The Jewish Forward Highlights Transgender Jews
As GLAAD marks Transgender Awareness Week, we lift up the lives and realities of transgender people. The best way to learn about transgender people is to listen to their own stories. GLAAD also...
View ArticleGuest Post: Being the Spouse of a Trans Clergy Man
Deborah Weekley is a mother of 5 children and grandmother of 6. Deborah is a licensed massage therapist, providing safe space for LGTBQ persons, especially transgender persons, who wish personal...
View ArticleJoin GLAAD in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles to Commemorate...
On November 20th, in observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, world will pause to remember those we have lost to anti-transgender violence. According to estimates from international monitoring...
View ArticleGLAAD Examines Ten Years of Transgender Images on Television; More than Half...
*** Please note, a report update examining additional episodes between November 2012 and November 2013 can be found here. A further update from November 2013-November 2014 can be found here.***In...
View ArticleTimeline: A Look Back at the History of Transgender Visibility
From November 12-19 hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country participated in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people,...
View ArticleTrans People Speak: Jennifer Finney Boylan
Over the past week, GLAAD has been commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance and Transgender Awareness Week by sharing stories that highlight the resilience and the achievements of transgender...
View ArticleTrans People Speak: Noah Lewis
Over the past week, GLAAD has been commemorating Transgender Awareness Week by sharing stories that highlight the resilience and the achievements of transgender Americans, like Noah Alvarez, Rev. Jay...
View ArticleTrans community supported throughout the country for #TransWk
Transgender Awareness Week 2013 starts today, and people all over America are organizing events to educate the general public and raise visibility around issues facing transgender people.November 11 –...
View ArticleTransgender Awareness Week begins on Monday! #TransWk
Transgender Awareness Week, which helps raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and address the issues these communities face, begins on Monday, November 11.During...
View Article2014 Angels of Change Calendar empowers trans youth
For the 6th year, Bamby Salcedo and the Children's Hospital Trans Youth Health and Development Program have created a calendar featuring 12 transgender youth who, in addition to being models, are...
View ArticleSnapshots: Healthcare PSAs, anti-trans discrimination, and more
Wonder what we’re up to at GLAAD?Be sure to check out GLAAD's Blog each week for updates about our latest work to build support for LGBT equality through news, entertainment and online media.In...
View ArticleTransgender student's yearbook photo approved by Texas school
A South Texas school district has approved the yearbook photo of Jeydon Loredo, a transgender student wearing his tuxedo. The decision from the La Feria school district to use the photo came only...
View ArticleHow you can join the fight against anti-trans policies from 2017 for #TransWeek
From the fight in Texas over multiple bills aimed at barring transgender people from using public restrooms, to President Trump’s transgender military ban seeking to purge qualified service members...
View ArticleFor #TransWeek, GLAAD goes "Beyond the Surface" of what it means to be trans
GLAADThis Trans Awareness Week (#TransWeek), GLAAD sat down with transgender people and their families for a look beyond the surface of what it means to be trans. This video series explores a variety...
View ArticleTrans youth of color share why they love being trans
My name is Joon Park. As a Korean-American immigrant from suburban New Jersey, I hated my name growing up. I hated how foreign it sounded in a sea of Jacob’s and Emily’s. I hated how my teachers would...
View ArticleNi de aquí, ni de allá: On being a Latinx non-binary person
In third grade, we had a hermit crab as a class pet. His name was Herman. I was fascinated by him. I loved how as he grew, he collected a new shell and left the other behind. He stayed the same, but...
View ArticleThe importance of Trans Day of Remembrance
On November 20, transgender individuals and allies from across the world observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) to honor and remember those of us who have been victims of gender...
View ArticleChella Man: (Role) Model
Recently named one of the Out 100, Chella Man is taking the nation by storm. He describes himself as “a 19 year old, Deaf, genderqueer artist on testosterone who is currently a student in New York City...
View ArticleEmbroidered on our hearts: Creating the Trans Wings Quilt Project
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) occurs on November 20th each year to observe the lives of transgender individuals who have been lost to anti-transgender violence. On this day, LGBTQ+ people and...
View ArticleTransgender actor and director Jake Graf highlights anti-LGBTQ cyberbullying...
Photo Credit: Jake Graf/TwitterGLAAD and Logo partnered with director and actor Jake Graf to debut his film ‘Bully’ during Transgender Awareness Week. Graf released the film in the U.S. following news...
View ArticleA beginner's guide to being an ally to trans people
Transgender Awareness Week is a time where we share and uplift the voices and experiences of the trans community, which includes celebrating the victories of trans folk while also remembering and...
View Article6 ways to make your workplace more trans-inclusive
When I was 19, I worked as a server at a cute brunch restaurant. Besides the free muffins, my favorite part of working there was the gossipy, fleeting conversations I would have with fellow servers...
View ArticleMy journey on testosterone made me love myself even more
As a transgender man, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has been an absolute roller coaster ride, but I would not have it any other way. Over a year ago, I started my journey on testosterone. For seven...
View ArticleTrans men and trans masculine people share advice to youth and allies
For the longest time I was tricked into believing that being a transgender man was my greatest source of weakness. I was told this lie time and time again from the cisnormative society in which I was...
View ArticleHighlighting the Political Power of the Transgender Community
GLAADElection Day 2021 was a mixed bag for the LGBTQ community. Anti-LGBTQ candidate Glenn Youngkin was elected Governor of Virginia while dozens of openly-LGBTQ candidates were elected across the...
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