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Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter communication about GLAAD's
programs and activities.

As the Democratic and Republican national conventions came to a close,
GLAAD served as a fact-checking source for journalists covering the
LGBTQ records of the conventions' speakers. GLAAD monitored the
caucuses and urged viewers to check their registration at
glaad.org/action. GLAAD also unveiled voting merchandise, which
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you can purchase here. The GLAAD Media Institute continues to hold
election engagement trainings free to the public. The next one is
September 10.
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Sign up here. 
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Read on to learn more about GLAAD's work.

Elections

GLAAD spotlights the Trump Administrations anti-LGBTQ record with ad
spot and headline-driven video 

This week, GLAAD unveiled an ad during Fox News' 'Fox
& Friends' on President Trump's opposition to the
Equality Act. Grenell

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responded to the
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ad earlier this week. The ad, entitled "
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The Conversation," debuted on the first day of the RNC, and
depicts a gay man speaking with his mother, a Trump supporter, about
how the Administration's rebuke of the Equality Act has harmed
LGBTQ Americans. Each line is backed by facts from
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GLAAD's Trump Accountability Project since Trump took
office. 
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In addition to the ad, GLAAD released a new video featuring news
coverage of the Trump Administration's anti-LGBTQ record. GLAAD
President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis also published an op-ed on
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Newsweek.com regarding the stakes for LGBTQ people: "Those who
claim President Trump has led his party to "meaningful policy
victories" for LGBTQ people have a distorted view of "victories." The
administration has deployed multiple agencies to roll back protections
for LGBTQ people where we need it most."
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Earlier in the week, Richard Grenell, the gay former ambassador to
Germany and former acting Director of National Intelligence, released
an LGBTQ campaign video that falsely asserted that President Trump is
"the strongest ally that gay Americans have ever had in the
White House." The same day, Grenell was
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named a RNC Senior Adviser to help with LGBTQ outreach and he
launched the '

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Pride for Trump' site. Grenell's video was
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retweeted by President Trump and the Washington Post's Fact
Checker thoroughly
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debunked it, claiming the claims were "absurd" and
"whoppers."

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GLAAD deploys Covering 2020: The Issues report for journalists 

GLAAD released its guide for journalists on covering the 2020
election, identifying key issues of the LGBTQ community. For LGBTQ
people and queer people of color, this is the most consequential
election of our lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic
fallout have disproportionately affected people of color and LGBTQ
people of color. The long overdue reckoning on racial and social
inequalities and police-related violence have further sharpened
demands to be heard. In a year of unprecedented danger and more
uncertainty ahead, all Americans, especially those at increased risk,
are watching closely to see how national, state and local candidates
meet the challenges facing all of us. The report provides key
statistics regarding the LGBTQ community and how it pertains to the
upcoming Presidential Election. It covers everything from
discrimination that's legal in the 26 states, the attack on
transgender people and the unique challenges as a result of COVID-19.
Click here to read more. 

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 News and Rapid Response

Fact Sheet: GLAAD News and Rapid Response brings attention to Georgia
GOP primary winner Marjorie Taylor Greene's anti-LGBTQ record

Earlier this month, GLAAD and Georgia Equality, the state's
largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, condemned GOP primary winner
Marjorie Taylor Greene for racist and anti-LGBTQ views, as well as her
embrace of dangerous conspiracies. Greene defeated John Cowan in the
Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, after moving to the district
following a previous failed run for Congress. Georgia Equality and the
Southern Poverty Law Center have been tracking

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Greene's anti-LGBTQ and racist history since she launched her
political career in 2019, including spreading dangerous misinformation
about gender identity and the trans community, claiming that Drag
Queer Story Hour is "an attack on our children," comparing
Black Lives Matter activists to neo-Nazis, recording and posting
Islamophobic videos, and more. Greene has also

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embraced the far-right beliefs of "QAnon," the pro-Trump
conspiracy theory movement

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identified by the FBI as a potential domestic terrorism threat. Read
GLAAD and Georgia Equality's full fact sheet on Greene's
dangerous record

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here.

