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Police crime scene tape after mass shooting incident at Abundant Life Christian School Madison Wisconsin December 2024 alongside transgender Army Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis

How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats

Researchers found that when tragedy unfolds, some seek to falsely blame transgender people.

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JD Vance becomes the most blocked account on Bluesky after anti-trans post

JD Vance has been blocked by 11 times more Bluesky accounts than those that follow him.

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Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for trans kids sparks nationwide outrage

The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.

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Rise in anti-LGBTQ+ content on Meta platforms since rollback of protections: GLAAD study

"We found stark evidence of increased harmful content, decreased freedom of expression, and increased (self-)censorship,” GLAAD's report says.

draq queens on a float with transgender flags and ACT UP poster NYC LGBTQIA pride parade 2024

Why LGBTQ+ groups aren't fazed by Trump's 'Title IX Month' attention grab

"Pride is a protest, and it's happening whether the most-anti LGBTQ+ administration in history acknowledges it or not," an HRC spokesperson told The Advocate.

Sarah Kate Ellis schools Shermichael Singleton on CNN

GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis rejects conservative guests’ anti-trans disinformation on live CNN panel

“It is so important that LGBTQ voices are represented in mainstream media to debunk these gross fear tactics," Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate.

Corona Queens latino transgender community memorial for trans people killed across America

52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people

There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.

Frank Kameny 100th birthday SCOTUS protesters for LGBTQIA rights

Jim Obergefell & other leaders honor LGBTQ+ rights icon Frank Kameny at U.S. Supreme Court (in photos)

The group also celebrated 10 years of marriage equality.

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LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report

The 2025 Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD reveals widespread failures by major tech platforms to protect LGBTQ+ users.

Jill Sobule at the Concert for America in January

Jill Sobule, 'I Kissed a Girl' singer-songwriter, dies in house fire

Sobule, who was bisexual, became famous with the sapphic anthem, but her career also included a total of 12 albums and an autobiographical musical.

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Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules

Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”

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LGBTQ+ and other leaders call Pope Francis progressive and transformative

“Pope Francis was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways," said Sarah Kate Ellis of GLAAD.

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Right-wing extremists threaten LGBTQ-affirming religious communities: report

A new GLAAD report sheds light on the alarming trend.