GLAAD is continuing its mission to amplify LGBTQ voices with the launch of NEON, an ongoing digital series that will highlight stories from within the Black LGBTQ community.
Along with introducing the team, the inaugural Legacy Series coincides with Black History Month. Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout February, NEON will release videos and photos featuring LGBTQ people from multiple disciplines whose work is a legacy of a historic figure.
This week, NEON talks to artist and poet, Roya Marsha whose legacy channels Audre Lorde <[link removed]>.
NEON’s work will showcase four main subject areas: the media, community conversations, celebrity voices, and events. Learn more here <[link removed]>.
“GLAAD’s continued commitment to communities of color is exemplified with the launch of NEON. We hope to help shift the narratives of underrepresented communities in media, especially for the Black LGBTQ community and their allies,” said DaShawn Usher, Programs Officer, Communities of Color and producer of NEON. “With an increase in violence and murders of Black Trans women, LGBTQ youth suicides, and a decrease in LGBTQ acceptance, NEON comes at a time when it’s absolutely critical to showcase diverse, fair, and accurate representations of Black LGBTQ people within the media.”
Check back to GLAAD’s socials every Tuesday and Thursday to stay up-to-date on all things NEON.
We have more for you today, including GLAAD’s executive work at the World Economic Forum, our News and Rapid Response team’s get-out-the-vote campaign, and the monumental year for LGBTQ respresentation at the Super Bowl.
GLAAD & the Ariadne Getty Foundation advocate for LGBTQ rights on the international stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos
LGBTQ issues are often put to the side when thought leaders convene, but GLAAD looked to change that with its presence for the third year in a row at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The forum brings together CEOs from around the world to interact, engage and learn, thus shaping global industries. GLAAD and the Ariadne Getty Foundation hosted a standing-room-only event during Davos that featured the Chief Human Resources Officer of Accenture, the Chief Brand Officer of P&G, the Chairman of Getty Images, trans model and advocate Geena Rocero, and CNN International’s Richard Quest sharing the best ways that the other business leaders in the room could leverage their brands and reach to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance. Attending the World Economic Forum allowed GLAAD to continue the work of making sure the LGBTQ community is visible in every aspect of the media. You can read about GLAAD’s full week of events and appearances here <[link removed]>.
GLAAD petitions for One Million Moms to “call it quits” following criticism of record breaking LGBTQ-inclusive Super Bowl ads
When Sabra Hummus announced that two drag queens would be featured in the company’s ad during the Super Bowl, anti-LGBTQ hate group One Million Moms campaigned to get the ad and other inclusive LGBTQ commericals off the air. Well, it didn’t work! GLAAD’s News and Rapid Response team countered the “one meddling mom <[link removed]>” with a petition of its own that has garnered 3,200 signatures and counting <[link removed]>. GLAAD also leaned in to promote the most LGBTQ-inclusive Super Bowl of all time on and off the field. The first openly gay and first female coach, Katie Sowers of the San Francisco 49ers, was featured both on the field and in an empowering Microsoft commercial <[link removed]>. Other ads featured GLAAD Media Award nominee Lil Nas X, Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness, actresses Isis King and Trace Lysette, New York GLAAD Media Awards host Lilly Singh, and many more. To see all of the inclusive ads, click here <[link removed]>.
Meet the GLAAD Media Institute alumni taking over The Queerties
Queerty.com announced nominees for their annual Queerties for 2020 and there are several GLAAD Media Institute alumni and staff members among the ranks <[link removed]>. The GLAAD Media Institute enables people to build the core skills and techniques that affect positive cultural change to accelerate acceptance, and The Queerties help elevate those voices. Among this year’s nominees are Jackson Bird, Blair Imani, Leo Sheng, Reggie Bullock, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Changing the Game, Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen and Euphoria. All have worked with the GLAAD Media Institute to enhance their LGBTQ advocacy and media engagement.
GLAAD’s Entertainment Media department unveils the Second Annual GLAAD List at the Sundance Film Festival
At Sundance, Jeremy Blacklow, GLAAD’s Director of Entertainment Media, and The Black List’s Kate Hagen revealed the second annual GLAAD List, a roster of the most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive film scripts on The Black List. From stories about Tennessee Williams to the bohemian ’80s arts scene in NYC, to a family fighting for survival as the world might be ending, the scripts on The GLAAD List represent the type of stories that GLAAD would like to see studios producing. You can find the full list here <[link removed]>. Also at Sundance, GLAAD hosted a panel titled “Black, Queer, and Unapologetic: The Changing Lens of Storytelling in Hollywood.” The panel was moderated by Danielle Moodie-Mills from DNR Studios’ WokeAF Daily and featured panelists including Color Of Change’s Rashad Robinson, filmmaker and photographer Elegance Bratton (Buck, Pier Kids), actress Jonica T. Gibbs (BET’s Twenties), actress and singer Alexandra Grey (Empire), and filmmaker and actor Justin Simien (Dear White People, Bad Hair).
GLAAD’s News and Rapid Response team helps South Dakota, Tennessee and national advocates condemn dangerous anti-LGBTQ bills
Last week, GLAAD called attention to a disturbing set of anti-LGBTQ bills that have been introduced in South Dakota. Passed by the South Dakota House of Representatives, HB 1057 is a harmful anti-trans bill that seeks to ban and criminalize life-saving medical care for transgender youth, and would allow doctors to be arrested and imprisoned if they provide this care. As the bill heads to the Senate, GLAAD is working to elevate ways to take action against the bill recommended by local organizations including the ACLU of South Dakota and the Transformation Project, a transgender advocacy organization created to educate, support and empower the communities in South Dakota. Celebrities and activists including Laverne Cox, Indya Moore, and Chase Strangio have all spoken out against the bill on Twitter <[link removed]>. In addition to HB 1057, two new extremely harmful anti-trans bills were introduced to the South Dakota Senate earlier this week by State Senator Phil Jensen. Read more about those bills here <[link removed]>.
And in Tennessee, 107 corporations and small businesses signed an open letter <[link removed]> condemning the slate of hate demonstrated in similar Tennessee bills. Among those that signed on were CMT, Amazon, Nike, American Airlines and many more.
Join Olivia Travel’s The L Word: Generation Q vacation
This May 9-16, step into the world of The L Word®: Generation Q at our Caribbean Resort Vacation by Olivia <[link removed]> with the actors who play Shane, Alice and Finley! It will be an amazing immersive experience, filled with themed pool parties and nightly dance parties, screenings, panels, and meet-and-greet events.* Club Med’s all-inclusive Punta Cana Resort features a stunning stretch of beach where you can sail, snorkel, paddleboard, or windsurf, an Olympic-sized lagoon pool that you can work just like Alice, and Tiara, a 5-trident luxury area where you can feel just like Shane’s high-flying clients. To really fly high, try out Cirque du Soleil’s CREACTIVE playground… or maybe just relax with some yoga or a treatment at the luxurious L’Occitane Spa. And, as always, you’ll be entertained by Olivia’s signature programming every day and night.
*The L Word® themed programming and/or cast appearances are subject to change without notice.
That’s it for now. Keep up to date by following @GLAAD on Facebook <[link removed]>, Instagram <[link removed]>, and Twitter <[link removed]>. See you next time!
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