Changemakers | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:41:44 +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 Changemakers | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 ‘PBS NewsHour’ Presented with 36th GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Live TV Journalism Segment https://glaad.org/pbs-newshour-presented-with-glaad-media-award-for-outstanding-live-tv-journalism-segment/ https://glaad.org/pbs-newshour-presented-with-glaad-media-award-for-outstanding-live-tv-journalism-segment/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:47:07 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935883 At the 36th GLAAD Media Awards, GLAAD honored journalists who cover LGBTQ people and issues with nuance, empathy, and perspective. This year’s news awards feature LGBTQ people from the halls of Congress to every day leaders and changemakers. PBS NewsHour won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Live TV Journalism Segment for their post-election interview [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/pbs-newshour-presented-with-glaad-media-award-for-outstanding-live-tv-journalism-segment/feed/ 0 Hear Her Story in HIV Advocacy for Women’s History Month https://glaad.org/hear-her-story-in-hiv-advocacy-womens-history-month/ https://glaad.org/hear-her-story-in-hiv-advocacy-womens-history-month/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:13:40 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=932793 This Women’s History Month, GLAAD showcased three LGBTQ+ women who are making waves in HIV advocacy, especially in the Deep South. With HIV numbers increasing among both queer women and trans women at significant rates, a statistic not often seen in media, we understand how integral it is to showcase the work being done directly [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/hear-her-story-in-hiv-advocacy-womens-history-month/feed/ 0 Heroes of the Resistance: Lawmakers, Activists and Others Accelerating Acceptance for LGBTQ Rights https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-lawmakers-activists-and-others-accelerating-acceptance-for-lgbtq-rights/ https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-lawmakers-activists-and-others-accelerating-acceptance-for-lgbtq-rights/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:54:23 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=931640 Welcome to the latest edition of Heroes of the Resistance — GLAAD’s ongoing series highlighting positive changemakers for the LGBTQ community at a time of challenge and uncertainty. In a significant recent victory, Senate Democrats came together unanimously to halt legislation at the federal level that would have banned federally-funded schools from allowing transgender girls [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-lawmakers-activists-and-others-accelerating-acceptance-for-lgbtq-rights/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 LGBTQ History Month Spotlights: Celebrating Unsung Icons https://glaad.org/lgbtq-history-month-spotlights-celebrating-unsung-lgbtq-icons/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:00:46 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=919043 Today marks the beginning of LGBTQ History Month, an annual month-long observance that provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the invaluable contributions of the LGBTQ community. Founded in 1994 by Rodney Wilson, a gay history teacher from rural Missouri, LGBTQ History Month was declared a national history month by [...]

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]]> Voices of the Industry: In Conversation with Filmmaker, Artist, Animator and Designer Carrie Hawks https://glaad.org/voices-of-the-industry-in-conversation-with-filmmaker-artist-animator-and-designer-carrie-hawks/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:59:13 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=918185 Our series, “Voices of the Industry”, aims to shine a spotlight on trailblazers and changemakers within the media and entertainment world. As we continue to explore the journeys, challenges, and triumphs of queer people of color, this series has become a vital platform for amplifying voices that often go unheard. By sharing their stories, we [...]

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]]> WATCH: GLAAD’s award-winning Black video docuseries “Changemakers” returns for Season 2 https://glaad.org/award-winning-web-series-changemakers-returns-2nd-season/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:27:18 +0000 https://glaad.logalt.net/blog/award-winning-web-series-changemakers-returns-2nd-season/ GLAAD’s Webby Award-winning web series Changemakers, is back for an all-new season, premiering Monday, February 6th. Season two will feature an array of Black queer excellence including WNBA Star Layshia Clarendon, Shark Tank’s Braxton Fleming (Stealth Bros & Co), House of Tulip Executive Director Mariah Moore, and Head Developer of ValiDate Dani Lalonders. The series, [...]

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