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About GLAAD

GLAAD is the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization. GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.

The GLAAD Media Institute provides training, consultation, and actionable research to develop an army of social justice ambassadors for all marginalized communities to champion acceptance and amplify media impact.

Journalists and media interested in speaking to a GLAAD spokesperson, please reach out to press@glaad.org.

Those interested in learning more about the GLAAD Media Institute and its services including consultation, research, education, media and cultural competency training and more, please visit glaad.org/institute.

Acknowledgments

Megan Townsend

Project Lead

Senior Director, Entertainment Research & Analysis, GLAAD Media Institute

Raina Deerwater

Author

Associate Director, Entertainment Research & Analysis, GLAAD Media Institute

Amanda Hurwitz

Contributor & Researcher

Associate, Entertainment Research & Analysis, GLAAD Media Institute

Adam Weinreb

Contributor & Researcher

Research Consultant, Entertainment Research & Analysis, GLAAD Media Institute

Margaret Gallagher

Layout

Crystal Stratford

Art Direction

Roho Yniguez

Design

Special Thanks:

Nick Adams, Brendan Davis, Elizabeth Fernandez, Rich Ferraro, Tristan Marra, Nora Molinaro, Tony Morrison, Gwendolyn Pointer, Louise Prollamante, Alex Schmider, Heidi Spillum, Monica Trasandes, DaShawn Usher, Julian J. Walker

Stonewall at 40 Resource Kit

On the morning of June 28, 1969, a group of patrons at the Stonewall Inn – a New York city bar that was a frequent target of police raids because it catered to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community – fought back against police brutality and harassment. Their uprising set in motion a wave of activism among LGBT people that put the issue of LGBT civil rights on the American political map. This resource kit will help journalists cover the 40th anniversary of this momentous event in the history LGBT rights.

Announcing Equality: Inclusive Newspapers List 2008

Father’s Day Resource Kit

GLAAD is encouraging journalists to include gay, bisexual and transgender fathers and their families, as well as straight dads that have LGBT children in media coverage of Father’s Day. This toolkit provides potential story ideas and suggestions on how make Father’s Day coverage more inclusive.

Prom Resource Kit

For many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, the excitement of prom season may be overwhelmed by concerns that they may not feel welcome, or worse, might be actively excluded from prom. This toolkit will help journalists craft prom coverage that integrates the experiences of LGBT youth into stories.