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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, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in films released by seven major motion picture studios during the 2015 calendar year. GLAAD researched films released by 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Columbia, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Brothers, as well as films released by four major subsidiary studios. The report is intended to serve as a road map toward increasing fair, accurate and inclusive LGBT film representations.
GLAAD, with BiNet USA, Bisexual Organizing Project, and Bisexual Resource Center, released In Focus: Reporting on the Bisexual Community, a resource guide to help journalists to more accurately report on the bisexual community and the differences between individuals within the community.
“Southern Stories: A Guide for Reporting on LGBT People in Alabama” is part of GLAAD’s…
“Southern Stories: A Guide for Reporting on LGBT People in Mississippi” is part of GLAAD’s…
Debunking the "Bathroom Bill" Myth – Accurate Reporting on LGBT Nondiscrimination: A Guide for Journalists dispels the myths that are often used to demonize transgender people. We've created this guide in collaboration with a coalition of state and national LGBT organizations to ensure fair and accurate reporting, and we will be working to get into the hands of every journalist covering these important issues.
Each year through extensive polling and research, GLAAD takes an in-depth look at the state…
Highlights from a Year of Accelerating Acceptance
GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation released "In Focus: Faith, LGBT People, & the…
In Georgia, the LGBT community is making sure and steady progress, but the work to achieve full equality and acceptance is far from done. Southern Stories: A Guide for Reporting on LGBT People in Georgia, a resource for journalists and media organizations in the Peach State reporting on the LGBT community.
The Where We Are on TV report analyzes the overall diversity of primetime scripted series…
The Spirit Day Resource Kit will help you engage the participation of your friends, colleagues,…
In South Carolina, the LGBT community is making sure and steady progress, but the work to achieve full equality and acceptance is far from done.
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