Tag: GLAAD
GLAAD and Equality Matters Call on Media to Debunk Anti-Equality Ads in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organisation, and Equality Matters, a national watchdog that fights anti-gay misinformation in support of full LGBT equality, today called on the media in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington and around the country to bring attention to the falsehoods present in anti-LGBT “scare” ads running in the four states with marriage on the ballot next week.
GLAAD National Board of Directors Appoints New Officers, Announces New Members
GLAAD today announced Thom Reilly as Chair of its National Board of Directors, as well as Sheri Fults as Vice Chair of Development, Kevin Oldis as Vice Chair of Governance, David Hedley as Treasurer, Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan as Secretary, and Steve Warren and Craig Zodikoff as Members at Large. Professor Boylan becomes the first transgender Board Member appointed to the leadership of the organization.
All Major Professional Sports Leagues Go Purple for Bullied LGBT Youth
The White House today joined GLAAD and millions of Americans in ‘going purple’ for Spirit Day in a stand against bullying and to show its support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.
Spirit Day: Go Purple on October 19 for #SpiritDay
When I woke up and found anti-gay slurs written all over my car, I was humiliated. I didn’t have the money to fix it, which meant I had to drive around Virginia for weeks in a car that said “fa**ot” all over it.
Teen petitions Obama, Romney to go purple for Spirit Day in stand against bullying
Today anti-bullying advocate and Spirit Day ambassador Katy Butler launched a Change.org petition asking President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to join GLAAD and millions of Americans by wearing purple on October 19, 2012 for Spirit Day.
GLAAD Releases Profiles of Anti-LGBT Activists in ME, MD, MN, WA
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organisation, today released new profiles and updates to previous profiles included in its Commentator Accountability Project (CAP).