Research and Reports
Our work increases media accountability and community engagement that ensures authentic LGBTQ stories are seen, heard, and actualized.
GLAAD’s research and reports provide critical insights into LGBTQ representation in media, tracking progress and highlighting areas for improvement. From analyzing Hollywood films to assessing news coverage and social media platforms, GLAAD’s data-driven reports shape industry standards and drive meaningful change. Widely recognized as authoritative resources, GLAAD’s reports were viewed and quoted more than 200,000 times last year, influencing conversations across media, advocacy, and policy.
1998GLAAD launches its "Save Ellen" letter-writing campaign aimed at keeping the historic show on the…
A Note from GLAAD President Jarrett T. BarriosIf you couldn’t marry the person you love,…
The Amplifiera newsletter for our media circle membersA Note from GLAAD President Jarrett T. BarriosIt’s…
The Amplifiera newsletter for our alliance circle membersA Note from GLAAD President Jarrett T. BarriosIt’s…
The Amplifiera newsletter for our media circle membersA Note from GLAAD President Jarrett T. BarriosIn…
Fall 2010In the wake of the recent youth suicides caused by anti-gay bullying, GLAAD extends…
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today is urging both local and national media to take the following into consideration when reporting on the addition of Chaz Bono to the cast of the ABC show Dancing With The Stars, and when telling the stories of other transgender people.
With the birth of Mary Cheney and Heather Poe’s son, Samuel David Cheney, GLAAD is providing resources to news media outlets to ensure that their coverage avoids the kind of distortions and misrepresentations – particularly in the area of social science research – that marred initial coverage of the couple’s pregnancy.
Resources for journalists, marketers and advertising industry professionals covering or reaching out to the LGBT market.