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Trump 47’s First 100 Days Focused, and Failed, in Implementing Unprecedented LGBTQ Targeting

GLAAD — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:55:01 +0000

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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GLAAD AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO U.S. SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS HEARD IN KENNEDY v. BRAIDWOOD CASE

Heidi Spillum, Web Producer — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:02:30 +0000

New York, New York – Monday, April 21, 205 – GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) media advocacy organization, together with a community advocacy coalition led by Lambda Legal, PrEP4All, Harvard Law’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI), and The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), today [...]

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Heroes of the Resistance: Standing Up for LGBTQ Rights in Employment, the First Amendment, Health Care, Marriage Equality, and More.

GLAAD — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:47:30 +0000

Much has happened this week in positive changemaking for the LGBTQ community at this time of challenge and uncertainty. Heroes in government, law, and in faith communities, are standing up to enormous pressure by the Trump administration and those emboldened by anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Standing Up for LGBTQ Protections in Employment At the Equal Employment Opportunity [...]

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REPORTER GUIDE & FACT SHEET: BRAIDWOOD, THE SUPREME COURT CASE TARGETING PREP, IMPACTING PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICANS

Tony Morrison — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:01:36 +0000

On Monday, April 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., a case that could strip away a critical piece of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which mandates insurance companies cover preventive healthcare services at no out-of-pocket cost. The plaintiffs in this case are four individuals [...]

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How Targeting PrEP Could Negatively Impact Preventive Healthcare for Millions of Americans

Tony Morrison — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:00:27 +0000

On Monday, April 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., a case that could strip away a critical piece of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which mandates insurance companies cover preventive healthcare services at no out-of-pocket cost. Braidwood Management, Inc. originally initiated the case stating [...]

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Research Explores How Trans Technologies are Removing Barriers to Access and Visibility

Jae Moore — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:23:38 +0000

Trans Technologies, a new book from MIT Press and written by University of Michigan researcher and faculty member Oliver L. Haimson, Ph.D. explores the creative and novel ways technologies are being utilized to address the inequalities the transgender community faces, highlight and correct misinformation, and grow safety, acceptance, equitability, and visibility. “Trans technologies,” as Haimson [...]

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Paramount Launches New Mental Health Initiative: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: Creativity as Self-Care’

Allison Bloom, Communications Consultant — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:48:37 +0000

In collaboration with the GLAAD Media Award winning series RuPaul’s Drag Race, Paramount has recently launched an all new mental health initiative, aimed to help viewers improve their mental health with the power of creativity. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Creativity as Self-Care believes that creativity and self-expression aren’t just for the runway. Finding your creative flow can [...]

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Hear Her Story in HIV Advocacy for Women’s History Month

Tymia Ballard, Communities of Color Junior Associate — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:13:40 +0000

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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Trump’s First Two Months: Attacks on Trans People Outweigh Voters’ Economic Priorities

GLAAD — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:12:51 +0000

The first two months of Donald Trump’s second term have revealed a dramatic misalignment between the goal of the President to relentlessly attack transgender people, and the needs and wishes of American people, including addressing the overwhelming prices of groceries and the dramatic decline in financial markets and overall health of the economy. For his [...]

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GLAAD ELEVATES STATEMENTS FROM HIV LEADERS, FACTS ABOUT HIV, AND IMPACTS OF PROPOSED FUNDING CUTS TO HIV PREVENTION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

Heidi Spillum, Web Producer — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:47:45 +0000

(March 19, 2025 – New York, NY) GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, is releasing facts about HIV and elevating responses from HIV leaders about reports of proposed funding cuts to HIV prevention programs. The Trump Administration is reportedly considering cutting and possibly eliminating HIV programs and funding at the Centers for Disease [...]

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