Featured

The 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2008 · 1 Comment 

The below post is written by Moe Macarow, GLAAD’s Media Programs Fellow.

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News

Remembering Duanna Johnson

November 14, 2008 · 2 Comments 

The below post is written by Mik Kinkead, GLAAD’s Transgender Advocacy Fellow. Duanna Johnson On Wednesday, we informed you of the tragic murder of Duanna Johnson. Duanna, a 40 year-old African American transgender woman, was murdered early Monday morning in Memphis, Tennessee. Duanna had become a symbol of resistance to prejudice and hate crimes. In February of this year, Duanna was picked up by Memphis police officers Bridges McRae and J. Swain. She was pinned down and beaten by the two men in a Memphis police jail... [Read the full story]

Entertainment

Sneak Preview: Candis Cayne’s New GLAAD PSA

November 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

To mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, glaadBLOG is exclusively premiering a new PSA starring transgender actress Candis Cayne (Dirty Sexy Money), encouraging viewers to treat others with dignity and respect regardless of gender identity/expression or sexual orientation. Click to read the entire post »

Local

Elderly Indiana Couple Brutally Murdered

October 24, 2008 · Comments Off 

Just two weeks ago marked 10 years since Matthew Shepard’s brutal murder.  When we think about hate crimes, we often think about Matthew and about other young people whose lives were tragically cut short by hate. But what about hate crimes against other members of our community? I was shocked to read that two elderly men were murdered in their Indiana home in what may likely be an anti-gay hate crime. The police are not yet letting anyone know how the men were killed, or when. All they will say is that their murders... [Read the full story]

Sports

Anti-Gay Humor in Sports Media Has to End

November 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

On Wednesday November 12, WEEI 850AM Sports Radio in Boston produced and aired a recorded skit about the possibility of the 2014 Gay Games taking place in Boston. The skit was filled with tired jokes about gay athletes that we’ve heard a thousand times over. For example, in the skit, one of the characters - a reporter on the scene of the future Gay Games - comments that “the Gay Games flame is coming into the stadium, his name is Bruce and he’s from San Francisco.”

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Cultural

Artists Support Gay and Lesbian Community, Condemn Homophobia

September 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

This post is by Terrell Frazier, a Fellow at GLAAD who works in our Communities of African Decent program. Janelle Monáe Last weekend, up-and-coming musical artist Janelle Monae appeared at Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride festival, a celebration that draws LGBT African Americans from all over the country. According to the Southern Voice, during the opening ceremony “Monae pledged to be a strong ally for black gay men and lesbians, who she called ‘bold and fearless’ for living their lives openly and honestly.” Monae... [Read the full story]

Religion/Faith/Values

This Weekend - Our Family Matters Affirming Faith Conference in Nashville

October 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

This weekend, folks in Nashville, Tennessee are in for a one-of-a-kind faith conference that helps LGBT participants to affirm their spiritual worth: Our Family Matters. This unique event, launched by Kim Clark, is based off her partner Luane Beck’s acclaimed documentary God and Gays: Bridging the Gap. The documentary takes the viewer through firsthand experiences of those wanting a relationship with the religious traditions that have rejected them. The conference, like the documentary, provides a safe space where... [Read the full story]