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Mariah Carey Auctions Her ‘Protect the Dolls’ Jacket to Raise Funds for GLAAD’s Trans Media Program Mariah Carey is auctioning off her "protect the dolls" jacket for media non-profit GLAAD's transgender media initiative

"GLAAD’s auction for Carey’s jacket begins on Monday (Dec. 8) at 3 p.m. ET. All proceeds raised from the auction are set to benefit the organization’s Transgender Media Program"

Trans youth joy is possibility. It’s being able to imagine the future – not as an abstract idea, but as something real and reachable. But joy isn’t just an emotion for us. It’s resistance. It’s survival. It’s a declaration that we are not going anywhere.”

"Trans youth joy is possibility. It’s being able to imagine the future – not as an abstract idea, but as something real and reachable. But joy isn’t just an emotion for us. It’s resistance. It’s survival. It’s a declaration that we are not going anywhere.”

On Trans Care, WaPo Rejects Experts and Invents ‘More Neutral’ Center The HHS report on transgender care is a sham--yet at the Washington Post, it's a "dispute" among people with "strong opinions."

For the Washington Post, lacking expertise on transgender care makes you more credible, because you're "more neutral."

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Anti-trans campaign ads and rhetoric have again been deployed in today's special election in Tennessee. Polls close at 7pm. Find out where to vote and if you are registered: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

I just donated to GLAAD! Join me! GLAAD’s core programs nurture and inspire cultural understanding, prove that inclusive and positive representation matters, and work to shatter stigma and discrimination – one LGBTQ narrative, image, ...

Thanks to a special Giving Tuesday match, every dollar you give will be doubled, helping @glaad.bsky.social continue the work that makes real change possible.

We won't stop until we achieve 100% acceptance for LGBTQ people and we need your help to make that happen. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

It's #GivingTuesday and @glaad.bsky.social needs your support to correct the narrative of misinformation and disinformation from extremist voices and amplify our work across local news, comedy, sports, podcasts, and gaming.

You can donate here: glaad.org/give-2X

Trans Panic? More Like Trans Apathetic 2025 shows trans rights aren't electoral poison. The truth? Most people just don't care that much.

“It is difficult to overstate the failure of the transphobic strategy.” www.liberalcurrents.com/trans-panic-...

World AIDS Day: ‘The Power of Emory COMPASS’ Highlights Creative, Community-Centered Success to Address HIV in the South | GLAAD It is no accident that the title of the new documentary from the Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center contains the word 'power'. Housed in Emory University's Rollins School Of Public Health, "The Power o...

“In a region with lots of opportunity, new lights are shining. It’s Southern, it’s Black, it’s Brown, it’s queer, it’s rural, it’s resilient, and it’s not going anywhere.” -Ian L. Haddock

December 1st is World AIDS Day

HIV stigma is still one of the biggest barriers to care, but storytelling can shift culture.

This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.

“F*ck the noise. Haters are gonna hate. Haters are just fans on a bad day. Just f*cking do you.”

In a recent interview with @them.us, Josh Hutcherson shared some words of encouragement for trans women: “F*ck the noise. Haters are gonna hate. Haters are just fans on a bad day. Just f*cking do you.” 🏳️‍⚧️

Advocates and Community Members Gather for Online Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil | GLAAD GLAAD joined Advocates for Trans Equality, the Transgender Law Center, Equality Federation, the Human Rights Campaign, and Keshet in hosting “Give Them Their Flowers,”...

Last week, we joined other organizations in hosting “Give Them Their Flowers,” a first-of-its kind national virtual vigil for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Remembering Rebecca Heineman, video game pioneer and LGBTQ rights advocate NPR's Ayesha Rascoe looks back at the life of video game and LGBTQ pioneer Rebecca Heineman.

Rebecca Heineman was a trailblazer and used gaming as a platform because so many marginalized people find refuge in gaming, and she put those two things together and fought for all voices - women, trans folks - across the board.

Hear more about her legacy and impact here ⤵️

Transgender Day of Remembrance Spotlights Violence, Resilience, and Community Action Today, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) honors transgender individuals lost to anti-trans violence, shining a spotlight on a crisis that continues to affect the community nationwide. Tekla Taylo...

“Trans people have always been here… and now, for the first time in history, we have supportive parents at scale. That gives me enormous hope.” Tekla Taylor from @transequality.bsky.social on Radio Catskill.

GLAAD, Advocates for Trans Equality, LGBTQ Leaders, and Community Members to Host Online Vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20 | GLAAD On November 20, GLAAD will join Advocates for Trans Equality, the Transgender Law Center, Equality Federation, the Human Rights Campaign, and Keshet in hosting "Give Them Their Flowers," an online vig...

