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Accelerating acceptance for LGBTQ people. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.glaad.org/social

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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has resolved THREE of more than 19,000 cases of racial harassment and reached zero settlements to address sexual harassment or violence since President Trump took office in 2025. (2/2) www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Inside school investigations frozen under Trump: Racial slurs, sexual harassment and more
The Education Department was in talks with dozens of districts at the end of the Biden administration. The cases have stalled since the president took office.
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“While the administration is unlawfully eroding protections for trans students under the guise of ‘protecting women and girls,’ they are systematically weakening the very laws that keep students safe and schools accountable.“ - @nwlc.org (1/2) nwlc.org/press-releas...
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NWLC Warns Dept. of Education’s Title IX Rule Erodes Protections for Student Survivors - National Women's Law Center
WASHINGTON D.C., – Today the Department of Education issued a rule formally reviving the 2020 Title IX rule, which significantly weakens protections against sexual harassment in education.  The Depart...
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Extensively citing GLAAD’s Social Media Safety Index, a new Amnesty International report — ‘It Erodes My Soul’: Meta’s Contribution to Anti-LGBTI Discourse in Hungary — shows how Meta failed to address harmful anti-LGBTQ rhetoric on Facebook in Hungary by ineffectively applying its own policies.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/09/2026
Fantastic protest organized by @genderlib.com to protest NYU Lagnone's deal with Trump to end gender-affirming care for trans youth. Big 🧵 of photos for ya!
Protestors march down the street holding signs/banners reading things like HONOR YOUR OATH / PROTECT TRANS KIDS, PROTECT THE DOLLS, and TRANS LIVES ARE NOT BARGAINING CHIPS
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“It’s a really dangerous precedent when the federal government is allowed to politicize any one group of people’s care and end it.” -- @elielcruz.com, cofounder of @genderlib.com
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What to know about hospital deals with the Trump administration to avoid treating transgender minors
At least six hospitals have reached agreements with President Donald Trump's administration to stop offering gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Virginia is for lovers. Early voting in the Commonwealth begins this Friday and a ballot measure to overturn a zombie ban on marriage equality is on the ballot.
19thnews.org
Bob and Bob have been married for 12 years. They’re ready for their state constitution to change.
Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage hasn’t been enforceable since 2014, but it’s still on the books — at least until November.
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
LGBTQ people, like all Americans, simply want the chance to live and thrive in peace. Elected officials, and the voters they work for, must act immediately to prioritize and protect the core values we all believe in: Freedom, family, and safety for all. (4/5)
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
At a time of unprecedented attacks and discrimination targeting the LGBTQ community, we need every voice to speak up and advocate for an end to gun violence and to protect vulnerable and marginalized people. (3/5)
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our hearts are with the loved ones of Vincent and Cameron, and we are grateful for the leadership shown by Tucson’s elected officials and the LGBTQ community in demanding safety and solidarity for all. (2/5)
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Once again, our community is grieving after a deadly and senseless act of hate. No one should have to live in fear simply because of who they are. (1/5)
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Culturally, things have changed. And while there is some backsliding, if I’m going to be a bearer of this history, then I have to live in the shadow of those people, and I owe it to them to fight back.”
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After attacks, Alabama-founded LGBTQ+ history nonprofit moves to North Carolina | Alabama Reflector
The non-profit organization, which archives and researches southern LGBTQ+ history, began collecting items in 2018.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We need accurate information, authentic stories and policies that reflect today’s realities about living with HIV and the huge advancements in prevention and treatment.
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Most Americans Have Not Seen Stories of People Living With HIV in Media in the Last Year: GLAAD Report
GLAAD reports that most Americans say they have not seen stories of people living with HIV in the media in the last year.
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ending HIV will require all of us to choose truth over misinformation, visibility over silence, and facts over fear. (3/3) View the full report here: glaad.org/endhivstigma...
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2026 State of HIV Stigma Report | GLAAD
The 2026 State of HIV Stigma Study arrives at a critical moment. This year marks a decade since the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) and its partners launched the U=U...
