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GLAAD Hosts Workshop at 7th Annual Equality Alabama Conference
On September 20, GLAAD’s Southern Media Field Strategist, Yana Walton, traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to meet with journalists and present a Media Essentials training to local advocates. That week,...
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Clergy Remain Powerful Media Voices in Move Toward Equality
Despite recent news coverage of faith groups raising nearly $7 million to back anti-gay legislation in Arizona and Catholic priests in Michigan who oppose an anti-discrimination bill that would protect...
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Media Spotlights ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ as Congresswoman Reintroduces...
This week U.S. Representative Ellen O. Tauscher of California introduced legislation to repeal the ban on allowing qualified gay and lesbian people to serve openly in the armed forces. The bill is...
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Oklahoma School Stops Ethics Class From Using “Laramie Project” – Fires Teacher
When Debra Taylor, an ethics teacher in Grandfield, Oklahoma, was told to not use an excerpt from The Laramie Project in her ethics class, she held a mock funeral to help her students with their...
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Catching Up with Ronnie Kroell from Make Me a Supermodel, Part II
Last week I posted part I of my interview with Ronnie Kroell, the openly gay runner-up from the first season of Make Me a Supermodel on Bravo. This week, Ronnie is joined by his mom, Charlene...
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CBS News Falls Short in Publishing Rumors About Potential Supreme Court Nominee
CBS News made a significant misstep this week in publishing a blog by Ben Domenech that speculated about the sexual orientation of potential Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan. Washington Post media...
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GLAAD Applauds TeenNick For Transgender Teen Story
As Degrassi launches its tenth season this month on TeenNick, it also introduces Adam, the first transgender teen character to appear as a series regular on a scripted tv show. In the series, Adam and...
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TeenNick's Degrassi Airs Episodes Featuring Transgender Teen
On Wednesday, August 11th, TeenNick's hit showDegrassiaired part one of a two-part episode about Adam, an FTM teenager attending Degrassi Community School. Both episodes are titled "My Body is a...
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Born This Way: Glee's Gay Teens Learn To Love Themselves
On last night’s Gaga-inspired episode of Glee, the students at McKinley High embraced their unique differences and learned to love themselves, and at the center of this journey were the LGBT members of...
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Kentucky Church Expelled from Local Baptist Association for Hosting PFLAG...
Earlier this month, Journey Fellowship, a Baptist congregation in Owensboro, Kentucky, discovered that their local Baptist association would be voting on whether or not to allow the congregation to...
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LGBT Religion News Updates for August 24, 2011
Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Schmidt ruled last week that the state of Illinois has no legal obligation to renew its annual foster care contract with Catholic Charities, due to Catholic...
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Gaga, Lauper Lend Voice to Issues Facing LGBT Youth in "Speak Out"
“Speak Out,” a USA Today insert, takes a compelling look at issues facing gay, lesbian, bi, and transgender youth. The 8-page insert shines a spotlight on anti-LGBT bullying, LGBT homelessness,...
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LGBT and Ally Groups Observe National GSA Day
Today, equality advocates across the country are celebrating the first National Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Day. A project of the Iowa Pride Network (IPN), the day is meant to "stregnthen the bond...
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Video: PFLAG partners with Johnson & Johnson, Walgreens to combat bullying
Care with Pride is a groundbreaking new anti-bullying initiative dedicated to ending bullying of all students, but with a specific focus on LGBT youth. The program marks a combined effort between...
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#SpiritDay: 19 Days of Action to stand up to bullying - Day 11. It's National...
It’s official: Spirit Day is almost here. On October 19, millions of Americans will once again wear purple in a stand against bullying and to show their support for LGBT youth. This year, GLAAD is...
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Dr. Oz Agrees with National Health Organizations that 'Reparative Therapy' Is...
One day after the airing of a show in which Dr. Oz discussed “both sides” of a debunked and dangerous practice, often called “reparative therapy”, he has now written a blog post distancing himself from...
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Jeanne Manford, PFLAG founder, dies at age 92
Jeanne Manford, who founded PFLAG in 1973, has died at the age of 92.The idea for PFLAG started in 1972, when Manford marched in New York's Christopher Street Liberation Day March, the precursor to...
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Jeanne Manford, PFLAG Founder, To Be Posthumously Honored With Presidential...
Jeanne Manford, the late founder of PFLAG, will be honored posthumously with the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal at a White House ceremony on February 15. Jeanne founded PFLAG, an organization for...
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PFLAG Founder Jeanne Manford Honored With Plaque in Greenwich Village Church
PFLAG—Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays—was founded by Jeanne Manford in 1972. A Queens schoolteacher, Manford was committed to ensuring that her gay son received the same treatment that her...
View ArticleCare with Pride: Campaign to End Bullying
PFLAG has teamed up with Johnson & Johnson once again for the 'Care with Pride' campaign. You can follow the #carewithpride campaign here.Founded by The Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer...
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National LGBT organizations use #SpiritDay to educate and inspire
LGBT advocacy and service organizations joined millions of people going purple for Spirit Day. While prominent figures like Laverne Cox, Jenny "JWOWW" Farley, and Jason Collins served as Spirit Day...
View ArticleTransgender teenager Nicole Maines to guest star in "Royal Pains" episode
Tonight, USA Network is set to premiere an episode of Royal Pains featuring Nicole Maines, a well-known transgender advocate. She will be guest starring as a transgender teen camper and choreographer....
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GLAAD's Alexandra Bolles to receive Brenda Howard Award from PFLAG Queens
Featured Image Attribution: GLAADThis Sunday, GLAAD’s Alexandra Bolles will be awarded at PFLAG Queens’ Annual Awards Reception and Luncheon celebrating the work of LGBTQ advocates in the greater New...
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Bisexual advocate, writer Denarii Grace to receive Brenda Howard Memorial...
Featured Image Attribution: PFLAG QueensThis Sunday, intersectional advocate, writer, and artist Denarii Grace will be awarded at PFLAG Queens’ Annual Awards Reception and Luncheon celebrating the work...
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Meet the student activists organizing the High School Democrats of America...
This Sunday, June 14, High School Democrats of America (HSDA) is organizing a digital Pride celebration in honor of the LGBTQ community! Virtual Pride 2020 is taking place on Facebook Live from...
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