California | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:18:40 +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 California | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 The LA Kings Celebrate Pride Night with GLAAD and Frankie Grande! https://glaad.org/the-la-kings-celebrate-pride-night-with-glaad-and-frankie-grande/ https://glaad.org/the-la-kings-celebrate-pride-night-with-glaad-and-frankie-grande/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:58:25 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=932912 Saturday, March 29th, was a Night of Pride at the LA Kings Hockey Stadium! In collaboration with GLAAD, the Crypto.com Arena turned into a celebration of queer joy during the Kings game against the Toronto Maple Leafs this past weekend. To kick off the night, actor Marco Pigossi did the puck drop, to signify the [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/the-la-kings-celebrate-pride-night-with-glaad-and-frankie-grande/feed/ 0 Star-Studded 2025 Latine Honors Lifts Up Queer Latine Representation Across Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards https://glaad.org/star-studded-2025-latine-honors-36th-glaad-awards/ https://glaad.org/star-studded-2025-latine-honors-36th-glaad-awards/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:17:19 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=932221 Overnight, GLAAD hosted its 2025 Latine Honors event, a celebration of LGBTQ Latine leaders in entertainment, advocacy, and journalism, gathering top Spanish-Language and Latine media, along with Latine nominees, at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles ahead of the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards which will stream exclusively on Hulu April 12, 2025. The evening was [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/star-studded-2025-latine-honors-36th-glaad-awards/feed/ 0 Get to Know These Eight Shining GLAAD Media Institute Alumni Included #GLAADaward-Nominated Projects This Year https://glaad.org/get-to-know-these-eight-shining-glaad-media-institute-alumni-included-glaadaward-nominated-projects-this-year/ https://glaad.org/get-to-know-these-eight-shining-glaad-media-institute-alumni-included-glaadaward-nominated-projects-this-year/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:32:12 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=931616 Throughout the country the GLAAD Media Institute – the organization’s training, consulting, and research leg – met thousands of LGBTQ change agents working together to bring representation, accuracy, and truth to journalism that covers the at-large LGBTQ community. Eight stories featuring GLAAD Media Institute alumni – those that have partnered with GLAAD’s “Going Local” programming [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/get-to-know-these-eight-shining-glaad-media-institute-alumni-included-glaadaward-nominated-projects-this-year/feed/ 0 Trans Voices and Context Belong in the Conversation: Podcasts, Coverage of Podcasts, and Everywhere https://glaad.org/trans-voices-and-context-belong-in-the-conversation-podcasts-coverage-of-podcasts-and-everywhere/ https://glaad.org/trans-voices-and-context-belong-in-the-conversation-podcasts-coverage-of-podcasts-and-everywhere/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:20:56 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=931140 California Governor Gavin Newsom has now featured three prominent anti-trans voices in the launch of his podcast, and not a single trans person. It bears repeating, and repeating: include transgender voices in stories and conversations about transgender people. Context is needed too, especially when oppositional voices are prioritized and have large platforms. GLAAD research shows [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/trans-voices-and-context-belong-in-the-conversation-podcasts-coverage-of-podcasts-and-everywhere/feed/ 0 LGBTQ Voters Share 2024 Post-Election Strategic Focuses at National LGBTQ Community Center Leadership Summit https://glaad.org/lgbtq-voters-share-2024-post-election-strategic-focuses-at-national-lgbtq-community-center-leadership-summit/ https://glaad.org/lgbtq-voters-share-2024-post-election-strategic-focuses-at-national-lgbtq-community-center-leadership-summit/#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:00:59 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=921879 Chicago was an appropriate host for the 2024 Community Center Leadership Summit, where the national association of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community centers convened hundreds of nonprofit leaders throughout the nation. Illinois, sandwiched within the midwest, a region most certain to inform the direction of the Presidency on November 5, became a week-long hub [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/lgbtq-voters-share-2024-post-election-strategic-focuses-at-national-lgbtq-community-center-leadership-summit/feed/ 0 Queer Fantasy ‘Playland’ Explores Boston’s Oldest Gay Bar; Sets Limited Theatrical Release https://glaad.org/queer-fantasy-playland-explores-bostons-oldest-gay-bar-sets-limited-release-date/ https://glaad.org/queer-fantasy-playland-explores-bostons-oldest-gay-bar-sets-limited-release-date/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:31 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=922084 Directed by Georden West, Playland is described as “a raucous work of queer fantasy and history” as it plays with time in the titular bar which is Boston’s oldest and most notorious gay bar. The film has been hitting the festival circuit, premiering in 2023 at the Rotterdam Film Festival before making its North American debut at [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/queer-fantasy-playland-explores-bostons-oldest-gay-bar-sets-limited-release-date/feed/ 0 Los Angeles Becomes Largest Major City in the U.S. to Recognize National Coming Out Day https://glaad.org/los-angeles-becomes-largest-major-city-in-the-us-to-recognize-national-coming-out-day/ https://glaad.org/los-angeles-becomes-largest-major-city-in-the-us-to-recognize-national-coming-out-day/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:49:26 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=920428 This past Friday, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a resolution in support of naming October 11th “National Coming Out Day” in the City of Los Angeles. While recognized nationally for over three decades, Friday’s vote marked a historic moment for “National Coming Out Day,” with Los Angeles becoming the largest major city in the U.S. to commemorate the day. Councilmember Nithya [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/los-angeles-becomes-largest-major-city-in-the-us-to-recognize-national-coming-out-day/feed/ 0 Voting for Equality: LGBTQ-Related Proposals on the Ballot This Year https://glaad.org/voting-for-equality-lgbtq-related-proposals-on-the-ballot-this-year/ https://glaad.org/voting-for-equality-lgbtq-related-proposals-on-the-ballot-this-year/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:31:55 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=919836 The 2024 election is consequential for LGBTQ people and our equality. LGBTQ voters are poised again to be the decisive edge in close-contest states in the presidential race as well as the elections that will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. But it’s not just about choosing candidates. Here [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/voting-for-equality-lgbtq-related-proposals-on-the-ballot-this-year/feed/ 0 Filipino-American Pop Recording Artist Thomas Orlina Shoots for the Grammy Awards! https://glaad.org/filipino-american-pop-recording-artist-thomas-orlina-shoots-for-the-grammy-awards/ https://glaad.org/filipino-american-pop-recording-artist-thomas-orlina-shoots-for-the-grammy-awards/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:01:24 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=919269 Out pop Filipino-American music artist Thomas Orlina, who released his pop-dance single, “Tell Me Your Name” earlier this year, has submitted the track to the Recording Academy for the “Best Dance Pop Recording” category! The Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, and mental health advocate is one of the first LGBTQ Filipino-American solo male artists to be considered for this [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/filipino-american-pop-recording-artist-thomas-orlina-shoots-for-the-grammy-awards/feed/ 0 On Celebrate Bisexuality Day, GLAAD Uplifts the Bisexual Community and Offers Resources for Fair and Accurate Coverage https://glaad.org/on-celebrate-bisexuality-day-glaad-uplifts-the-bisexual-community-and-offers-resources-for-fair-and-accurate-coverage/ https://glaad.org/on-celebrate-bisexuality-day-glaad-uplifts-the-bisexual-community-and-offers-resources-for-fair-and-accurate-coverage/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:28:59 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=918170 GLAAD Joined Award-Winning Journalists in Panel on Bisexual+ Media Representation at 2024 NLGJA Conference Earlier This Month Today, September 23, marks Celebrate Bisexuality Day, an annual day acknowledging the contributions and history of bisexual and bi+ people. Although bisexual people make up the majority of the LGBTQ population (more than half at 57.3%), they are [...]

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