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The 2026 State of HIV Stigma Report should be a call to action for media, public health leaders, policymakers, and advocates to ensure that the way we talk about HIV catches up with what science has already made possible. (2/3)
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Americans need accurate information, authentic stories, and policies that reflect today's realities about living with HIV and the huge advancements in prevention and treatment. (1/3)
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
GLAAD’s 2026 State of HIV Stigma Report reveals a growing disconnect between the realities of HIV today and what many Americans understand about it. Read more about this year's findings: glaad.org/endhivstigma...
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2026 State of HIV Stigma Report | GLAAD
The 2026 State of HIV Stigma Study arrives at a critical moment. This year marks a decade since the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) and its partners launched the U=U...
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
WNBA fans including LGBTQ people and allies are urging the league to speak up for longstanding values of belonging, and to meet with transgender people and youth to hear about their lives and the urgency of allyship. 19thnews.org/2026/08/wnba...
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The WNBA ‘felt like a lifeline’ for LGBTQ+ fans. Anti-trans attacks are testing that refuge.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham’s remarks opposing transgender athletes in women’s sports injected political debate into a league with no openly trans women players.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Discriminatory and dangerous: “every girl in kindergarten through 12th grade will have to have her sex assigned at birth verified by a doctor — through either genetic or hormone tests or an examination of her reproductive anatomy — to be eligible to play girls’ sports.”
19thnews.org
How Washington state’s sports ballot measure will impact all girls
A ballot initiative to bar transgender girls from girls’ teams would require all girls to ‘verify’ their identity.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
From Presence to Power by @rashadrobinson.bsky.social is out today!
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"The choice before the industry is not complicated. A warning label on LGBTQ+ content is a request to return to a time when our stories were treated as a liability to be managed rather than ones with an audience to be served."
indiewire.com
Hollywood Doesn’t Need Another Warning Label for LGBTQ Stories — Opinion
We've all seen ratings kill a film, which is why the FCC's proposal to create new warnings for queer content worries Outfest's Christopher Racster.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Rashad Robinson’s must-have framework on power From Presence to Power is available for pre-order! Head to the link below to get your copy. #frompresencetopower
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From Presence to Power by Rashad Robinson: 9780593243565 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Why do some fights for justice hit a wall while others succeed? What does it take to win social change, especially now? It comes down to understanding one thing: the difference between presence and po...
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Audiences across the board are seeking out original and inclusive stories. @glaad.bsky.social's study found LGBTQ stories in film that are both commercially and critically successful. glaad.org/2026-where-w...
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2026 Where We Are in Film Study | GLAAD
GLAAD’s Where We Are in Film is a reimagined version of our award-winning Studio Responsibility Index (SRI). This study continues to maps the quantity, quality and diversity...
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I'm so thankful to Becky and her mom for their trust, generosity, and strength in front of the Supreme Court. No matter what the Court says, Becky is a hero for standing up for herself and trans girls like her. Doing what's right, even when the odds are against you, is the definition of courage.
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Personal freedom and opportunity are best served when our legal protections expand access and guarantee safety for everyone. Today’s decision unfairly strips the rights of a few and threatens the ability of every girl and woman to play the sports they love. (3/3)
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
By allowing sweeping restrictions on a very small number of transgender students who simply wanted to participate in sports alongside their peers, the ruling creates an unnecessarily unfair playing field. (2/3)
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Supreme Court's ruling on transgender youth participating in school sports is at odds with the fundamental principles of fairness, freedom, and family that define our country and our communities. (1/3)
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
TEAM LET TRANS KIDS PLAY SPORTS 🏳️‍⚧️
We're on Team Let Trans Kids PlayWe're on Team Let Trans Kids PlayWe're on Team Let Trans Kids Play
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
LGBTQ Arkansans showed up and showed out across miles throughout downtown Fayetteville, with rainbow flags in hand and carrying a clear message: invisibility is not an option. glaad.org/a-changing-t...
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‘A Changing Tide:’ Northwest Arkansas Pride Rewrites The Script on Southern LGBTQ Visibility | GLAAD
On a list of cities expected to host a massive Pride celebration, Fayetteville, Arkansas, may not crack the top 10, or even the top 20. But for the past 22 years...
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Tell HUD to do its job providing housing, not discriminating. Submit a public comment here.
