep 19
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Heather and Terry Dubrow, stars of The Real Housewives of Orange County, have long been vocal about their unwavering love and support for their children and the LGBTQ community. Their family’s journey has been one of openness and acceptance, with each child embraced for who they are. In the...
on Sep 19
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GLAAD, Equality Springfield (Ohio) Statements and Fact Sheet on HIV Disinformation | GLAAD
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GLAAD and Equality Springfield, a volunteer organization made up of citizens who support the LGBTQ+ community who believe in a welcoming and inclusive Springfield, Ohio, released a fact sheet and statements in response to disinformation shared about HIV amid recent targeting of Springfield's...
on Sep 19
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Rupaul's Drag Race Global All Stars has taken the world by storm. The Paramount+ series features some of the most iconic queens from all over the globe, coming together for the ultimate drag competition. Hosted by none other than the RuPaul, the international cast of fan favorites are also...
on Sep 18
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An Analysis of HIV and HIV Stigma in the U.S. South | GLAAD
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Let's talk HIV and HIV stigma in the U.S. South. Last week, GLAAD published its findings from the annual State of HIV Stigma Report. The 5th annual report, created and produced by GLAAD's Communities of Color department in partnership with the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, is the only one of its...
on Sep 18
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Ten years ago, it was the Golden Age of television, the Breaking Bad phenomenon was having its grand finale winning trophies at the 66th Emmy Awards while Netflix was staking its claim in the streaming landscape with shows like House of Cards and the groundbreaking and very queer Orange is the...
on Sep 18
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Sarah Kate Ellis: Digging into LGBTQ Voter Data with The Electorette | GLAAD
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This Voter Registration Day, we are highlighting GLAAD’s President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis conversation with Jennifer Taylor Skinner on The Electorette Podcast to talk about what data reveals about LGBTQ voter engagement. Skinner opened with a stark truth about the current American political...
on Sep 18
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The 76th Emmy Awards took place on September 15 in Los Angeles and the night marked some major wins for the LGBTQ community. The ceremony was hosted by the real-life father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy from the GLAAD Media Award and Emmy-winning Schitt's Creek. The duo did an excellent job of...
on Sep 17
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U.S. Senator JD Vance's comments during a September 10 interview with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, have reverberated across the country and the world—mocked with countless online memes as well as elevating real-world danger for the Ohio immigrant...
on Sep 16
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https://youtu.be/zPwNCZoUNew In the upcoming Hulu series How To Die Alone, Conrad Ricamora stars as Rory, the BFF of Mel played by show creator and Insecure alum Natasha Rothwell, an actor he has been wanting to collaborate with. In fact, he wanted to work with her so bad that he put Rothwell on...
on Sep 16
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Reflecting on the Legacy of HBO’s Groundbreaking Series “We’re Here” | GLAAD
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While the series may be coming to a close, that doesn't change the fact that We're Here. The history making HBO reality series We're Here recently announced that its most recent season would also be its last. Spanning four seasons, We're Here brought groundbreaking representation to rural...
on Sep 16
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Jake Resnicow on the Future of LGBTQ Entertainment and Nightlife | GLAAD
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Events producer Jake Resnicow is the creative architect behind behind some of the most popular and sought-after LGBTQ-focused nightlife and pride events around the globe. From Planet Pride in New York City, to Utopia Festival on Isla Mujeres, Mexico, Resnicow's events bring together some of the...
on Sep 16
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Celebrating Latine Heritage With Comedy–Check Out The Trailer For Our Cheeky Series! | GLAAD
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Latine Heritage Month is here, and we're thrilled to kick off the celebration with a fresh twist—comedy! While we should be celebrating and amplifying the work of Latine people year round, this month is a great reminder to honor and recognize the diverse contributions of the Latine community...
on Sep 16
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Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend. 1.) Amazon MGM Studios’ Sundance crowd-pleaser My Old Ass hits select theaters today! In this fresh coming-of-age story,...
on Sep 14
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Chappell Roan didn't need any good luck at the Video Music Awards earlier this week! It was no surprise when the out pop sensation was crowned Best New Artist at the award show on Wednesday. With her viral hits like HOT TO GO! and Good Luck, Babe!, 2024 has been the year of the "Midwest...
on Sep 13
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Remembering Chilli Pepper: Trans Icon and Trailblazer | GLAAD
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Legendary trans icon Chilli Pepper passed away peacefully at home on September 11th, surrounded by close friends. Celebrating Chilli's life comes naturally, as she has spent decades entertaining the masses, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, and bringing critical attention to the pressing issues of...
on Sep 13
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Mal Glowenke Talks “Made it Out (To the Poles)” Special Series and the Importance of Voting | GLAAD
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Mal Glowenke is headed to the poles! Host of the Made It Out podcast and aspiring Mayor of the Lesbians, Glowenke joined GLAAD's Anthony Allen Ramos to talk about her upcoming special series, attending the Democratic National Convention, and what's at stake at the upcoming election. View this...
on Sep 13