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GLAAD CEO: Why ‘Fellow Travelers’ Checks “Coveted and Rare Boxes” With LGBTQ Storytelling (Guest Column)
Every so often, a series comes along that changes the game for the LGBTQ community and educates the masses about who we are and the discrimination we too often face. Whether a series brings Black transgender women to the forefront of the conversation like Pose or reminds young people and families that queer youth exist […]
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GLAAD to Receive TV Academy’s 2023 Governors Award at Emmys
LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD is set to receive the TV Academy’s 2023 Governors Award, which will be presented during the Primetime Emmys telecast on Jan. 15. President and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis will accept the award on behalf of the organization. GLAAD is being recognized for its “work over nearly four decades to […]
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LGBTQ Representation in Film Hits Peak While GLAAD, Guilds Caution Strikes Risk Progress
GLAAD has released the 11th installment of its Studio Responsibility Index, an annual study that tracks “the quantity, quality and diversity” of LGBTQ characters in films released in a calendar year by 10 Hollywood distributors. The results found that of 350 titles released in 2022, 100 films, or 28.5 percent, featured an LGBTQ character, marking the highest […]
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Former ‘Bachelorette’ Lead Gabby Windey Applauded by GLAAD: “There Are No Rules for Coming Out”
Gabby Windey, who co-starred on season 19 of ABC’s The Bachelorette, received support from the LGBTQ community Wednesday after revealing that she is dating a woman. During an appearance that morning on The View, Windey discussed the relationship that she said began a couple of months ago. The 32-year-old star also posted a carousel of […]
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GLAAD, HRC Issue Letter Signed by 250+ Stars Asking Social Platforms to Curb Anti-LGBTQ Hate
GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign have teamed to issue a public letter signed by more than 250 notable names that urges CEOs of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter to help curb anti-LGBTQ hate on their platforms by better enforcing policies that protect that community. The full list of signatories includes allies and LGBTQ […]
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GLAAD Media Awards, Jon Stewart Show Solidarity With Writers Strike: “Labor Issues Are Queer Issues”
The 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York doubled as a show of solidarity for the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike on Saturday night, as Jon Stewart, Fire Island writer-star Joel Kim Booster, GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre all shared messages of support before and during the […]
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GLAAD Awards: ‘Fire Island,’ ‘Anything’s Possible,’ ‘We’re Here’ Among Winners
Fire Island, Anything’s Possible and We’re Here are among the 2023 GLAAD Media Award winners presented in New York Saturday night. Fire Island and Anything’s Possible tied for best streaming/TV film and We’re Here won for best reality series. Other award recipients announced Saturday night include The Problem With Jon Stewart (best variety or talk […]
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GLAAD Media Awards: Stars Denounce Attacks on LGBTQ+ Community as Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera Accept Honors
Amid the growing attacks against LGBTQ+ people — particularly the trans community — currently going on in the U.S., this year’s GLAAD Media Awards took on a particularly urgent tone Thursday night in Beverly Hills, and one that brought it home to Hollywood as well. After Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Lynch kicked off the show, […]
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GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Bros,’ ‘A League of Their Own’ Take Top Prizes
GLAAD announced recipients for 15 of this year’s 33 categories for the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday in Beverly Hills, with Bros, A League of Their Own, What We Do in the Shadows and The White Lotus among the top winners. Also at the event, Christina Aguilera received the Advocate for Change Award, […]
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GLAAD: Racial Diversity Up Among LGBTQ Characters on TV; Overall Representation Drops
After a record-setting showing last year, overall representation of LGBTQ characters on television has decreased from 637 characters to 596 characters while racial diversity has increased to more than 50 percent of those characters being people of color. This is according to the 18th edition of Where We Are on TV, a new report from […]
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GLAAD Calls Out “Minimal” LGBTQ Inclusion Among Super Bowl Ads
Companies spend big bucks to advertise during the Super Bowl, but very few invested in LGBTQ representation this year, according to GLAAD’s Visibility Project. The media advocacy organization reported that among the commercials that aired during the big game on Sunday, just four explicitly featured LGBTQ people — Rakuten (Christian Siriano), GM x Netflix (Jonathan […]
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GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Tár,’ ‘Bros,’ ‘Nope,’ ‘Hacks,’ Demi Lovato and Omar Apollo Among Nominees
GLAAD is gearing up to give out some trophies. The organization has revealed nominations for the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards, a roster that features high-profile awards season contenders like Tár, A Man Called Otto, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Inspection; acclaimed series like The White Lotus, Abbott Elementary, Hacks, Harley Quinn, Only […]
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