Together, we'll reflect on the lives we’ve lost in the last year and build towards a future of freedom. We hope to see you and your community there. Learn more and register here:

GLAAD, Advocates for Trans Equality, LGBTQ Leaders, and Community Members to Host Online Vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20 | GLAAD On November 20, GLAAD will join Advocates for Trans Equality, the Transgender Law Center, Equality Federation, the Human Rights Campaign, and Keshet in hosting "Give Them Their Flowers," an online vig...

Today on #TransDayofRemembrance, we gather to remember those who have passed and Give Them Their Flowers. GLAAD is honored to co-host a virtual event tonight at 6pm ET.

On Transgender Day of Remembrance: Why Our Church Needs to Do More - New Ways Ministry As we honor the lives we remember today, I believe we are all called to examine whether our Church's witness, in practice, clears pathways for Christ's love to spread or puts up obstacles.

"I propose we honor the lives we remember today by answering the church’s call to remember the dead by exhorting our church to reconsider its policies, attitudes, and remarks about transgender people, which too often have the overall effect of legitimizing the bigotry that kills."

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. 🏳️‍⚧️

Gaming icon Rebecca Heineman has died after her battle with cancer. She was an out transgender woman, and is remembered across the gaming industry for her pioneering leadership, and across the LGBTQ community for her steadfast advocacy.

Read more about her life and legacy: glaad.org/remembering-...

Three years since the horrific shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, we remember Daniel, Kelly, Ashley, Derrick, and Raymond 💔

Rethinking How Video Games Handle Disclosure for Transgender Characters | GLAAD In the 2017 spacefaring epic Mass Effect: Andromeda, Hainly Abrams made history as the first transgender character in the Mass Effect series – and the first transgender woman to be voiced in a BioWare...

For Transgender Awareness Week, the GLAAD Gaming team explores how video games handle disclosure moments for transgender characters, and why agency, context, and care are essential to respectful representation. Read more here: glaad.org/rethinking-h... #transawarenessweek

Jake Wittich, managing editor of Windy City Times, named ‘Chicago Journalist of the Year’ - Windy City Times The Chicago Journalists Association recognized Windy City Times managing editor Jake Wittich with its Chicago Journalist of the Year award during its 86th anniversary ceremony on Nov. 14. The award re...

“This recognition is for each and every one of you, [including] every queer person who came before us, who blazed the trail so a reporter like me can stand authentically on this stage and tell these stories today."

Congrats Jake and @windycitytimes.com!
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LGBTQ Americans and Allies Sound Off on Kim Davis, SCOTUS Ruling Upholding Marriage Equality | GLAAD The November 10 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 case that granted marriage equality to LGBTQ people nationwide...

In the aftermath of the SCOTUS ruling, many LGBTQ Americans and our allies are going on record to reinforce their support for marriage equality, and to tell Kim Davis (and those who think like her) to “go away.”

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SUPPORT TRANS EQUALITY! 🏳️‍⚧️

#TransAwarenessWeek

Register: Give Them Their Flowers A Trans Day of Remembrance gathering, presented by Advocates for Trans Equality and partners.

On Nov. 20, #TransDayofRemembrance, we gather to remember those who have passed and Give Them Their Flowers. GLAAD is honored to co-host a virtual event with @transequality.bsky.social: action.transequality.org/a/tdor-gathe...

The Trevor Project: It’s Time for Americans To Get Familiar With Transgender People, Not Transgender Politics | Opinion Transgender people are people; and we are all just trying to get through our day—today, and every day—just like anyone else.

"If there is one thing you can do in observance of Transgender Awareness Week this year, it is this: Take a moment to learn about transgender people—not the political talking points, not the legislation, but the real, live humans behind the headlines." www.newsweek.com/the-trevor-p...

Trans allies, lift up trans voices and speak out. There is no LGBTQ without the T.

Our collective equality is connected to the safety and freedom of transgender people.

Transgender Awareness Week

Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. 🏳️‍⚧️

Poster for the Hollywood premiere of Humans of Pride

Don't miss the Hollywood premiere of Humans of Pride, a powerful film on the history of Pride in New York City and beyond.

When: Saturday November 15th at 5pm PT!

Tickets: partiful.com/e/6PiqPQDqyZ...

As our founder, Vito Russo, wrote: “We will not be equal until society overcomes its fear of difference—and begins to see that we’re all in this together.”

photo of Sarah Kate Ellis along with the text from a quote "Forty years ago, in 1985, there was a moral panic blocking LGBTQ people from fairness and freedom. GLAAD’s founders got to work. They replaced fear with facts. They told the truth about who LGBTQ people really are. They knew that if they could do this at scale— if they could shift the story— the world would change." - Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President & CEO

Forty years ago, GLAAD's founders came together to tell the truth about who LGBTQ people really are to counteract the media spreading fear and disinformation about LGBTQ people and the AIDS crisis. They knew that if they could do this at scale— if they could shift the story— the world would change.