BiWeek Kicks Off, Organizations Celebrate
The Bisexual Resource Center, GLAAD, and Still Bisexual kick off #BiWeek to celebrate bisexuality+ visibility; Annual #BiWeek Digital Campaign Draws Attention to the Experiences, While…
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Chick-fil-A Backpedals On Anti-LGBTQ Donations
Can Chick-fil-A Be Trusted? Some Organizations Prefer to Err on the Side of Caution By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Late last month, Chick-fil-A released a statement…
Accelerating Acceptance Report Finds LGBTQ Discrimination Rising Among Youth, Veracity Challenged
By: Audrey Cole/Reporter— BOSTON—Although more young people are outwardly identifying as LGBTQ than ever before, there is allegedly a greater lack of queer acceptance by…
GLAAD Unveils Study Showing Alarming Erosion of LGBTQ Acceptance
DAVOS, Switzerland—On Jan. 25, GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced the findings of its fourth annual…
Trans Talk 101: Terms to Know and Avoid
Trans Talk in a way that will not offend and will be a tool to refer to whether you’re writing or speaking directly to transgender…
Shameful: Associated Press Violates Its Own Transgender Guidelines In Caitlyn Jenner Story
The Associated Press violated its own guidelines for how to refer to transgender people in a voyeuristic report about former Olympian and reality television star Caitlyn Jenner’s appearance on next month’s…
Antigone Rising to Perform At GLAAD’s Inaugural in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—On June 12, 2015, Antigone Rising along with other artists and celebrities from across the country will come together to support LGBT acceptance at…
Mario Lopez: Host & Grand Marshal of Miami Beach Gay Pride
Miami Beach Gay Pride – April 11 and 12; “Extra” Airs on NBC 6 South Florida, Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. MIAMI BEACH, Fla.– Emmy…
Transgender Americans Face Staggering Rates of Poverty, Violence
New Reports Find Widespread Discrimination, Economic Vulnerably, and Health Disparities WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a year when transgender Americans are experiencing unprecedented visibility in the State…
Gay Eagle Scout, Fired Gay Scout Leader, Deliver 125K Petition Signatures Urging Amazon to Suspend Donations to Boy Scouts
As customers demand to know why Amazon is violating its own user agreement that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the company remains…
Boy Scouts of America Fire Gay Scoutmaster After He Comes Out to NBC News
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on the Boy Scouts of…
Op-Ed: Why is Gay Inc. Ignoring Chelsea Manning & CeCe McDonald?
By: Keegan O’Brien— CeCe McDonald and Pvt. Chelsea Manning (formerly known as Pvt. Bradley Manning before recently coming out as transgender) are queer freedom fighters…
Out of the Darkness Walks Raise Funds, Awareness for Suicide Prevention, for LGBTQ people too
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Throughout the months of September and October 2013, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Massachusetts Chapters will host…
GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index Report: Companies’ Results [Updated]
Universal Pictures leads studios in 2012 LGBT-inclusive theatrical releases LOS ANGELES, Cal. — GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization,…
WWE’s Darren Young: “Comes Out” Feels “Happy” at Last
WWE Superstar and professional wrestler Darren Young surprised the wrestling and sports world by coming out via a TMZ interview at Los Angeles International airport….
DOMA’s Repeal: A Nick on the Tip of the Iceberg
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— DOMA. It is about time that heinous act of discrimination was overturned. Like many of you, I was in tears, celebrating…
Leading LGBT Advocacy Organizations Respond to Senate Judiciary Committee Failure to Consider UAFA
This statement can be attributed to the National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLAAD, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, United We Dream and Queer Undocumented…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Trans nondiscrimination policy approved in public school district The Medford School Committee has approved a new gender identity…
Smith College Rejects Transgender Woman Application; More Challenges
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter– Protests continue after Smith College rejected the application of Calliope Mora Wong, a high school senior who was born male but…
Boy Scouts New Resolution Bans Gay Parents & Employment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee proposed a resolution that would establish a nondiscrimination policy ending the longstanding discriminatory ban on gay…
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Report outlines how religious arguments undermine women and LGBTs A report entitled Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign…
Elementary School Mum, as 20K Americans Stand Up for Transgender Girl
More than 20K asking school officials to let 6-year-old transgender girl Coy Mathis use the correct bathroom; School is refusing mediation in civil rights case…
Gay Icons Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in “Admission”
Admission stars talk new film’s acceptance theme, first jobs and shower scene By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT– They say dreams come true, and that one where…