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[…] of the 102 releases GLAAD counted from the major studios in 2013, 17 of them (16.7%) contained characters or impressions identified as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. In most cases, these characters received only minutes – or even seconds – of screen time, and were often offensive portrayals. This was a depressing realization, […]

[…] The Washington Post noted: “The second most common reason cited for pulling LGBTQ texts was an explicit desire to prevent children from reading about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary and queer lives.” Notably absent from the hearing was the voice of any student, the group most affected by book bans and the harmful messaging […]

[…] the United States as Harris’s running mate in the 2024 election. Walz has an extensive record of LGBTQ support, including signing laws to protect health care for transgender people, protect trans people fleeing to Minnesota from states that ban their health care, and his time as a high school teacher where he was his school’s […]

[…] for LGBTQ Youth   Spanish Language and Latinx Media Bringing Focus to the Spanish-language and Latinx community. Immigrants & COVID-19   Transgender Media Amplifying the voices of transgender people. Catching Up With Jevon Martin, CEO of Princess Janae Place Addressing Fear And Worry Selenis & Marizol Leyva’s New Book GLAAD’s Work To Cast Trans Actors […]

Los Angeles – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, announced today the nominees for its 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented nationally by Ketel One Vodka, Wells Fargo, and Hilton Worldwide.  By recognizing and honoring media for outstanding images of the LGBT community, the GLAAD Media Awards serve […]

Los Angeles, CA – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced Lauren Custer Dowling as the organization’s Vice President of Development. In this role, Dowling will oversee all aspects of funding GLAAD’s mission to work through the media to advance the stories of LGBT people that lead […]

NEW YORK – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest advocacy group for LGBT rights, today unveiled “In Focus: Faith, LGBT People, & the Midterm Elections,” a groundbreaking resource guide that empowers journalists to challenge […]

NEW YORK, NY – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today launched the official countdown to Spirit Day, the largest and most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world accelerating acceptance of LGBT youth. Spirit Day, taking place on October 15, inspires millions of people around the world to […]