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[…] individual roads to self-acceptance. Queer Eye returns for its fifth season this year, taking place in Philadelphia. Changing the Game Alex Schmider, currently GLAAD’s Associate Director for Transgender Representation, produced “Changing The Game”, a nominee for Queerty’s Documentary award. Directed by Emmy Award winning director Michael Bartnett, the film documents the lives of four […]

[…] He shared how P&G is building LGBTQ marketing into the fabric of P&G’s brand building. During his remarks, Pritchard played an ad released by Gillette featuring a young Black transgender man shaving with this dad; shining the light on the power of a first shave and reinforcing a shared bond between all men, transgender and cisgender alike.  He also showed an ad released in Europe by Pantene reinforcing the power of hair as the most visible way for trans people to represent themselves to the world.  Overall, Pritchard’s message was simple and inspiring for the corporate leaders in the room: “P&G supports all people. All families. We do not define families, love defines families.” CNN International’s Richard Quest, a LGBTQ champion and leader in business journalism, moderated the panel discussion which included: Dan Bross, Executive Director, Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality (a project of the World Economic Forum) Mark Getty, Co-Founder & Chairman, Getty Images Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, P&G Ellyn Shook, Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer, Accenture Following the panel, Geena Rocero, a producer, model, and trans advocate, spoke with Ariadne Getty, President and Executive Director of the Ariadne Getty Foundation. Rocero opened up about the state of trans rights around the world and spoke with Getty about her daughter Nats’ recent wedding to trans author and advocate Gigi Gorgeous, who were also in attendance. “Businesses need to help us eliminate discrimination that LGBTQ people face,” said Ariadne Getty. “It is a human right to be safe, have equal rights and opportunities, and not be discriminated against. The world leaders and business leaders at Davos are the ones that have the power and access to really make that happen and the Ariadne Getty Foundation will continue to provide the roadmap to do it.” The Ariadne Getty Foundation works with partners worldwide to improve the lives of individuals and communities through large-scale investments and hands-on advocacy. Three years ago during Davos, AGF announced a $15 million multi-year lead gift to launch the GLAAD Media Institute. AGF also donated $2 million to the LA LGBT Center to open the Ariadne Getty Foundation Youth Academy, which opened in April 2019. Last year, Ariadne was named Variety’s Philanthropist of the Year and was honored with the Washington Blade’s Lifetime Achievement Award for LGBTQ Advocacy. You can follow the Ariadne Getty Foundation on Instagram to see news about their work with the LA LGBT Center, GLAAD, the United Nations Foundation, Trans Law Center, and several other important organizations. There were several other LGBTQ-inclusive events during Davos, including five  official panels put on by the World Economic Forum. Earlier in the week, the Female Quotient also hosted a LGBTQ-themed panel which featured GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis, as well as Gigi Gorgeous, Nats Getty, and Ariadne Getty. The panel, moderated by Politico’s Ryan Heath, also featured Wanuri Kahiu, a filmmaker from Kenya behind the powerful film ‘Rafiki,’ which is nominated for a GLAAD Media Award this year. The film was selected to premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, a first for a Kenyan film, but was banned in Kahiu’s home country, because of the LGBTQ content. Kahiu won a lawsuit around the film and it was able to play for seven days.         View this post on Instagram                   Beyond the Binary: The Next Phase of LGBTQ+ Acceptance • • • • @femalequotient #equality #equalitylounge @glaad #glaad #acceptance #lgbtq #lgbt #lgbtrights #gigigorgeous #agf #feminism #loveislove #belonging #worldeconomicforum #wef2020 A post shared by Ariadne Getty Foundation (@ariadnegettyfdn) on Jan 22, 2020 at 8:47am PST GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis also participated in a session hosted by the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality (PLGE), which launched during Davos 2019. PGLE is a coalition of organizations committed to leveraging their individual and collective advocacy to accelerate LGBTI equality and inclusion globally. The Partnership is supported by UN Human Rights and is operated in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The founding members were leading multinational companies Accenture, Boston Consulting Group, CISCO, the Coca-Cola Company, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, EY, Edelman, Mastercard, Microsoft, P&G, PepsiCo, PwC, Salesforce, and Scotiabank. Last week during Davos, PGLE’s session featured  executives from Human Rights Watch, HRC, Deloitte, Salesforce, Open for Business and UN Human Rights  to discuss best practices for global LGBTQ inclusion. CNN International’s Julia Chatterley moderated the session which also included an interview with Ellis about GLAAD’s work to hold global brands accountable on LGBTQ issues. There were other key LGBTQ highlights during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting too: Jin Xing, a transgender woman and TV host from China received the Crystal Award, WEF’s highest honor. As noted in the World Economic Forum’s closing press release, PGLE looks to enlist at least 50 member companies over the next year. Openly, a global digital platform powered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation which delivers important LGBTQ news, spoke with Gigi Gorgeous, Nats Getty, and August Getty about their LGBTQ advocacy.   The World Economic Forum hosted five  official panels on LGBTQ issues including a conversation with Wanuri Kahiu on artistic freedom and a discussion on being out in the workplace moderated by Geena Rocero.         View this post on Instagram                   It fills my heart with such joy to share a special moment to chat with a trailblazing trans sister #JinXing . She’s been called the “Oprah of China”. Founder of Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai, the country’s first independent dance company. Prima ballerina, decorated colonel in the People’s Liberation Army, choreographer, actress, wife, mother of three and China’s most popular TV hostess. Beyond Inspiring! @worldeconomicforum #WEF20 A post shared by GeenaRocero (@geenarocero) on Jan 23, 2020 at 6:08am PST Gigi Gorgeous and her wife Nats Getty participated in a Facebook Live with designer August Getty about LGBTQ youth today. ul> Ellis participated in a Facebook Live entitled ‘Return on Equity’ alongside Jim Fitterling CEO, Dow Inc.; Dame Vivian Hunt Managing Partner UK & Ireland, McKinsey & Company; […]