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Protect People. Protect Safe Housing. Protect the Equal Access Rule. | GLAAD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wants to repeal the HUD Equal Access Rule protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in seeking housing and housing resources. Submit a public co...
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Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
HUD's proposed rule change targets protections based on sexual orientation as well as gender identity. Opponents of transgender people can, do, and will come after LGB people too. We must stand together against all attacks against any of us.
advocate.com
Elizabeth Warren warns new Trump federal housing rule could put LGBTQ+ people on the street
The Massachusetts senator says the administration is quietly enabling housing discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans.
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 24/06/2026
BREAKING NEWS: A judge has granted a request from transgender young people and their families for a temporary restraining order BLOCKING the Trump administration’s demands for their identities and sensitive health information from hospitals in New York City.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
3,200+ articles from 2012-2026 shows a demonstrable shift in coverage of transgender people that treats human beings as a frame for political debate. Coverage excludes trans voices as it elevates anti-trans pseudoscience groups to prominent, front page stories.
advocate.com
The New York Times helped turn trans rights into political controversy, analysis finds
A new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"If the Supreme Court is willing to deny key freedoms to some of the nation’s most vulnerable by narrowing its interpretation of whom the Constitution applies to and protects, it stands to reason that it can narrow it further for others,
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Trans rights case before Supreme Court will test freedom of all Americans - Salon.com
Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. BPJ challenge the strength of the 14th Amendment for all
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Today GLAAD released “Build for Everyone,” our first comprehensive report on LGBTQ Responsible AI. It’s a roadmap for building AI that actually works for LGBTQ people — and everyone: glaad.org/2026-ai-repo...
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2026 AI Report – Build for Everyone: A Framework for LGBTQ Representation and Safety in AI | GLAAD
In this inaugural report, GLAAD presents the tangible and unique ways that AI both impacts and shapes perceptions about our community.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Brooklyn Pride Knicks in Five 💙🧡
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Today is the tenth anniversary of the the Pulse Nightclub shooting that happened on June 12, 2016. We remember the victims and honor them with action. 💔
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Do you know the Power Hour? GLAAD’s @inlayterms.bsky.social did @thenewevangelicals.bsky.social Advocacy Hour, talking about #Pride, allyship, storytelling, and the power of media, including faith-based media to influence hearts and minds.
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GLAAD Storytelling and the Power of Media | TNE Advocacy Hour
YouTube video by TNE Advocacy Hour
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Jenni Olson @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Attn. Fact-checkers, journalists, researchers: Join me and my @glaad.bsky.social colleague @leannagarfield.bsky.social for this presentation on the 2026 Social Media Safety Index — including our platform recommendations for mitigating anti-LGBTQ and anti-trans disinfo. Plus @isdglobal.bsky.social!
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today Congress is holding yet another hearing to persecute the @splcenter.org. Meanwhile, this admin has pardoned the Proud Boys and gutted voting rights. Ask yourself: Who is really manufacturing hate here?
Protest photo that says "Together We Stand With SPLC"
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Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! It is SUCH an honour to get to chat with @glaad.bsky.social about the writing we did in Ambrosia Sky and the characters that are so near and dear to my heart.
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GLAAD Gaming Spotlight: Kaitlin Tremblay and Sofy Kabachek on Queerness, Honoring the Dead, and Closure in ‘Ambrosia Sky: Act One’ | GLAAD
As humanity’s final frontier, the endless mystery of space makes it the perfect setting for indie studio Soft Rains’ debut game, Ambrosia Sky. Act One’s setting in a fungus-choked space colony is ripe...
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
In celebration of Ambrosia Sky: Act Two’s August 6th, 2026 release date reveal, we spoke to @softrains.bsky.social's narrative director Kaitlin Tremblay and lead game designer Sofy Kabachek about creating a queer space clean-’em-up and the power of indie storytelling.
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GLAAD Gaming Spotlight: Kaitlin Tremblay and Sofy Kabachek on Queerness, Honoring the Dead, and Closure in ‘Ambrosia Sky: Act One’ | GLAAD
As humanity’s final frontier, the endless mystery of space makes it the perfect setting for indie studio Soft Rains’ debut game, Ambrosia Sky. Act One’s setting in a fungus-choked space colony is ripe...
