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Celebrities are standing with GLAAD in protest of New York Times’ trans coverage

Judd Apatow, Margaret Cho, Wilson Cruz, Tommy Dorfman, Lena Dunham, Jameela Jamil, Gabrielle Union-Wade and Jonathan Van Ness are among the celebrities who have signed an open letter from GLAAD to the New York Times criticizing what the LGBTQ+ advocacy group isays is “irresponsible, biased coverage of transgender people.”

Los Angeles Times

Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny, Jeremy Pope to be honored at GLAAD Media Awards

Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny and Jeremy Pope are being honored for their contributions to the LGBTQ community.

Tribune News Service

The Last of Us episode three made major changes to the story. It's being hailed as a 'masterpiece'

The latest episode of HBO's The Last of Us is being hailed as a 'miniature masterpiece' after it made huge changes to a beloved character from the video game.

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FDA moves to ease limits on gay, bisexual men donating blood

The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday a proposal to ease restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men. The move was celebrated by LGBTQ rights advocates as “a tremendous leap forward toward elevating science over stigma.”

Tribune News Service

‘Bros,’ ‘White Lotus,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ head list of nominations for 34th GLAAD Media Awards

Nominations for the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards are out — and proud.

Tribune News Service

After the Club Q shooting, drag queens say they're upping security measures

Drag has grown in visibility in recent years as a way to celebrate gender fluidity and self-expression, especially among the LGBTQ community and its allies. That's made it a target of the right wing.

WEKU

GOP lawmakers aim to criminalize drag shows where children could be present

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was trivia night at Tribe, an LGBTQ club in Nashville, and drag queen Tracey Ottomey was quizzing the crowd on pop music, Christmas movies and Queen Victoria. At the same time, pop music videos — widely available on YouTube and other platforms — played on screens…

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LGBTQ representation in film dropped in 2021 with all major studios receiving bad grades in GLAAD’s latest report

LGBTQ representation took a hit in 2021, though the year also saw the first transgender character in a major release in five years, according to a new report from GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy group.

Tribune News Service

NC power grid attack stokes fear in rural LGBTQ community

North Carolina drag performers and LGBTQ community members fear for their safety after an attack on the electrical grid in Moore County left tens of thousands without power for several days

The Independent UK

Ex-Trump lawyer says Colorado Springs victims are ‘reaping the consequences of having eternal damnation’

Right-wing media commentary and far-right influencers continue to amplify inflammatory anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric after mass shooting killed five inside LGBT+ nightclub

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert accused of hypocrisy over prayers for LGBTQ+ club shooting

Far-right Republican congresswoman has record of anti-LGBTQ+ statements that advocates call ‘dangerous’

The Guardian - US

Dr Oz reportedly removed ‘conversion therapy’ episode from his show’s website

A blog post in which the doctor says he agrees with the medical consensus on conversion therapy was also deleted

The Independent UK

Drag queen calls out Marco Rubio’s ‘obsession’ with her

Lil Miss Hot Mess accuses Rubio of ‘spreading hateful, homophobic and transphobic bigotry’

The Independent UK

Drag queen featured in Marco Rubio campaign ad calls him a bigot

Little Miss Hot Mess responds to Florida Republican senator after he used footage of her reading to children

The Guardian - US

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The Texas Tribune

Texas education board moves to delay updates to social studies curriculum after conservative pushback

Opponents of the recommended changes, including Republican legislators, complained that they downplayed Texan and American exceptionalism and didn't present opposing views on the gay rights movement.

The Guardian - US

Rightwing media embraces Aids-era homophobia in monkeypox coverage

Public health experts want to talk to men who have sex with men about monkeypox. Stigmatization of gay sex makes that harder

Reuters

Drugmaker Gilead to help fund monkeypox education for LGBTQ+ groups

Drugmaker Gilead Sciences plans to announce on Tuesday that it will provide up to $5 million in grants to help a coalition of LGBTQ+ and human rights advocacy groups craft public health responses to monkeypox outbreaks, the company said.

Los Angeles Times

Roland Martin believes in Black-owned media, and he’s using his own money to prove it

Veteran journalist and political analyst Roland Martin’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., is filled with vibrant paintings and prints by Black artists. But the one that speaks loudest is the large collage topped with bold, large letters that say #BlackOwnedMediaMatters.

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The Independent UK

White House is teaming up with LGBT+ advocacy group GLAAD for a monkeypox briefing

Comes as many are concerned about the monkeypox vaccine and also stigmatisation

Tribune News Service

Social platforms failing to keep LGBTQ users safe, GLAAD says

A top LGBTQ advocacy organization, after seeing an escalation of hateful attacks on platforms such as TikTok and Twitter, came up with a score for the social media sites’ safety for vulnerable users. All of the networks received a failing grade.

The Independent UK

LGBTQ harassment, slurs abound on social media, report says

A new report says social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users

Axios

GLAAD: Social media networks fail to protect LGBTQ users

Civil rights groups say there's a direct connection between online harassment and real-world violence.

WEKU

GLAAD gives social media giants poor grades over lack of protections for LGBTQ users

In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.

Axios

In photos: Abortion ruling drives outrage at Pride events across U.S.

"The anti-abortion playbook and the anti-LGBTQ playbook are one and the same," GLAAD said.

Marie Claire

19 Beauty Brands Giving Back for Pride Month

They're teaming up with The Trevor Project, GLAAD, and more.

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