Our Work

Leading the conversation. Shaping the media narrative. Changing the culture. That’s how GLAAD accelerates acceptance for LGBTQ people.

Our Areas of Expertise

GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance.

News Media & Rapid Response

News Media & Rapid Response

GLAAD’s News Media & Rapid Response program works with print, broadcast, and online news sources to make headlines that build understanding and move LGBTQ acceptance forward. And when news outlets get it wrong, GLAAD responds to demand fairness and accuracy.

GLAAD Media Institute

GLAAD Media Institute

The GLAAD Media Institute enables people to build the core skills and techniques that effectuate positive cultural change. This is accomplished through three pillars: training, consulting, research.

Social Media Safety Program

Social Media Safety Program

GLAAD’s Social Media Safety program is working every day to hold tech companies and social media platforms accountable, and to secure safe online spaces for LGBTQ people.

Project 2025 Exposed

Project 2025 Exposed

Find the truth about the Right-Wing’s planned takeover of the Federal Government

Communities of Color & Media

Communities of Color & Media

Read related articles and learn about our work surrounding issues impacting LGBTQ communities of color.

GLAAD Election Hub

GLAAD Election Hub

GLAAD is taking decisive action to ensure the 2024 election promotes equality and safety for all.

Transgender Media

Transgender Media

GLAAD's Transgender Media program works with entertainment, news, and digital media to tell authentic stories from the transgender community, increasing visibility of and accelerating acceptance for trans people everywhere.

Medios Latinos y en Español

Medios Latinos y en Español

GLAAD's Spanish-Language and Latinx Media program works across Spanish-language entertainment and news media to increase the quantity and quality of LGBTQ representation, building understanding and acceptance among Spanish-speaking audiences.

Entertainment Media

Entertainment Media

GLAAD’s Entertainment Media program works with creators of film, television, music, comic books, video games, and more to increase the quantity and quality of diverse LGBTQ characters and storylines in entertainment.

Gaming

Gaming

GLAAD’s is striving to increase more LGBTQ video game character representation.

#SpiritDay

#SpiritDay

#SpiritDay is the world’s most visible anti-bullying movement inspiring LGBTQ youth, especially transgender and nonbinary youth to live their lives in their truth and authenticity.

HIV & Global Resource Hub

HIV & Global Resource Hub

Find resources, guidelines for cultivating fair and accurate reporting and sharing of experiences related to HIV, treatment & care, and of people living with undetectable HIV.

Bisexual

Bisexual

Read articles and find resources.

20 Under 20 Program

20 Under 20 Program

The 20 Under 20 Program seeks to celebrate and spotlight the next generation of LGBTQ leaders in media advocacy, including journalists, actors, musicians, activists, and other young change agents.

Southern Story Bank

Southern Story Bank

Southerners face record-high state-sponsored targeting of essential healthcare, free speech, and access to school sports and bathrooms. Here are some of their stories.

PROTECT this KID

PROTECT this KID

GLAAD and Ogilvy have launched a bold worldwide digital campaign, “Protect This Kid,” in support of LGBTQ youth.

Global Voices

Global Voices

GLAAD's Global Voices initiative accelerates LGBTQ acceptance across the globe by sharing stories of LGBTQ people and their families around the world and helping local advocates build strategy for culture change in their own cities and countries.

"Here We Are"

"Here We Are"

GLAAD and GROUND Media launch storytelling campaign to increase support for transgender Americans.