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Fighting Back Against the Bullies

George Heymont | Posted 05.13.2012

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George Heymont

Despite the tendency of many Americans to think that the whole world revolves around them, the phenomenon of bullying takes place in any society where power games lead to one person attempting to dominate another.

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Eres Que?! You’re What?!

Monica Trasandes | Posted 05.10.2012

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Monica Trasandes

You say to yourself, 'sure they love me now, but that's only because they don't know yet. And when they find out, they'll stop caring.'

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Radio DJ Apologizes For Shocking Advice To Father Over Daughter's Same-Sex Kiss

Posted 04.30.2012

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An Ohio-based radio DJ who ignited controversy last week after telling a concerned father he should "get one of your friends to screw your daughter st...

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Romney's Support For Gay Participation In Boy Scouts Cited By GLAAD In Lesbian Den Mom's Fight

Posted 04.26.2012

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In fighting for a lesbian mother's right to serve as her son's Tiger Scout leader, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is drawing ...

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Chaz Bono, Josh Hutcherson Win GLAAD Awards

AP | Posted 04.22.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Chaz Bono picked up a pair of trophies at the GLAAD Media Awards. The 43-year-old transgender activist and author was honored with the...

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Does Gender Define Us?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 04.18.2012

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2012-04-18-Screenshot20120418at12.28.13PM.jpgWhat makes us male or female? What happens when our biological gender is out of sync with our gender identity?

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'Hunger Games' Star Josh Hutcherson Becomes Youngest Person To Receive GLAAD Vanguard Award

Posted 04.16.2012

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The second of three award shows held this spring by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to honor the most outstanding images of th...

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Lila Shapiro

Black, Anti-Gay Marriage Reverend Angered By NOM Memo: "It Will Backfire"

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 03.31.2012

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Until this week, the Rev. Ralph A. Martino, senior pastor at First Church of Christ (Holiness) USA in Washington, D.C., had never heard of the Nationa...

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And The 2012 GLAAD NYC Media Awards Winners Are...

Posted 03.25.2012

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On Saturday March 23 the 2012 GLAAD Media Awards kicked off in New York City with a gala event hosted by "Glee" stars Naya Rivera and Cory Monteith. ...

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Why Words And Images Matter: The GLAAD Media Awards At Work

Mike Thompson | Posted 05.23.2012

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Mike Thompson

For many Americans, the only LGBT people they know are those they meet on their favorite TV shows, while at the movies, or when sitting down to read the Sunday paper. It's those same images that they take with them to the ballot box come voting time.

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WATCH: New Media Campaign Aims To Raise Awareness Of Transgender Diversity

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: LGBT Rights, Video, Transgender, Transgender Issues, Transgender Rights, Laverne Cox, Glaad, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Isis King, Gay Voices News

A new project created by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and sponsored by GLAAD aims to raise awareness about the transgender commu...

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GLAAD's Commentator Accountability Project Demands Honesty from the Religious Right

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.21.2012

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Alvin McEwen

GLAAD's Commentator Accountability Project is not about silencing anyone but having an honest debate. And you can't have an honest debate when one party is being deceptive in terms of their goals and their true feelings about the community they oppose.

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GLAAD's Releases Watch List Of Anti-LGBT Activists

Posted 03.15.2012

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Yesterday GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, unveiled its brand new Commentator Accountability Project. According to a press rel...

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CNN Lifts Roland Martin's Suspension

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro and Katherine Fung | Posted 03.12.2012

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CNN announced on Monday that it has lifted its suspension on political analyst Roland Martin. According to Fishbowl DC, the network announced the n...

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Anti-Gay Group Drops Boycott Of Ellen's JCPenney Partnership

Posted 03.09.2012

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It seems One Million Moms didn't feel that strongly about Ellen DeGeneres' JCPenney partnership after all. Monica Cole, director of the "pro-famil...

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Poll Position: Should Brett Ratner Resigned From The Oscars And Would You Have Watched If He Hadn't?

Posted 02.24.2012

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Since we've launched our new Poll Position series we've asked you to sound off on glitter bombing and closeted celebrities. This week, in honor of ...

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Brett Ratner Teams With GLAAD For 'Coming Out' Video Campaign

Posted 02.15.2012

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As part of an effort to redeem himself after last year's infamous Q&A gaffe, "Tower Heist" director Brett Ratner has teamed up with the Gay and Lesbia...

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African Americans Must Shoulder Blame for Eddie Long

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 04.14.2012

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Morris W. O'Kelly

There has been no widespread public call within the African-American religious community demanding for Eddie Long to step down, be sat down or altogether shutdown.

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Trymaine Lee

Pundit's Controversial Tweets Draw Attention To Dangers Facing Black Gays

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 02.13.2012

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When CNN contributor Roland Martin fired off a series of tweets during the Super Bowl that many people considered homophobic and advocating of violenc...

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A Teachable Moment for CNN's Roland Martin and GLAAD

Debbie Hines | Posted 04.10.2012

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Debbie Hines

Two wrongs don't make a right. Roland Martin's offensive tweets were wrong. GLAAD's handling of the matter was also wrong. Hopefully, CNN will not make a third wrong in firing Roland Martin or delaying his on air comeback.

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Monday Morning Quarterbacking With Roland Martin

Keith Boykin | Posted 04.10.2012

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Keith Boykin

Martin is entitled to his opinion, and he shouldn't be fired from his job simply because of what he believes. But given those beliefs, why wouldn't gays and lesbians assume Martin's tweet about smacking a male fan of a shirtless David Beckham was meant to be an insult to gay men?

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Roland Martin Meeting With GLAAD

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.10.2012

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CNN pundit Roland Martin announced on Wednesday night that he will meet with GLAAD, the gay rights group, in the wake of his suspension from the netwo...

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The Relationship Between Faith And Marriage Equality

Ross Murray | Posted 04.07.2012

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Ross Murray

We are in the middle of a watershed moment for LGBT equality. The time is right for individuals, cities and whole states to start recognizing and respecting the care and commitment of loving gay and lesbian couples.

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CNN Pundit Under Fire From Gay Rights Groups

Posted 02.07.2012

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CNN's Roland Martin is under fire from gay rights groups after tweeting that people should "smack the ish out" of male fans of a steamy Super Bowl com...

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'30 Rock' Tackles Tracy Morgan Gay Jokes Controversy

Posted 01.20.2012

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"30 Rock" (Thu., 8:00 p.m. EST on NBC) has famously poked its comedy finger at all sorts of different targets in entertainment, but this past Thursday...

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