Press Releases | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:18:56 +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 Press Releases | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 GLAAD AND GEORGIA EQUALITY RESPOND TO GEORGIA’S NEW LAW RESTRICTING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS FROM SPORTS, DESPITE ZERO TRANS ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN GEORGIA https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-and-georgia-equality-respond-to-georgias-new-law-restricting-transgender-students-from-sports/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:44:05 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=935995 GLAAD: “All students, regardless of gender identity, should have access to play school sports in a safe environment where they can learn and thrive. With the passage of this discriminatory legislation, Georgia lawmakers have unfairly and baselessly made it more difficult for transgender students to experience the same lessons sports offers all youth, and they [...]

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]]> META OVERSIGHT BOARD ALLOWS ANTI-TRANS HATE FROM OTHERS, BUT TELLS META TO REMOVE ITS OWN https://glaad.org/releases/meta-oversight-board-allows-anti-trans-hate-from-others-but-tells-meta-to-remove-its-own/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:45 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=935544 Oversight Board’s decision rules that two anti-trans posts are allowed, but tells Meta to remove anti-trans language from updated hate speech policy “As Meta continues to adopt right-wing postures that foment hate and bigotry against historically marginalized groups, the company should expect that many users, creators, and advertisers will find other places to spend their [...]

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]]> GLAAD AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND TO U.S. SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS HEARD IN KENNEDY v. BRAIDWOOD CASE https://glaad.org/releases/community-advocacy-organizations-respond-to-us-supreme-court-oral-arguments-heard-in-kennedy-v-braidwood/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:02:30 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=935116 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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]]> GLAAD DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH POPE FRANCIS, RESPONDS TO HIS PASSING: “A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WHO INCLUDED LGBTQ PEOPLE” https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-discusses-meetings-with-pope-francis-and-responds-to-his-passing/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:27:43 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=935052 (Monday, April 21, 2025) This morning, GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) media advocacy organization, is responding to the passing of Pope Francis, and highlighting his legacy of LGBTQ inclusion. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis: “Pope Francis was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways. [...]

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]]> REPORTER GUIDE & FACT SHEET: BRAIDWOOD, THE SUPREME COURT CASE TARGETING PREP, IMPACTING PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICANS https://glaad.org/releases/reporter-guide-fact-sheet-braidwood-the-supreme-court-case-targeting-prep-preventive-healthcare-for-americans/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:01:36 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=933587 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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]]> 36TH GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS PREMIERES ON HULU APRIL 12 https://glaad.org/releases/36th-glaad-media-awards-premieres-on-hulu-april-12/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:48:27 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=933566 36TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS HONORING CYNTHIA ERIVO PREMIERES ON HULU SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH Los Angeles, CA – Friday, April 11, 2025 – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced that the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, premieres on [...]

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]]> GLAAD COMMUNITIES OF COLOR DEPT. TO PRESENT FINAL SHOWCASE FOR E.M.E.I YEAR 2 MUSIC ARTIST COHORT https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-communities-of-color-dept-to-present-final-showcase-for-emei-year-2-music-artist-cohort/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:21:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=934565 Los Angeles, CA — Wednesday, April 9, 2025 — GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that its Communities of Color and Media Department will hold its final showcase for the 2nd year cohort of its award-winning Equity in Media and Entertainment Initiative (EMEI), supported by [...]

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]]> FAIR WISCONSIN AND GLAAD RESPOND TO SPRING ELECTION RESULTS IN WISCONSIN https://glaad.org/releases/fair-wisconsin-and-glaad-respond-to-spring-election-results-in-wisconsin/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:27:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=933019 FAIR WISCONSIN: These results are a resounding rejection of the ugly politics of hate and fear, and they show a strong commitment to a Wisconsin that lives up to our state motto “Forward.” Thank you, Wisconsin, for voting for equality and against the cynical use of our LGBTQ+ community as political pawns. GLAAD: Wisconsin voters [...]

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]]> 36TH GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS: VIDEO CLIPS, PHOTOGRAPHY, QUOTES AND WINNERS LIST https://glaad.org/releases/36th-glaad-media-awards-video-clips-photography-quotes-and-winners-list/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:34:18 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=932779 NEW VIDEOS: CYNTHIA ERIVO, DOECHII, JONATHAN BENNETT, RACQUEL CHEVREMONT, DYLAN EFRON, NAVA MAU, JAY SHETTY, HARPER STEELE, CASTS OF “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY,” “HACKS,” UNITE WITH CREATORS, JOURNALISTS, TO DEFEND LGBTQ AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, CALL OUT ATTACKS ON LGBTQ COMMUNITY AT 36TH GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES  VIDEO: PATTI LUPONE GIVES DRAMATIC READING OF ICONIC LINES [...]

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]]> FOTOS Y VÍDEO: LOS GANADORES DE LOS PREMIOS GLAAD DE LA 36ª EDICIÓN https://glaad.org/releases/fotos-y-video-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-glaad-de-la-36a-edicion/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:15:24 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=933324 FOTOS Y VÍDEO: LOS GANADORES DE LOS PREMIOS GLAAD DE LA 36ª EDICIÓN INCLUYEN: AGATHA ALL ALONG, BABY REINDEER, DOECHII, HACKS, HALLMARK CHANNEL, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, HEARTSTOPPER, WILL & HARPER, 9-1-1: LONE STAR, THE VIEW Y MÁS EN LOS DISCURSOS DE LOS PREMIADOS, CYNTHIA ERIVO DESTACÓ A LAS [...]

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