[…] longer “respect the dignity of human life.” Jeff Landry has all but defined his tenure as Attorney General of Louisiana by his anti-LGBTQ actions, including recently urging SCOTUS to reject transgender workplace protections.  Ed Martin is “adamantly opposed” to marriage equality. Tom McClusky once equated President Obama’s support for marriage equality to telling a depressed neighbor to […]

[…] present the Vito Russo Award to award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director Ryan Murphy. Late-night talk show host and comedian Jimmy Fallon (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), transgender actress and advocate Nicole Maines (Supergirl), beauty guru and YouTube personality Patrick Starrr, actor and activist Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy), transgender model, advocate, and producer Geena […]

[…] community members such as prolific playwright Terrence McNally and Nashom Wooden, who was well known as drag queen Mona Foot, and so many others.  Even as we celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility, the national trans Latinx community and, indeed, the entire Latinx LGBTQ community was heartbroken over the death of Lorena Borjas, who died a […]

[…] The letter was initiated by a coalition of six organizations: The Whitman-Walker Institute; the National LGBT Cancer Network; GLMA Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality; SAGE; New York Transgender Advocacy Group; and National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance. For the full letter and the list of signatories, click here. The letter also urges medical providers […]

[…] opposed all bills on LGBTQ equality throughout his decades in the Senate, including hate crimes legislation. As U.S. Attorney General, he worked to roll back protections for transgender students and vigorously supported expanding religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws. Tuberville is a former college football coach and first-time political candidate, endorsed by Pres. Trump. Tuberville […]

[…] in FX’s Pose. It was disappointing to see that once again, Porter was the only actor nominated for Pose, when there are so many phenomenal performances by transgender actors that anchor the show. Pose was also not nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category. The special Pose: Identity, Family, Community did receive a nomination […]