Heroes of the Resistance | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:06:11 +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 Heroes of the Resistance | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Heroes of the Resistance: Standing Up for LGBTQ Rights in Employment, the First Amendment, Health Care, Marriage Equality, and More. https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-standing-up-for-lgbtq-rights-in-employment-the-first-amendment-health-care-marriage-equality-and-more/ https://glaad.org/heroes-of-the-resistance-standing-up-for-lgbtq-rights-in-employment-the-first-amendment-health-care-marriage-equality-and-more/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:47:30 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=934914 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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]]> 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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