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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
The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and diversity of lesbian, gay,…
As part of the launch of The Visibility Project, P&G and GLAAD also announced findings…
GLAAD’s Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) marks the first-ever baseline evaluation of the LGBTQ user safety experience across…
The Where We Are on TV report analyzes the overall diversity of primetime scripted series…
Each year through extensive polling and research, GLAAD looks at the state of America’s hearts and minds when it comes to accepting LGBTQ people.
For LGBTQ people and queer people of color, this is the most consequential election of our lifetime.
READ THE MOST RECENT STUDIO RESPONSIBILITY INDEX HERE.
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 eight major motion picture studios during the 2019 calendar year. GLAAD researched films released by Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, STX Films, United Artists Releasing, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros., as well as films released by four subsidiaries of these major studios. The report is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate and inclusive LGBTQ representation in film.
Measuring American attitudes toward HIV and the impact stigma has on people living with HIV…
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Every week, the GLAAD staff is going to provide you with recommendations of LGBTQ media…
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