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‘Hunger Games’ star Josh Hutcherson presented Vanguard Award by GLAAD
Josh Hutcherson, an LGBT equality advocate, actor, and star of “The Hunger Games,” on Saturday became the youngest person to receive the prestigious Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles.
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Thousands sign petition protesting Boy Scouts’ dismissal of lesbian den mother
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio — More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Boy Scouts to reinstate a volunteer den mother who was ousted from her position because she is gay.
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Herndon Graddick named President of GLAAD
The National Board of Directors of GLAAD — the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — on Saturday announced that they have named Herndon Graddick as GLAAD’s new President.
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New rules at Miss Universe: transgender women welcome in all pageants
The Miss Universe Organization on Tuesday announced that it is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013.
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The GLAAD Wrap: ‘Bully’ film opens, Matt Bomer on ‘Glee,’ Lambda literary awards
Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
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LGBT advocate Zach Wahls presents at GLAAD Media Awards
NEW YORK — Writer and LGBT advocate Zach Wahls, the University of Iowa student who last year testified in a before the Iowa House of Representatives about the strength of his family and being raised by lesbian parents, took the stage Saturday night at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York.
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Bryan Fischer: GLAAD’s McCarthyite blacklist proves they are Nazis
Bryan Fischer was on vacation last week when GLAAD unveiled its Commentator Accountability Project, so he didn’t get a chance to officially weigh in on the project or his inclusion among the commentators GLAAD is tracking until he returned to the studio yesterday.
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GLAAD campaign demands media accountability for anti-gay pundits
Today, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will launch the Commentator Accountability Project, which seeks to educate the media on the wool pulled over its eyes by anti-gay pundits…
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Kirk Cameron calls criticism of his anti-gay remarks ‘slander’
Former teen actor Kirk Cameron on Tuesday responded to growing criticism of anti-gay remarks he made during an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” last Friday, and called the backlash against him “slander.”
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Director Brett Ratner, GLAAD team up for ‘famous faces’ for equality series
LOS ANGELES — Film Director Brett Ratner, whose homophobic slur last year resulted in a controversy that forced him to step down as co-producer of the 2012 Academy Awards broadcast, has teamed with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to direct and produce a LGBTQ supportive video campaign.