Tuesday, April 25th, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis was invited to speak at the 2023 Time 100 Summit. The panel discussion was centered around political activism and “how to build a movement.” Joined by Ellis was labor activist Dolores Huerta, the President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. The panel was moderated by CNN Anchor and Senior Political Correspondent Abby Phillip.
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Philip kicked off the discussion by asking how the tactics and strategies used in the past to lead movements continue to be useful today. As a trailblazer in the LGBTQ Rights Movement, Ellis explained that “They never get old.” She spoke about how new methods like social media are great additions to the “toolkit,” but all the original tactics remain “very effective.”
Ellis went on to talk about how at the core of every movement is intersectionality. “We really do as larger organizations and movements, work together with the women’s movement, with the labor rights movement, the racial justice movement, because it’s all intersected.” She explained that working together came out of necessity. “We didn’t have a choice when we were all under attack, and we still continue to be under attack.”
Huerta, who has been at the forefront of the Labor Rights Movement since the 1960s, spoke about her experience as an activist. “We need to really think of organizing as something that is absolutely crucial if we want to save our democracy,” Huerta warns. “Everybody has to understand that all of us have a responsibility.”
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Sarah Kate Ellis was recently named in the Time 100, deeming her one of the most influential voices of 2023. Other LGBTQ leaders who appear on the TIME100 list this year include: Brittney Griner, Imara Jones, Sam Altman, Thom Browne, Jerrod Carmichael, Steve Lacy, Aubrey Plaza and Wolfgang Tillmans.
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On Thursday, April 26th, Ellis is set to attend the annual Time 100 Gala in NYC. Ellis will show her allyship for the transgender community in a custom suit and pant ensemble by Christian Siriano which incorporates the colors of the transgender flag, light blue, light pink and white.
