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On the evening of Tuesday, September 29, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in SoHo filled with the kind of noise every exhibition hopes for. From 6 to 10 p.m., more than 200 guests moved through Nemesis: Remember, the final exhibition of GLAAD’s Equity in Media and Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) Year 3 cohort. Photo by Craig Barritt, Getty Images for GLAAD. The space felt warm and inviting from the first step inside. Oil paintings glowed in deep reds and emerald greens.

Five states have ballot measures in the 2026 midterm elections that target the health, safety, and well-being of LGBTQ people, youth and families. If passed, the ballot measures would also have negative impacts on other vulnerable youth and on non-LGBTQ women, girls, and families. Virginia has the only pro-LGBTQ ballot measure up for a vote in 2026. It seeks to remove the Commonwealth’s dormant ban on marriage equality.

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Speaker Laurie Jinkins, the first woman and first lesbian Speaker of the House in Washington state, is speaking out about two ballot measures up for a vote right now in her state that endanger the health and safety of all girls and other vulnerable youth. Ballot measure 638, now before voters and designed to exclude the handful of transgender girls from school sports, would mean “that every girl in this state is going to have to have an invasive medical exam.

The Real Housewives of New York City has always been known for its vibrant personalities and unforgettable moments, but season 16 brings a refreshing, ground-breaking layer of representation to our screens. Among the newest cast members stepping into the spotlight is publicist and entrepreneur Hailey Glassman, a vibrant New Yorker who is redefining modern relationships, embracing fluid identity, and stepping fully into her authentic self.

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GLAAD and Fair Wisconsin have documented the LGBTQ records of the candidates for governor of Wisconsin, David Crowley and Tom Tiffany. Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate David Crowley greets supporters at a campaign rally on August 10, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

CROWLEY RECORD INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, A CALL TO BAN HARMFUL “CONVERSION THERAPY” PRACTICES, AND PRIORITIZING THE REPEAL OF WISCONSIN’S DORMANT BAN ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY TIFFANY RECORD INCLUDES VOTES AGAINST MARRIAGE EQUALITY, DISINFORMATION ABOUT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, VOTES TO BAN ABORTION AND MIFEPRISTONE, VOTES AGAINST THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT AND TITLE IX PROTECTIONS, VOTES TO PROMOTE UNREGULATED DATA CENTERS AND STRIP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF...

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