International Transgender Day of Visibility and why the GLAAD Awards are important
euronews.comboycotted Hogwarts Legacy, a video game based in the Harry Potter universe, when it was released in February, calling Rowling a TERF - a trans-exclusionary radical feminist.The discrimination against and discussion about the trans community is louder than ever, especially with the Women’s Football World Cup taking place this summer.
Debate is swirling over whether players can wear OneLove and rainbow armbands, which act as a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and to raise awareness of wider social injustice. FIFA have yet to make a final decision on whether the players will be able to wear the armbands.However, there is some happier news this International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Yesterday, Thursday 30 March, saw the first wave of GLAAD Media Award winners announced, with The White Lotus and A League of Their Own among those taking home gongs.The Awards mark one of the biggest nights in queer entertainment and pay tribute to media which portrays fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ+ people and their issues.The 34th Los Angeles-based awards show revealed winners for 15 of 33 total categories, and the rest will be given at GLAAD’s New York City ceremony on Saturday 13 May.
The ceremony was presided over by comedian Margaret Cho and other honourees included What We Do in the Shadows, Los Espookys and 9-1-1: Lone Star.Drag Queen Story Hour got a special nod too, following on from political and public infighting over the appropriateness of drag queens reading books to children, with some extreme comments suggesting the practice is breaking down traditional society and values.Other top winners were Christina Aguilera, who received the Advocate for Change Award, Club Q shooting survivor Michael.
