Last week, GLAAD put out a statement that chastised Utah station KSL-TV, an NBC affiliate.
Speaking Saturday night at the GLAAD Media Awards, Madonna started off in a mischievous mood.
Madonna presented talk show host Anderson Cooper with a trophy at the Glaad Media awards in New York.
Hollywood actors Charlize Theron and Leonardo DiCaprio presented their entertainment lawyer, Steve Warren, with a trophy at the Glaad Media awards in Los Angeles.
Scouts for Equality reports that 11 organization councils, which include more than 260, 000 Scouts, have publicly protested the policy, according to GLAAD.
With the help of Lambda Legal and GLAAD, she filed a federal lawsuit and worked to get her story out to the nation.
These are the stories that people bring to GLAAD every day, and that make it impossible for us to stomach callous attacks like these.
"The Boy Scouts of America have heard from scouts, corporations and millions of Americans that discriminating against gay Scouts and Scout leaders is wrong, " GLAAD President Herndon Graddick said.
Discussions between the pageant and GLAAD began last month after news reports that Talackova had been disqualified from the Miss Canada Universe competition after winning a regional title, the joint statement said.
CNN: Miss Universe pageant ends ban on transgender contestants
"The decision to include transgender women in our beauty competitions is a result of our ongoing discussions with GLAAD and not Jenna's legal representation, which if anything delayed the process, " Shugart said.
CNN: Miss Universe pageant ends ban on transgender contestants
"For more than two weeks, the Miss Universe Organization and Mr. Trump made it clear to GLAAD that they were open to making a policy change to include women who are transgender, " said GLAAD spokesman Herndon Graddick.
CNN: Miss Universe pageant ends ban on transgender contestants
This month, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation or GLAAD, called the show homophobic after Simon Cowell advised one male contestant to put on a dress, and Randy Jackson asked another if he was a girl.
"Yet again, the Boy Scouts of America has failed its members, corporate sponsors, donors and the millions of Americans who agree that the time to end discrimination in Scouting is now, " said Rich Ferraro, a spokesman for gay-rights group Glaad.
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The league has partnered with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and the Ad Council on an ad campaign addressing homophobic language and has worked with the gay rights advocacy group GLAAD on initiatives to address anti-gay bullying and other issues.
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