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HIV stigma declines, but Hollywood’s role remains critical

GLAAD's 5th State of HIV Stigma Study, in partnership with Gilead Science, tracks Americans' knowledge, attitudes, and sentiments around HIV. For the first time in five years, we found a decline in HIV stigma in the U.S. However, we also found the lack of HIV stories in Hollywood negatively impacts progress, such as comfortability with neighbors and coworkers. GLAAD's study shows that representing people living with HIV in media can increase comfort by up to 15%. This is the power of your support to drive acceptance and visibility. Click here to read the full study.

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Celebrating Latine Heritage Month with the return of GLAAD's digital comedy series DÍMELO

GLAAD announced the second season of the original digital comedy series, Dímelo. The irreverent, fast-paced series debuts amid this year’s Latine Heritage Month with five episodes that spotlight LGBTQ Latine comics working across television, stage, and digital platforms. Click here to watch episode 1 with Vico Ortiz and join GLAAD in our mission amplify the fullness of each member of the LGBTQ community.

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Your Support Matters!

This election season, GLAAD is working overtime to keep the spread of dangerous misinformation at bay, equipping news outlets, journalists and creators with the facts to tell LGBTQ stories accurately and fairly. With your help, we’re accelerating acceptance for our community by making sure our stories aren’t forgotten in mainstream conversation. If you agree that LGBTQ stories matter in media, now is the time to support GLAAD with a gift.

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Election 2024: GLAAD fact-checks & LGBTQ voter resources

GLAAD’s News & Rapid Response team produced two key fact-checks from the ABC News Presidential Debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump, specifically regarding Project 2025 and healthcare for transgender people. Additionally, GLAAD’s Accountability Project continues to monitor and document individual public figures and groups using their platforms to spread misinformation and false rhetoric against LGBTQ people. Click here to check your voter registration status and access GLAAD's LGBTQ voter resources.

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GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index highlights need for more inclusive LGBTQ stories in film

GLAAD’s 12th Studio Responsibility Index tracks the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ characters in film, identifying key areas where studios can increase and improve fair, accurate, and inclusive LGBTQ representation. This year’s study revealed inconsistent progress from major film distributors, with a lack of transgender stories and LGBTQ characters living with HIV. In response, GLAAD pointed film studios to the programs you help make possible-- including The GLAAD List, Black Queer Creative Summit, Equity in Media and Entertainment Initiative and more--as sources for more inclusive stories and outstanding writers. Click here to read the full study.

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CBS 48 Hours airs part two of Blaze Bernstein special with GLAAD expert commentary on anti-LGBTQ hate

On September 21, CBS 48 Hours is airing part two of its special, "The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein," an out, Jewish college student who was killed in 2018 by a former classmate. GLAAD's anti-LGBTQ extremism expert sat down with correspondent Tracy Smith to talk about Blaze's case and how it fits into a larger ecosystem of hate. Tune in to CBS tonight, September 21, to watch the episode at 9 PM ET.