GLAAD

Founded in 1985, GLAAD is a non-profit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. GLAAD works to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation and creates national and local programs that advance LGBTQ acceptance.

They Can’t Ban Queer Joy

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Accelerating Acceptance 2023

As the LGBTQ community continues to expand and become more visible, the 2023 Accelerating Acceptance study reveals...

House of Garçon x GLAAD

GLAAD is partnering with House of Garçon to raise awareness

Black Queer Creative Summit

The first-of-its-kind in-person event

Media Fact Sheet: Healthcare for Transgender People

Tell New York Times to Stop Misinformation

Join 100+ organizations and leaders in calling on the New York Times to improve their coverage of transgender people.

Take action with GLAAD to fight for drag and for all in the LGBTQ community to be safe and celebrated.

Social Media Safety Index (SMSI)

GLAAD’s Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) provides recommendations for the industry at large and reports on LGBTQ user safety across the five major social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.

Read the full index.

Anti-Drag Attacks Increase Nationwide

UPDATED Report: Drag Events Faced More than 160 Protests and Significant Threats

The Biggest Moments...

See what happened at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York!

Watch the GLAAD Media Awards on Hulu.

Hosted by Margaret Cho, see what happened March 31st in Los Angeles.

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Happening Now

Supporting Queer Joy: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and Decades of Dedication to Community Service

June 6, 20234 Min Read

Book Bans Cannot Stand: Organizing to Defeat Book Bans in Your Community

June 6, 202310 Min Read

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FEATURED STORIES

GLAAD x Breaking Boundaries: 50 Years of Images—A Conversation with Mariette Pathy Allen

June 2, 20237 Min Read

What should brands do about their Pride campaigns? Keep them!

June 1, 20235 Min Read

5 LGBTQ+ projects from Latin America you should know about

June 1, 20234 Min Read

7 Queer AAPI Journalists and Media Personalities to Know this AAPI Heritage Month

May 30, 20235 Min Read

Facts About LGBTQ Inclusion In Ads/Marketing And About Anti-LGBTQ Violence Today

May 26, 20232 Min Read

The Black Femme Brunch is Building Community in DC

May 23, 20232 Min Read

OUR WORK

Entertainment Media

Entertainment Media

GLAAD’s Entertainment Media program works with creators of film, television, music, comic books, video games, and more to increase the quantity and quality of diverse LGBTQ characters and storylines in entertainment.

Transgender Media

Transgender Media

GLAAD's Transgender Media program works with entertainment, news, and digital media to tell authentic stories from the transgender community, increasing visibility of and accelerating acceptance for trans people everywhere.

Spanish-Language Media

Spanish-Language Media

GLAAD's Spanish-Language and Latinx Media program works across Spanish-language entertainment and news media to increase the quantity and quality of LGBTQ representation, building understanding and acceptance among Spanish-speaking audiences, the fastest growing community in the U.S.

Southern Storybank

Southern Storybank

LGBTQ Southerners represent the vibrancy, resiliency, and beauty of the region they call home. The vast majority live in states without statewide laws protecting them from discrimination as transgender Southerners face record-high state-sponsored targeting of essential healthcare, free speech, and access to school sports and bathrooms.

Global Voices

Global Voices

GLAAD's Global Voices initiative accelerates LGBTQ acceptance across the globe by sharing stories of LGBTQ people and their families around the world and helping local advocates build strategy for culture change in their own cities and countries.

News Media & Rapid Response

News Media & Rapid Response

GLAAD’s News Media & Rapid Response program works with print, broadcast, and online news sources to make headlines that build understanding and move LGBTQ acceptance forward. And when news outlets get it wrong, GLAAD responds to demand fairness and accuracy.

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ONLY AT GLAAD

Maren Morris Poses in Drag on Billboard Cover with Sasha Colby, Eureka O’Hara, and More!

June 7, 20232 Min Read

GLAAD’s 2023 Excellence in Media Award recipient Maren Morris is showing the world what it…

WATCH: Eva Reign Accepts GLAAD Media Award for “Anything’s Possible”: “This film is a radical act of love.”

June 7, 20233 Min Read

The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City was a night to remember…

Garden State Equality, #GLAADinstitute alumni, host annual Equality Ball

June 7, 20235 Min Read

Garden State Equality (GSE), New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, held the annual Equality Ball…

InReach and GLAAD Launch the #TransMascFutures Campaign, Increasing Positive Stories and Resource Access

June 7, 20234 Min Read

June 7, 2023 – Today, InReach and GLAAD launched the #TransMascFutures Campaign. This trans-led digital campaign aims to showcase positive stories from the…

Must-See LGBT TV

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the production of ABC News’ GLAAD award-winning franchise for queer storytelling in primetime

June 6, 20238 Min Read

ABC News’ groundbreaking Soul of a Nation special, which premiered in March 2021 aimed to…

Supporting Queer Joy: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and Decades of Dedication to Community Service

June 6, 20234 Min Read

In recent weeks, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have been the subject of high-profile media…

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Must Read

‘Weakest Link’: Scarlet Envy, Olivia Lux And More Get Competitive And Shady On Drag Queen Edition Of Trivia Game Show

June 6, 2023

Aloy is Queer: How Horizon Burning Shores overcame one of gaming’s worst tropes

June 5, 2023

GLAAD EXCLUSIVE: Watch a Sneak Peek of Tonight’s “Dragstravaganza” on NBC’s “The Weakest Link”

June 5, 2023

Must-See LGBTQ TV: ‘The Idol’ and ‘The Crowded Room’ debut and ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’, ‘Human Resources’, ‘Never Have I Ever’ and ‘Cruel Summer’ return this week!

June 4, 2023