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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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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...
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Transgender 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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Share Your Story: Triangle Foundation's Colette Beighley
In our work at GLAAD, we know the power that personal stories have to shape perceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Today we are privileged to have Colette Beighley, the new...
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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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