Search Results: be an ally (836)

[…] Eilish provided by Interscope Records, UMPG, Warner Pictures and Kobalt Music. The new “Protect This Kid” film features LGBTQ notables across media and entertainment including: Margaret Cho, Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart), Sherry Cola (Joy Ride, Good Trouble), author and former NFL player Ryan “R.K.” Russell, Yvie Oddly (RuPaul’s Drag Race), athlete Chris Mosier, producer Daniella […]

[…] report has offered a first-of-its-kind, dedicated analysis on LGBTQ safety, privacy, and expression across major social media platforms, including specific guidelines for these companies on how to better serve their LGBTQ users. In addition to the 2023 SMSI, there are now so many powerful reports and studies devoted to these issues — a selection […]

[…] for film, TV, theater, video games, etc., please read GLAAD’s TRANSform Hollywood guide or contact the GLAAD Media Institute via press@glaad.org. More resources for content creators may be found at glaad.org/transgender. Glossary of Terms: Transgender In order to understand many of the terms used by transgender and nonbinary people, it is necessary to understand […]

[…] Title IX provisions, issued earlier this month by the Department of Education, are part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to overturn rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Though the Title IX protections are not perfect, as they lack any mention of transgender athletes, the actions taken by state officials in Texas add […]

[…] EGOT recipient Jennifer Hudson was honored with GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award for championing allyship and promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people and issues. “Do y’all know how beautiful you are?” Hudson asked as she took the stage to accept the award from Laverne Cox. “Do you know your stories deserve to be told? You […]

[…] existence,” Pride Frisco co-founder Jon Culpepper said in a statement. The forum, headed by a local LGBTQ organization, comes at a time when studies show that mem bers of the community, particularly young folks, are at risk. According to a 2023 study by the Trevor Project, 41% of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide […]

At the New York edition of the 35th GLAAD Media Awards hosted by Ross Mathews, our favorite masked country superstar Orville Peck will be honored with GLAAD’s Vito Russo Award elevating LGBTQ visibility in country music, which has seen a renaissance since the genre has introduced numerous queer people and many people of color […]

GLAAD’s Spanish Language & Latinx Media and Representation Director Monica Trasandes traveled to the city of Tijuana, Mexico this week. The US Consulate, along with the organization International Community Foundation, organized a forum for local LGBTQ organizations less than five miles from the border.