Project 2025 | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:52:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Project 2025 | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Trump 47’s First 100 Days Focused, and Failed, in Implementing Unprecedented LGBTQ Targeting https://glaad.org/trump-47-100-days/ https://glaad.org/trump-47-100-days/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:55:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935934 Before returning to the White House 100 days ago, Donald Trump was already the president with the most anti-LGBTQ actions to his name in United States history. His first administration was marred by: arguing and losing at the U.S. Supreme Court for the right to discriminate against LGBTQ employees; signing laws that undercut anti-discriminatory protections [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/trump-47-100-days/feed/ 0 Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Largely Ignore LGBTQ Issues Despite Disparate Impact of Agency Policy on LGBTQ People https://glaad.org/trumps-nominees-hearings/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:44:16 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=927202 The Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s nominees began January 14, 2025. Despite the critical roles these nominees, if confirmed, will play in shaping national policy, the hearings notably lack substantive questioning or responses regarding the safety and equality of LGBTQ people, even as President Trump has taken high interest in targeting the community [...]

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]]> GLAAD STATEMENT AND RESOURCES ON 2025 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION AND INCOMING ADMINISTRATION https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-statement-and-resources-on-2025-presidential-inauguration-and-incoming-administration/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:25:45 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=926659 (January 18, 2025 — New York, NY) — GLAAD is releasing a statement and resources for reporters and the LGBTQ community ahead of the 2025 presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday, January 20, and first 100 days of the incoming Trump administration. GLAAD’s Trump Accountability Tracker is documenting the incoming president’s anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric, here. [...]

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]]> Historic LGBTQ Firsts in 119th Congress https://glaad.org/historic-119th-congress/ https://glaad.org/historic-119th-congress/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:03 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=925306 Groundbreaking wins marked the 2024 general election with historic firsts. The new House of Representatives will be sworn in on January 3, 2025, at noon. This date marks the beginning of the 119th Congress. The history-makers include:  Sarah McBride (D-DE) Sarah McBride was already the highest-ranking transgender elected official in the United States when she [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/historic-119th-congress/feed/ 0 The Highs and Lows of Election 2024 https://glaad.org/the-highs-and-lows-of-election-2024/ https://glaad.org/the-highs-and-lows-of-election-2024/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:53:53 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=922729 In the early house of the morning on Wednesday, November 6, Donald Trump was projected by major news outlets to have won more than the 270 electoral college votes necessary to win the presidential election of 2024. Trump declared victory that day, and later the same day Vice President Kamala Harris, in a concession speech, [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/the-highs-and-lows-of-election-2024/feed/ 0 GLAAD RESPONDS TO PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-responds-to-presidential-debate/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:18:50 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=916532 GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to the presidential debate tonight between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The debate featured one mention of LGBTQ people. Donald Trump was given a chance to respond to Kamala Harris’ answer about policy changes in [...]

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]]> The Playbook: Watch the Third Installment in GLAAD’s National Ad Campaign Aimed at Exposing the Harms of Project 2025 https://glaad.org/the-playbook-watch-the-third-installment-in-glaads-national-ad-campaign-aimed-at-exposing-the-harms-of-project-2025/ https://glaad.org/the-playbook-watch-the-third-installment-in-glaads-national-ad-campaign-aimed-at-exposing-the-harms-of-project-2025/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:59:11 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=916478 Today, GLAAD launched the third installment in a national ad campaign focused on right-wing think tank the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a transition plan and playbook calling for radical changes to the U.S. government. Watch the ad now: Narrating the stark consequences of the plan, the ad highlights key elements of Project 2025, including: Economic [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/the-playbook-watch-the-third-installment-in-glaads-national-ad-campaign-aimed-at-exposing-the-harms-of-project-2025/feed/ 0 GLAAD RELEASES NEW INSTALLMENT IN TRILOGY OF NATIONAL ADS EXPOSING THE HARMS OF PROJECT 2025 FOR LGBTQ AMERICANS https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-releases-new-installment-in-trilogy-of-national-ads-exposing-the-harms-of-project-2025-for-lgbtq-americans/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:45:19 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=916438 “The Playbook,” out today, takes a deeper dive into the right-wing blueprint aimed at dismantling institutions and hurting America’s middle class families September 10, 2024, New York, NY – Today GLAAD, the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, launched the newest installment in a trilogy of national ads focused on [...]

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]]> Fact Sheet: Donald Trump on LGBTQ Issues: Immigration https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-trump-immigration/ https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-trump-immigration/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:33:03 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=915888 GLAAD has documented Donald Trump record on LGBTQ issues, including his policies, rhetoric and proposals on immigration. Trump’s full record is available on GLAAD’s Trump Accountability Tracker.  LGBTQ people seek protection and asylum in the U.S. to escape persecution and violence from countries around the world. Persecution due to sexual orientation is grounds to apply [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-trump-immigration/feed/ 0 Fact Sheet: Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty Summit https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-donald-trump-at-moms-for-liberty-summit/ https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-donald-trump-at-moms-for-liberty-summit/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:01:49 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=915004 Donald Trump is to speak at the Moms for Liberty Summit in Washington, DC, on Friday, August 30. It is Trump’s second time appearing before the anti-LGBTQ book banning extremist group. Moms for Liberty-endorsed and affiliated candidates have repeatedly lost in recent elections and additional tactics to target LGBTQ students have failed in court. Facts: [...]

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