Anton Hysén, son of Swedish soccer legend and former Liverpool defender Glenn Hysén, has become the second openly gay high-level soccer player in the world. Hysén, who plays left-sided midfield for Sweden’s Utsiktens BK club, claims that he is confident in his decision to come out despite the rampant homophobia present in traditional European soccer…
AHN Entertainment announced Monday that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will receive the Trevor Project Hero Award for his involvement with the LGBT youth crisis support organization. Radcliffe, who became affiliated with the Trevor Project in 2009, has appeared in several of the group’s public service announcements and received accolades for his work on behalf…
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced its intention to stand with GLAAD and promote anti-bullying messages. The partnership comes after wrestler John Cena made a number of televised comments that many viewers considered anti-gay. Cena’s comments, made in the context of the program WWE Raw, included negative implications of homosexuality in reference to Dwayne “The…
In the wake of a recent White House conference covering the importance of anti-discrimination and anti-bullying legislation for LGBT youth, California Congressman Bob Filner announced his plan to support such legislation and improve protection for LGBT students. Filner stated that “our children deserve a safe place to learn,” and that “bullying, hate and discrimination have…
Brett Berk and the editors of Vanity Fair magazine have issued apologies for using the word “fag” in a recent online article about the popular musical television show Glee. The word has been removed from the piece, and GLAAD has since commended Vanity Fair for the “tone of respect” used in the printed retraction. Berk,…
Today’s White House anti-bullying summit marks a major breakthrough in national support of LGBT safety initiatives. Together with the bicameral introduction of the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act, as well as the Senate introduction of the Safe Schools Improvement Act earlier this week, the White House conference reinforces a…
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rock and reality TV duo Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, recently told Popeater reporters that she would be thrilled to have a baby with her gay best friend. “I’m fed up with straight men,” the newly svelte Dancing With The Stars contestant declared. After a tough break-up with serious ex-boyfriend Luke Worrall,…
San Diego is being represented at the White House as President Obama hosts a conference to hear concerns about anti-LGBT bullying. The anti-bullying prevention conference, taking place March 10 at the White House, is being hosted by Obama, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The conference unites students, teachers…
As part of a planned increase in education enrichment programs, the White House will host a conference next week at which President Obama will address concerns surrounding anti-LGBT bullying. In the wake several high-profile, bullying-related suicides last year, the issue of LGBT bullying and its effect on education and safety has received new attention and…
The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights (NCRCR) announced the winners of its 2010 Written Essay and Visual Image Contest in a press release this past Friday. Naomi Lattanzi, a 16-year-old from Los Altos, California, won the essay portion of the contest for her exploration of dealing with peers who ask if she is a…
