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Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter communication about GLAAD's
programs and activities.
Read on to learn more about GLAAD's work.
GLAAD remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
On Friday, GLAAD responded to the death of Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsberg. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said the following:
"We are deeply grieving the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg,
a true champion for LGBTQ equality. We are forever grateful for her
life spent working towards the highest ideals of our country under the
Court's motto: Equal Justice Under the Law. Her dedication to
equality for the LGBTQ community and for women lifted us all up. We
vow to continue her example and fighting spirit to the end. Thank you
RBG."
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Elections
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Sign up to be a digital door knocker for GLAAD
Election day is fast approaching, and this election is gearing up to
be the most important one of our lives with so much at stake for the
LGBTQ community. Typically this would be the time to get out and knock
on doors for the candidates who support our community and our rights,
but due to COVID-19, voter outreach will have to be done in other
ways. Get involved now to become a Digital Door Knocker for GLAAD.
GLAAD will send you graphics, videos and resources to share on social
media and with you friends and loved ones. GLAAD will also follow up
with emails letting you know ways to continue to stay engaged and
reach out to people you know. Elections are won by voter outreach and
these will provide tools to reach out to those in your community,
everyone from your cousins to childhood friends to coworkers, and make
sure they have a voting plan.
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Take Action: Record a video for GLAAD about why this election is
important to you!
We are less than 50 days out from the November Election, and it cannot
be overstated how much is at stake on November 3, both locally and
nationally. There are so many ways to take action to help get people
to the polls to support LGBTQ equality, from registering your friends
and family to vote, to spending your free time volunteering, to
speaking out about what's at stake in this election. We want to
hear from you about how you're taking action from the days from
now until November 3.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN SPREAD THE WORD
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News and Rapid Response
Facebook Ads cause damage
GLAAD condemns dangerous anti-trans digital ad campaign and works to
get harmful videos removed from Facebook
On September 3, GLAAD condemned an announced $4 million digital ad
campaign, which is aimed at swing state voters in Michigan and is
dangerously inaccurate and anti-trans. GLAAD is asking sites and
social media platforms to reject posting the ads. After the ads began
running on Facebook, GLAAD, along with other organizations, reached
out. Select ads were removed shortly after and others went inactive.
The ads were produced by the so-called American Principles Project
(APP), which has attempted similar transphobic messaging in North
Carolina and Kentucky. Both campaigns failed to achieve APP's
goal of electing its preferred candidates. APP's release
announcing its ad campaign in Michigan has wildly inaccurate claims
about inclusive policies for trans athletes, and extreme claims that
ignore research about how affirming a young person's gender
identity saves their lives. The release further strains credibility
with claims that APP's opposition candidates push
"sterilization," which is completely untrue. In response,
GLAAD released a statement from GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate
Ellis, which reads: "In America, equality is for everyone. These
ads perpetuate dangerous stereotypes, traffic in misinformation, and
put the lives of transgender people at risk. Sites and social media
platforms like YouTube and Facebook should decline to run them and
send a message loud and clear that those who would use their platforms
to peddle hate and lies will not be tolerated or validated."
Transgender Media Representation
Star Trek: Discovery new characters
Star Trek: Discovery works with the GLAAD Media Institute to introduce
the franchise's first non-binary and transgender characters
After consulting for over a year with the show and CBS publicity, Nick
Adams, GLAAD's Director of Transgender Representation, helped announce
that Star Trek: Discovery is adding the first non-binary and
transgender characters in the history of the franchise. The CBS press
release included a link to a GLAAD interview with Blu del Barrio, the
non-binary actor making their debut in the show. This was del Barrio's
first interview about their gender and landing their first
professional acting gig. The trans character will be played by out
trans actor and GLAAD 20 Under 20 Ian Alexander. The series
showrunner, Michelle Paradise, said in the press release: "We take
pride in working closely with Blu del Barrio, Ian Alexander and Nick
Adams at GLAAD to create the extraordinary characters of Adira and
Gray, and bring their stories to life with empathy, understanding,
empowerment, and joy." Adams also did an interview with CTV News in
Canada to discuss the importance of trans and non-binary
representation in the 54-year-old franchise. Season three of Star
Trek: Discovery premieres October 15.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE INTERVIEW
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Youth Engagement
Spirit Day is October 15, 2020
In just one month, on Thursday, October 15, millions of people around
the world will go purple on Spirit Day to stand against bullying and
support LGBTQ youth. This year, our LGBTQ youth are witnessing
unprecedented challenges and crises including isolation from their
support groups, legislative attacks on protections for LGBTQ students
and administrative attacks against our community, the fear of
Covid-19, and the challenges of distance learning. They need to hear
from you.
TAKE THE PLEDGE TO GO PURPLE FOR LGBTQ YOUTH
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GLAAD Media Institute
GMI Fall 2020 Schedule
The GLAAD Media Institute takes GLAAD's best practices to teach
activists and advocates to use their voices to accelerate acceptance.
Now, the GLAAD Media Institute has announced its Fall course
catalogue-all free, online, and open to any activist or advocate
invested in justice and equality.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Bi Week: Sept 16-23
Celebrate BiWeek with GLAAD
Annually, from September 16-23, join GLAAD, the Bisexual Resource
Center, and Still Bisexual in recognizing the bisexual+ community for
Bisexual Awareness Week, culminating in Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day on
September 23. Co-founded by GLAAD, Bisexual+ Awareness Week seeks to
accelerate acceptance of the bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, fluid, no
label, queer, etc.) community. #BiWeek draws attention to the
experiences, while also celebrating the resiliency of, the bisexual+
community. Throughout #BiWeek, allies and bi+ people learn about the
history, culture, community, and current policy priorities of bi+
communities.
CLICK HERE TO GET INVOLVED
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Entertainment Media
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GLAAD responds to new Oscars Best Picture standards for diversity and
inclusion
As part of its recently-announced Academy Aperture 2025 initiative,
the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced new
Oscars representation and inclusion standards in order for a film to
be eligible in the best picture category, in order "to encourage
equitable representation on and off-screen in order to better reflect
the diversity of the movie-going audience." GLAAD applauded the
Academy's move forward, while simultaneously encouraging a
further call-to-action for all of Hollywood to push forward with more
change.
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