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We are the world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization. Our work increases media accountability and community engagement that ensures authentic LGBTQ stories are seen, heard, and actualized. Our findings have had a direct impact on inspiring positive LGBTQ cultural representation by nurturing understanding and holding social media platforms accountable for misinformation.
Reports and Publications from GLAAD
As the LGBTQ community continues to expand and become more visible, the 2023 Accelerating Acceptance…
Esperamos que esta guía sea una herramienta y un glosario básico. Pero no es un glosario completo de todos los términos ni es una guía prescriptiva para todas las personas LGBTQ.
The Where We Are on TV report analyzes the number of LGBTQ characters on primetime scripted…
In 2013, GLAAD launched its first Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) to measure lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Introduction from Sarah Kate Ellis Since 2020, GLAAD, in partnership with the Gilead COMPASS initiative,…
Una guía detallada en español sobre las normas de los medios de comunicación para una cobertura más precisa y respetuosa de la comunidad trans en el periodismo.
The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) characters in films released by seven major motion picture studios during the 2021 calendar year. GLAAD researched films release by Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, United Artists Releasing, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner
This report brings an academic and personal voice of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had to-date on the fight to end the HIV epidemic, while also providing recommendations/ needs from people at community based organizations (CBOs) who serve and support the community. We underscore the disruption in access to HIV prevention and care services due to mitigation measures imposed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will have implications for many years to come. We also highlight innovation to HIV service delivery that provided an important bridge between healthcare professionals and clients in an unprecedented time. Our recommendations will help sustain the fight against HIV in the United States in the midst of this pandemic, and future health emergencies.
Una guía de 11 páginas para ayudar a los escritores, productoras y líderes de cadenas y estudios a encontrar el camino para crear historias que sean divertidas o dramáticas, complejas y convincentes, totalmente atrapantes e inclusivas
An 11-page guide available in both English and Spanish to help writers, producers and network and studio leaders find a way forward toward creating stories that are funny or dramatic, complex and compelling, totally binge-worthy and also LGBTQ inclusive.
The second annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), a report on LGBTQ user safety across…
Since 2015, GLAAD’s annual Accelerating Acceptance study has measured Americans’ attitudes and comfortability towards LGBTQ…
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