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 Transgender Media Representation

GLAAD works with XBox and DONTNOD for 'Tell Me Why,' which
features the first playable transgender character in a video game

Today, Xbox Game Studios and DONTNOD released Chapter 1 of Tell Me
Why, a new narrative video game from the creators of Life is Strange.
The game's second chapter will be available September 3, and the final
chapter will be available September 10. All chapters are available on
Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam.? For more background on
GLAAD's involvement with the game's creation,
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check out our story from last November when Xbox announced the game at
XO19 in London. Given the problematic history of trans representation
in gaming, some fans were wary about how Tyler's story would be
portrayed. Nick Adams, GLAAD's Director of Transgender
Representation, worked alongside DONTNOD and Xbox Game Studios for
over two years, from early in the game's development to final
finishing touches, to help bring Tyler to life. By collaborating on
story, dialogue, character design, and voice casting, GLAAD and the
game's creators have taken care to ensure that Tyler is a
compelling, multi-dimensional character, and his story avoids the
harmful transgender stereotypes and tropes of the past.

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Youth Engagement

GLAAD places GLAAD Campus Ambassador Sage Dolan-Sandrino's
article in 'Complex'

This week, 20 Under 20 honoree and GLAAD Campus Ambassador Sage
Dolan-Sandrino penned an article for Complex titled "As the
Pandemic Continues, Black Transgender People Are More Vulnerable Than
Ever." In the piece, Dolan-Sandrino discusses the impact of
COVID-19 pandemic on the Black community, isolation and safety for the
trans community, and highlights the epidemic of violence facing Black
trans women. Sage writes, "Like many, I'm scared right
now. I'm scared to go to work and scared of what I might bring
back home to my loved ones." Read the full piece

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here. 

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 Latinx Media and Representation 

GLAAD partners with Voto Latino to remember the 23 victims of the
senseless El Paso shooting who lost their lives in the senseless
attack on the Latinx community

Last week, GLAAD honored the first remembrance of the El Paso mass
shooting, which took place on August 3, 2019. The senseless tragedy
took the lives of 23 people who were targeted because they were
Latinx. It is described as the deadliest attack on Latinx people in
modern American history. GLAAD has worked with the organization Voto
Latino to remember those murdered and to honor the strength and
resilience of El Paso, as well continuing to empower Latinx folks.
Voto Latino hosted a conversation called "Rise Above Hate" on its
Facebook page, which focused the resilience of the Latinx community
and what we need to do to stand up against hate. Monica Trasandes,
GLAAD's Director of Spanish-Language & Latinx Media &
Representation, also released a
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statement on the day of remembrance: "One year ago, a man fueled by
hate and prejudice killed 23 people, injured 23 more and left hundreds
of family members and friends bereft. As a country, we have to do so
much more to stop gun violence, often perpetrated by people acting on
their prejudices. The people of El Paso were targeted because the
gunman wanted to kill Latinx people. Gun violence, racism, anti-Latinx
and anti-immigrant prejudice are screaming to be addressed in this
country. Today, GLAAD mourns with you El Paso, and tomorrow we will
work to make sure your pain is not forgotten and that your voices are
heard everywhere, starting with the ballot box." As part of its call
to action, GLAAD also encouraged its supporters to visit the
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GLAAD Action Center to learn more about how to register and get a
ballot ahead of the election.
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 Entertainment Media

GLAAD applauds LGBTQ-inclusive storytelling in Disney Channel's
'The Owl House" as it reveals one of the lead characters
is bisexual

Last week, Disney Channel revealed that its animated children's
series The Owl House now features the show's first out LGBTQ
character in the form of Amity, who, as demonstrated in the show and
confirmed by her creator online, is bisexual. Megan Townsend,
GLAAD's Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis,
consulted with Disney Channel on scripts for the show. GLAAD responded
to the news on Twitter, writing: "We're excited about the
LGBTQ-inclusive storytelling in Disney Channel's new animated series
#TheOwlHouse, which is portraying an inclusive, fair, accurate, and
age-appropriate world through the representation of its
characters." 
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GLAAD highlights the lineup for Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film
Festival

This week, the official lineup was unveiled for the 2020 edition of
the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, which will be hosted as a
drive-in event from August 20-30. GLAAD recapped the lineup, which
includes a diverse slate of high-profile films originally scheduled
for festivals disrupted by COVID-19 earlier in the year. In this
year's lineup, more than 70% of films are directed by filmmakers
who are female, trans, and people of color. GLAAD Media Institute and
NEON staff will be involved with moderating panels and events around
the screenings of Scott Turner Schofield's

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Becoming A Man In 127 Easy Steps, breakthrough Centerpiece film The
Obituary of Tunde Johnson, LGBTQ media documentary Ahead of the Curve,
and Brandon Stansell's documentary Three Chords And A Lie. Check out
the full Outfest Los Angeles 2020 lineup here.
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