US v Skrmetti | 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 US v Skrmetti | 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 Heroes of the Resistance: A Compilation of Recent Moments of Joy and Positivity for LGBTQ People https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-a-compilation-of-recent-moments-of-joy-and-positivity-for-lgbtq-people/ https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-a-compilation-of-recent-moments-of-joy-and-positivity-for-lgbtq-people/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:10:40 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=928490 In the first installment of GLAAD’s “Heroes of the Resistance,” we’re taking time to highlight changemakers and freedom fighters who are committed to supporting LGBTQ people and advancing policies and rhetoric that ensure our full dignity, respect, and equal treatment in daily life. With an overwhelming news cycle and uncertainty, it can be hard to [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-a-compilation-of-recent-moments-of-joy-and-positivity-for-lgbtq-people/feed/ 0 Thousands “Rise Up for Trans Youth” in New York City, Leading National Conversation on Denial of Healthcare Across Major Hospital Systems https://glaad.org/thousands-rise-up-for-trans-youth-in-new-york-city-leading-national-conversation-on-denial-of-healthcare-across-major-hospital-systems/ https://glaad.org/thousands-rise-up-for-trans-youth-in-new-york-city-leading-national-conversation-on-denial-of-healthcare-across-major-hospital-systems/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:36:40 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=928460 This weekend, thousands of people rallied for transgender (or trans), nonbinary, Two-Spirit, and gender nonconforming youth faced with appointment cancellations, and lags in prescription refills by leading New York City caregivers like NYU Langone, Mt. Sinai and New York Presbyterian, according to parents and families impacted.  The cancellations and medication refill lags are in direct [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/thousands-rise-up-for-trans-youth-in-new-york-city-leading-national-conversation-on-denial-of-healthcare-across-major-hospital-systems/feed/ 0 Launch Alert: GLAAD’s Weather Watch with RuPaul’s Drag Race Alum Salina EsTitties, Your New Favorite Queer ‘Meteorologist’ https://glaad.org/launch-alert-glaads-weather-watch-with-rupauls-drag-race-alum-salina-estitties-your-new-favorite-queer-meteorologist/ https://glaad.org/launch-alert-glaads-weather-watch-with-rupauls-drag-race-alum-salina-estitties-your-new-favorite-queer-meteorologist/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:03:26 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=927877 Today, GLAAD launched the GLAAD Weather Watch, a new initiative with RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Salina EsTitties as an LGBTQ-policy focused ‘meteorologist’. GLAAD, with Salina at the wheel as everyone’s new favorite weather girl, will educate LGBTQ people and allies about pro- and anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country, and provide opportunities to take action. Watch [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/launch-alert-glaads-weather-watch-with-rupauls-drag-race-alum-salina-estitties-your-new-favorite-queer-meteorologist/feed/ 0 GLAAD LAUNCHES WEATHER WATCH WITH SALINA ESTITTIES AS LEAD ‘METEOROLOGIST’, A NEW INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE LGBTQ PEOPLE AND ALLIES IN LEGISLATIVE FIGHTS https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-launches-weather-watch-a-new-initiative-to-engage-lgbtq-people-and-allies-in-legislative-fights/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:02:20 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=927856 After a record 600+ anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in statehouses across the country in 2024, GLAAD is on a mission to educate and activate the community on anti-LGBTQ ‘weather’ and celebrate wins (New York, NY – February 3, 2025) – Today GLAAD, the world’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, [...]

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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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]]> GLAAD STATEMENT AND FACTS IN RESPONSE TO TITLE IX RULING BY KENTUCKY-BASED FEDERAL JUDGE https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-statement-and-facts-in-response-to-title-ix-ruling-by-kentucky-based-federal-judge/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:06:03 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=926072 GLAAD: “Transgender and nonbinary students are among the most bullied and harassed in school. Protections for the most vulnerable students make the entire school safer and stronger for everyone.” (Thursday, January 9, 2025 – New York, NY) GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to a [...]

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]]> State Legislatures Reconvene to Consider 2025 LGBTQ-Related Bills https://glaad.org/state-legislatures-reconvene-to-consider-2025-lgbtq-related-bills/ https://glaad.org/state-legislatures-reconvene-to-consider-2025-lgbtq-related-bills/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:35:14 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=925978 With the holiday break over, a number of state legislatures are reconvening starting this week to hold their 2025 sessions, and LGBTQ-related bills and policies are already on the docket in many states. Massachusetts, Montana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/state-legislatures-reconvene-to-consider-2025-lgbtq-related-bills/feed/ 0 Congress Sends National Defense Authorization Act With Dangerous Anti-Transgender Provision to President Biden’s Desk https://glaad.org/congress-sends-national-defense-authorization-act-with-dangerous-anti-transgender-provision-to-president-bidens-desk/ https://glaad.org/congress-sends-national-defense-authorization-act-with-dangerous-anti-transgender-provision-to-president-bidens-desk/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:28:32 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=925482 Despite vigorous opposition from LGBTQ military families and civil rights organizations, the U.S. Senate yesterday passed and sent the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to President Biden’s desk with a dangerous provision that discriminates against military families raising transgender youth, supporting a version of the bill that previously passed in the U.S. House. The provision [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/congress-sends-national-defense-authorization-act-with-dangerous-anti-transgender-provision-to-president-bidens-desk/feed/ 0 U.S. SENATE PASSES NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT WITH DISCRIMINATORY PROVISION TARGETING MILITARY FAMILIES WITH TRANSGENDER DEPENDANTS https://glaad.org/releases/us-senate-passes-national-defense-authorization-act-with-discriminatory-provision-targeting-military-families-with-transgender-dependants/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:08:38 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=925320 Final version of defense bill includes harmful language impacting an estimated 7,000 families’ access to lifesaving health care (New York, NY – December 18, 2024) – GLAAD, the world’s leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, is responding to the U.S. Senate’s vote in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a federal bill that contains [...]

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