Sarah McBride | 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 Sarah McBride | 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 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 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 Nancy Mace https://glaad.org/gap/nancy-mace/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:25:19 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=gap&p=924740 —Said “F**k you” to a constituent who asked her whether she’d be holding upcoming town halls. The Advocate reports, “On Saturday, Charleston [SC] resident Ely Murray-Quick walked into an Ulta store and spotted Mace in the skin care aisle. He asked a straightforward question: Would she be holding an actual town hall any time soon? [...]

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]]> Rep. Mace Targets Rep.-elect Sarah McBride with Anti-trans Resolution https://glaad.org/rep-mace-targets-rep-elect-sarah-mcbride-with-anti-trans-resolution/ https://glaad.org/rep-mace-targets-rep-elect-sarah-mcbride-with-anti-trans-resolution/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:07:27 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=923632 A resolution proposed by Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina misgenders transgender women and targets Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware, who is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress. The resolution seeks to ban transgender women from using female restrooms inside the Capitol, barring both House members and employees from “using single-sex [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/rep-mace-targets-rep-elect-sarah-mcbride-with-anti-trans-resolution/feed/ 0 WATCH: John Oliver Claps Back at Anti-Trans Politicians on “Last Week Tonight” https://glaad.org/watch-john-oliver-claps-back-at-anti-trans-politicians-on-last-week-tonight/ https://glaad.org/watch-john-oliver-claps-back-at-anti-trans-politicians-on-last-week-tonight/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:27:18 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=923363 Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has a message for those blaming Vice President Kamala Harris‘s loss in the Presidential Election on the party’s alliance with transgender rights; you’re “missing the mark.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Last Week Tonight (@lastweektonight) Focusing this week’s episode of the late night show on the [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/watch-john-oliver-claps-back-at-anti-trans-politicians-on-last-week-tonight/feed/ 0 GLAAD Unveils New Resources for Transgender Awareness Week, November 13–19 https://glaad.org/resources-for-transgender-awareness-week-2024/ https://glaad.org/resources-for-transgender-awareness-week-2024/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:43:00 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=923182 Today marks the beginning of Transgender Awareness Week 2004. The week, celebrated each year from November 13-19, is dedicated to raising visibility and awareness about transgender and gender non-conforming people and address challenges the community faces. “Transgender Awareness Week arrives at a particularly profound time to celebrate transgender people’s lives, contributions to our culture, and [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/resources-for-transgender-awareness-week-2024/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 Groundbreaking Wins from Transgender Candidates https://glaad.org/groundbreaking-wins-from-transgender-candidates/ https://glaad.org/groundbreaking-wins-from-transgender-candidates/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:48:11 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=922607 Last night marked a historic moment for transgender representation in American politics, with several groundbreaking victories across the country.  Sarah McBride, a Democrat from Delaware, made history by becoming the first out transgender person elected to the U.S. Congress. McBride was elected by 58% of the vote in Delaware. She previously served in the Delaware [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/groundbreaking-wins-from-transgender-candidates/feed/ 0 GLAAD RESPONDS TO ELECTION OF SARAH MCBRIDE AS FIRST OUT TRANSGENDER MEMBER OF CONGRESS https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-responds-to-election-of-sarah-mcbride-as-first-out-transgender-member-of-congress/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:04:07 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=922582 GLAAD: “The election of Sarah McBride is groundbreaking for the transgender community and our entire country, and it is no surprise. Sarah is a spectacular public servant who works her heart out to improve people’s lives. Sarah’s win is a victory for transgender visibility, and should serve as a reminder that trans people should of [...]

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