Tag: GLAAD
Republican commentator Meghan McCain among newly announced GLAAD National Board of Directors members
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that Republican political commentator, author, and TV personality Meghan McCain; Executive Vice President, Commercial Services at Hilton Worldwide Jeff Diskin; Harvard Law School professor and venture capitalist with August Capital, David Hornik; and Managing Director at Opportunities for Women, Linda Riley will join the organization’s National Board of Directors.
History! Michael Sam becomes first openly gay player in NFL
GLAAD, the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, Saturday responded to the historic draft of openly gay football player Michael Sam to the National Football League (NFL).
Jennifer Lopez, Laverne Cox Honored at 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
GLAAD, the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Jennifer Lopez, Laverne Cox, Norman Lear, and the best in film and television at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Lopez to be honoured at 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles
GLAAD, the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organisation, today announced it will honour global superstar Jennifer Lopez at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 12, 2014.
GLAAD, You Can Play join forces to tackle equality in sports
GLAAD, the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organisation, today announced an official partnership with the You Can Play Project, one of North America’s leading organizations dedicated to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.
Facebook offers new custom gender field for trans users
Today, Facebook announced a custom gender option with additional privacy settings for transgender people. The new feature, which GLAAD helped develop, enables users to select a custom gender option, indicate preferred pronouns and adjust privacy settings for the custom gender field.