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[…] the day they voted to end their discriminatory ban on openly gay youth. Now, for the first time in the Boy Scouts’ hundred-year history, gay kids can be Scouts without having to hide who they are. That’s the good news, and it’s pretty amazing. But the bad news is that gay parents like me […]

[…] summer, GLAAD embarks on its second Southern Stories Summer Tour. Look for us in Florida in June, Alabama and Mississippi in July, and Texas in August. We’ll be hosting public events with local LGBT organizations, visiting with LGBT Southerners and their allies, and collecting and telling stories about LGBT life in the South. We […]

Instructions for submitting projects for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be available here in late September. When is the deadline for submissions? Materials must be received by Friday, November 23, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., PT. What is the eligibility period for submissions? Projects submitted for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards must have […]

[…] percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a handful of awards including a GLAAD Media Award, three Teen Choice Awards, and an MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Kiss. The film additionally had a successful line of merchandise through Hot Topic in stores and online, as well as a soundtrack that charted in the […]

[…] that affect our lives.  They also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBTQ community that build support for LGBTQ acceptance.  The GLAAD Media Awards have been held every year since 1990. Nominee Selection GLAAD monitors the media in order to identify nominees in 24 English-language categories, and 6 Spanish-language categories. In addition to year-round […]

[…] or entirely excluded from major Hollywood releases. While we have seen consistent forward movement in LGBTQ representation on television in recent years, mainstream films continue to lag behind. Every year, this study continues to find a pattern of inconsistency in the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ stories year over year as well as […]

[…] full diversity of our community and experiences. We know that #RepresentationMatters, and getting to know, see, hear from, and connect with LGBTQ people through entertainment continues to be a pathway to greater understanding and acceptance. Here’s the proof: GLAAD and Procter & Gamble recently launched the first LGBTQ Inclusion in Advertising and Media study¹, a […]

[…] care, housing, education and the military. It has repeatedly argued all the way to the Supreme Court against LGBTQ workers, and LGBTQ families, in a case to be heard this fall. Despite the landmark Supreme Court decisions for marriage equality and the expansion of non-discrimation employment protections, discrimination against LGBTQ people is still an […]