TAKE ACTION: The games are almost over, the fight goes on
As we prepare for the closing Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, it is crucial to continue the momentum towards LGBT equality around the globe. GLAAD would like to invite you light up your own...
View ArticleBelarus indie-rock band Kiwi Time speaks up for LGBT people in Russia
Kiwi Time, one of San Francisco's most popular & spirited indie-rock / pop bands, is donating proceeds to and raising awareness for Uprising of Love, a coalition whose mission is to give Russian...
View ArticleGLAAD Gold Medal Winner: Vladimir Luxuria for LGBT visibility in Sochi
For being a bright sign of LGBT visibility in Sochi, transgender Italian parliament member Vladimir Luxuria earns GLAAD's Gold Medal.As we reported yesterday, Vladimir Luxuria, Europe's first openly...
View ArticleNBC News profiles gay President of Russian LGBT Sports Federation and...
The Russian LGBT Sports Federation announced the opening of the Russian Open Games. The Russian Open Games will run from February 26 - March 02, 2014, with the "goal of promoting healthy lifestyles,...
View ArticleMorning Joe: Sarah Kate Ellis 'brings substance to her leadership role' at GLAAD
MSNBC's Morning Joe talked to GLAAD's new CEO and President Sarah Kate Ellis about her new role and the work GLAAD will take on in coming months. In addition to talking about her background in the...
View ArticleLGBT youth support group founder NOT GUILTY under Russia's anti-propaganda law
After the creation of a Russian based LGBT teen support group “Children 404″, charges were brought up against the founder, Lena Klimova for promoting gay propaganda . Today the Dzerzhinsky district...
View ArticleOpen Games in Moscow suddenly find all venues closed to them
Today was meant to be the start of the Russian LGBT Sport Federation's Open Games in Moscow, but just hours before the launch, the event is being met with cancellations from four sporting venues and...
View ArticleAmidst bomb threats and government pressure, LGBT Open Games kick off in Russia
The Russian Open Games have finally kicked off. Greg Louganis, four-time Olympic diving champion, is attending the Games as well. However, the LGBT-inclusive sports festival has had to weather...
View ArticleReport: Russian LGBT advocates detained for protesting Ukraine invasion
(photo from an earlier demonstration, not of the protest against the Ukraine invasion)Two prominent Moscow LGBT activists have reportedly been detained for protesting the invasion of Ukraine outside...
View ArticleCanadian Olympic luger comes out as gay
Canadian Olympic luger, John Fennell, is the latest athlete to come out as gay. The 19-year old did an interview with the Calgary Herald, in which he called being closeted, "suffocating."John Fennell...
View ArticleVIDEO: Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe comes out as gay
Ian Thorpe, an Australian Olympic swimmer came out as gay. Thorpe is the youngest swimmer ever to represent Australia and holds the record for the most Olympic medals won for Australia. Since the age...
View ArticleIOC adding nondiscrimination clause to future host cities
The International Olympic Committee has added a clause to host city contracts. Starting in 2022, host cities will pledge to adhere to Principle 6 of the Olympic charter, which states:Any form of...
View ArticleIOC president recommends adding 'sexual orientation' to Olympic...
This morning, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach announced 40 recommendations that "lay out the strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement." Among the...
View ArticleOlympic figure skater Eric Radford speaks to OutSports about being gay and an...
Eric Radford, a 2014 Olympic figure skater, has come out publicly as gay in what is often stereotyped as "the 'gayest' sport of all," according to OutSports. Yet, the outlet notes, no elite figure...
View ArticleGet sporty! 2014 was a big year for LGBT inclusion in sports.
2014 has witnessed some of the biggest advances in LGBT inclusion in sports. The National Football League, National Basketball Association, Womens National Basketball Association, World Wrestling...
View ArticleGLAAD Global Voices stories from 2014
More than ever, LGBT advocacy took on an international flavor in 2014. Take a look at some of the biggest LGBT stories from 2014.RussiaTensions were already high in the months leading up to the Winter...
View ArticleLGBTQ acceptance front and center in new P&G ‘Love Over Bias’ Olympics video
In a moving short film on athletes overcoming bias with the help of some supportive parents, Procter & Gamble featured the stories of a bullied queer young man and a young person embracing their...
View ArticleDear Adam Rippon
Dear Adam,My name is Aisling and I’m a GLAAD Campus Ambassador who wanted to say thank you for fundraising on behalf of GLAAD. I applied to become a part of GLAAD because I wanted to be like you. I...
View ArticleAdam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy prove there is a place in sports for queer kids...
Growing up in South Texas, sports were a huge factor in my daily life. From an early age, you were either a sports fan or you were constantly practicing. I was more feminine and sports were not the...
View ArticleGLAAD, Athlete Ally, and Pride House Tokyo Release Media Guide for Covering...
On the week the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics are set to kick off, GLAAD, along with Athlete Ally and Pride House Tokyo, is releasing a guide for journalists covering the events. While Tokyo...
View ArticleLGBTQ Olympians deserve fair coverage. GLAAD's Olympic guide helps them get...
Pride House TokyoGLAAD’s media-shaping work was in full swing during the Summer Olympic Games, held in Tokyo. According to Outsports, over 170 out LGBTQ athletes were at the Tokyo games, making these...
View ArticleHow Out Olympians Used the Tokyo Games as a Platform for LGBTQ Acceptance
After being delayed for a year by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics finally took place...in 2021. And while the glory of the games inspired people of all stripes worldwide before wrapping...
View ArticleCovering LGBTQ Athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics:...
GLAADThe 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics will bring excitement, hope, and inspiration to millions of sports fans around the world this February 4th through 20th. And the participation of...
View ArticleOut Olympians represent countries that persecute and criminalize LGBTQ people
GLAAD Olympics Media 2022 Header Sixty-nine countries criminalise private, consensual, same-sex sexual activity. The wording of the laws may include language like ‘sodomy’, ‘buggery’ and ‘unnatural...
View ArticleThis Olympic gay kiss challenges censorship and criminalization
We’ve probably seen similar images during a news blooper reel, people camera bombing behind the reporter during a live news report. This time, the kiss signaled something bigger than just a kiss....
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