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Hi Friend, 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 GinsbergOn 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.”
Elections
Sign up to be a digital door knocker for GLAADElection 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. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING
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 News and Rapid Response
GLAAD condemns dangerous anti-trans digital ad campaign and works to get harmful videos removed from FacebookOn 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 works with the GLAAD Media Institute to introduce the franchise’s first non-binary and transgender charactersAfter 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 Youth Engagement
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 YOUTHGLAAD Media Institute
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.
Celebrate BiWeek with GLAADAnnually, 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. Entertainment Media
GLAAD responds to new Oscars Best Picture standards for diversity and inclusionAs 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. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING That’s all for now. Keep up to date by following @GLAAD on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. See you next time!
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