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
GLAAD showed up in Austin, Texas in the last week of May for the annual ATX Television Festival, where TV fans and the industry come together to celebrate television. GLAAD served on three panels at the festival. #RepresentationMatters
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GLAAD Gets Into Queer Storytelling, the Success of LGBTQ Stories, and more at ATX TV Festival | GLAAD
GLAAD showed up in Austin, Texas in the last week of May for the annual ATX TV Festival, where TV fans and the industry come together to celebrate television.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ryan O’Connell, writer, producer, and “sometimes actor,” is opening up about his journey in Hollywood in GLAAD TO SHARE, a new Pride Month series elevating first-person narratives from prominent and everyday LGBTQ people.
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GLAAD To Share: LGBTQ Writer and Producer Ryan O’Connell On Defying The Odds with Humor In His Own Words | GLAAD
My name is Ryan O’Connell. I’m a writer, producer, and sometimes actor from Ventura–a blue-collar beach town in California—affectionately known as “Ventucky” and...
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“This is an existential fight – and we all need to be in it or risk losing democratic freedoms that have been hard-won over the past 250 years,” @sarahkateellis.bsky.social writes via @thewrap.com
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The FCC’s Push for LGBTQ+ Labels Is a Bad Deal for Hollywood, GLAAD CEO Says | Guest Column
"This is an existential fight – and we all need to be in it or risk losing democratic freedoms that have been hard-won over the past 250 years."
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Jonas Hole, a Mississippi transgender student and salutatorian of the 2026 graduating class at D'Iberville High School, was one of several trans students deadnamed during commencement exercises, reports Mississippi Today.
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Transgender graduate urges classmates to 'accept one another' during D'Iberville High School ceremony - Mississippi Today
On May 17, D’Iberville High School published a Facebook post that used Jonas Hole’s former name and allegedly edited his photograph to appear more feminine.
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Melinda's century of humiliation @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Brooklyn trans folk, neighbors, and allies: Please come out tomorrow evening to remember our sister, Eryka Caldwell, murdered in Bushwick. Black women continue to be the most frequent victims of deadly violence against trans people. Wed. May 27, 8 pm Cooper & Knickerbocker
A flyer in trans pride colors with a photo of Eryka Caldwell.

Vigil for our sister, Eryka Caldwell

Eryka, a trans woman of color, was murdered in her Bushwick apartment on May 17. Join us for candlelight vigil to remember and honor Eryka and other victims of anti-trans violence and domestic abuse.

Friends, neighbors, family and community members are cordially invited to share respectful and loving words about Eryka.

Wednesday, May 27 @ 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Meet at corner of Cooper St. and Knickerbocker Ave. in Bushwick
next to Family Dollar (We will walk as a group to Erika’s building.)
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“We believe that all people—including all LGBTQI+ youth—deserve to see themselves represented in the media. And we also believe that parents and guardians, not government regulators, should be the ones deciding what their children are able to watch.”
deadline.com
GLAAD, HRC Among 40+ Orgs Denouncing FCC's Proposed LGBTQ Rating System
With the FCC going after LGBTQ programming in Brendan Carr's latest crackdown on media, community leaders are showing strength in numbers.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Sports are where people build friendships, learn teamwork, and become healthier,” said Alex Schmider, senior director of entertainment at GLAAD. “Trans people play sports for the same reasons as everyone else — and denying those benefits is unnecessary and cruel.”
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‘Sports have never been fair,’ trans athlete Harrison Browne says | CNN
Harrison Browne, the first openly transgender professional hockey player and “Heated Rivalry” actor, wants people to know why inclusion is important in sports.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“While there are positive initiatives these companies have implemented to help support and protect their LGBTQ users, they simply must do more. Social media platforms should be safe for everyone, in all of who we are.”
starobserver.com.au
Social Media Platforms Meta, Youtube and X Flagged As "Harmful" To LGBTQIA+ Users
The GLAAD report found platforms are “failing to mitigate harmful anti-LGBTQ hate and disinformation that violates their own policies”.
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