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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.
NEON’s work will showcase four main
subject areas: the media, community conversations, celebrity voices,
and events. Learn more here.
“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.
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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.
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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” with a petition of its own that has
garnered 3,200 signatures and
counting. 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. 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.
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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. 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.
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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. 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).
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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. 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.
And in Tennessee, 107 corporations
and small businesses signed an open letter condemning the slate of hate demonstrated
in similar Tennessee bills. Among those that signed on were CMT,
Amazon, Nike, American Airlines and many more.
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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 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.
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That’s it for now. Keep up to date
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