Day: August 30, 2011

ABC joins the CW in featuring gay and transgender contestants on fall reality shows
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today responded to ABC’s announcement that transgender advocate Chaz Bono and gay stylist Carson Kressley will be featured on the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars.

GLAAD statement on Chaz Bono joining ABC’s Dancing with the Stars
GLAAD, today responded to ABC’s announcement that transgender advocate Chaz Bono and gay stylist Carson Kressley will be featured on the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars.

Jedward are not gay, says tour manager…
Jedward’s tour manager has insisted that the Irish twins are not gay.

U.S. News & World Report’s top hospitals also participate in HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index
Fourteen of the US’s top 17 hospitals also participated in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2011 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

Fourteen of the Nation’s Top Hospitals Show Commitment to LGBT Healthcare Equality
Fourteen of the nation’s top 17 hospitals also participated in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2011 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The hospitals, earning the top honor in the U.S. News & World Report 2012 Best Hospitals Edition, show that a commitment to quality healthcare includes LGBT healthcare equality.