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Hi Friend,
Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter communication about GLAAD's
programs and activities that your investments make possible.
We are 10 days away from the election of our lifetime. Throughout the
next 10 days, GLAAD will countdown to the election on its social media
(@glaad) to provide you with the necessary tools to vote. Don't
sit this one out.
Read on to learn more about GLAAD's election work.
Spirit Day
Sports leagues, celebrities, brands and more join GLAAD to send global
message of acceptance to LGBTQ youth on Spirit Day
On October 15, the world went purple for Spirit Day, the largest
anti-bullying campaign that shows support for LBGTQ youth. This year,
Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, The Chicks and Andy Cohen along with
hosts of Good Morning America, TODAY, CNBC and Despierta
América and Un Nuevo Día, plus brands including Delta,
Kellogg Company, Target, and sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, WNBA as
well as all Major League Baseball teams helped spread messages of
love, acceptance, solidarity and support to LGBTQ youth at a time when
they need it most. #SpiritDay was trending at #1 in the U.S. on
Twitter on Thursday and garnered more than 1 billion impressions on
social media and over 200 unique press articles about LGBTQ youth and
bullying, making this the biggest Spirit Day in history!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Election
GLAAD & BuzzFeed partner on 4-part video series "Drive the
Vote"
GLAAD's Director of Communications Mathew Lasky drove from New
York City back to his hometown in Wisconsin and stopped in four key
states to talk to LGBTQ voters. In partnership with BuzzFeed, Mathew
visited: Allentown, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; Kalamazoo, Michigan;
and Menomonie, Wisconsin. Watch all four videos below. These videos
were also covered by local media outlets in the states, educating
voters about what's at stake for LGBTQ people in this election.
EPISODE 1: Connie Ticho in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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EPISODE 2: Letha Pugh in Columbus, Ohio
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EPISODE 3: Jon Hoadley in Kalamazoo, Michigan
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EPISODE 4: Camden Hargrove in Menomonie, Wisconsin
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ABC's Biden Town Hall includes two LGBTQ-focused questions as
GLAAD continues to drive LGBTQ inclusion in election media
Throughout the 2020 Presidential Election cycle, GLAAD has been
contacting hosts and producers to advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in
nationally televised Presidential candidate debates and town halls.
LGBTQ voters deserve to know where candidates stand on our issues. In
last week's Biden Town Hall on ABC, two LGBTQ-related questions
were asked: the first regarding the erosion of LGBTQ rights; and the
second from a mom with a transgender daughter worries about the lack
of protections for LGBTQ people.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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GLAAD enlists Demi Lovato, Halle Berry and Adam Rippon to call LGBTQ
voters in their home states
If you live in Texas, Ohio or Pennsylvania, you might want to pick up
your phone because it could be Demi Lovato, Halle Berry or Adam Rippon
calling. The celebrities and friends of GLAAD are recorded calls made
to LGBTQ voters in their home states to ensure our community votes
early or on Nov. 3. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis spoke to
The Buckeye Flame about the initiative and the importance of LGBTQ
voters in states like Ohio.
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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
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Drag queens from all 50 states help get out the LGBTQ vote in new roll
call video
The hosts and producers behind the Emmy-nominated HBO docuseries
We're Here premiered "We're Here. We're Queer.
#WeVote.", a roll call video featuring drag talent from all 50
states, as well as D.C., urging LGBTQ people and allies to vote in the
upcoming election and mobilize other LGBTQ voters using GLAAD's
Voting Action Center.
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CLICK HERE TO WATCH
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New and Rapid Response
GLAAD releases video highlighting Judge Amy Coney Barrett's
anti-LGBTQ record and also calls her out for using the term
"sexual preference"
After Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett used the term
"sexual preference" instead of "sexual
orientation" during her confirmation hearings for the Supreme
Court, GLAAD responded to the moment on Twitter citing our Media
Reference Guide. "The correct term is 'sexual
orientation.' 'Sexual preference' is a term often
used by anti-LGBTQ activists to imply that sexual orientation is a
choice." Following this moment from the Supreme Court
confirmation hearings, GLAAD released a video that highlights
Barrett's anti-LGBTQ record and asks viewers to "be the
judge" of whether she is fit to serve on the Supreme
Court.
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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
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GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis speaks with The Hill about
GLAAD's election work
The Hill's Changing America section published an interview with
GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, focused largely on how
GLAAD is holding the media accountable for not addressing LGBTQ issues
during the 2020 election cycle. "We are being left out of the
conversation. This is exactly what happened in 2016 as well, we were
left out of the conversation, and it's too critical, we're too
big of a voting bloc," Ellis told Changing America.
"That's been a community effort from the LGBTQ community
because our rights are on the ballot this year," Ellis
said.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW
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Latinx Media Representation
GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis chats with Voto Latino
President & CEO María Teresa Kumar about what's at stake
for LGBTQ and Latinx people in the 2020 election
Sarah Kate Ellis hosted the latest Election Edition of GLAAD Hangouts
with Voto Latino President & CEO María Teresa Kumar on
GLAAD's Instagram. During the conversation, Kumar talked about
the origins of Voto Latino, its voter engagement efforts in the 2020
election, and what issues are most important to Latinx people during
this election cycle. Ellis and Kumar also talked about the
intersectionality of the LGBTQ community, why it's crucial that
Latinx people and LGBTQ Latinx people turnout to vote, and how people
can get engaged in the last few weeks leading up to Election Day and
beyond.
CHECK OUT THEIR CONVERSATION HERE
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Communities of Color
GLAAD's Program Officer, Communities of Color DaShawn Usher
moderates panel for 2020 Saving Ourselves Symposium
On Thursday, DaShawn Usher, GLAAD's Program Officer, Communities of
Color, moderated a panel for their 2020 Saving Ourselves Symposium in
partnership with Southern AIDS Coalition. The panel centered on the
lives and experiences of Black LGBTQ+ people in the South, as well as
Black LGBTQ+ arts and culture. The panel included Randy Bowden Jr
(Fashion Creative and Model), Anastacia McCleskey (Broadway Vet,
Singer, Writer, and Activist), and Joshua Keith (Dancer, Singer,
Actor, and Model).
WATCH THE FULL PANEL HERE
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Entertainment Media
GLAAD co-sponsors virtual screenings at NewFest, NYC's LGBTQ Film
Festival
From October 16-27, NewFest, NYC's LGBTQ Film Festival, will
take place virtually. This year, GLAAD is supporting NewFest by
co-sponsoring two virtual screenings. The first is the Brazilian film
Alice Júnior and the second is the New Zealand film
R?rangi. You can watch them on NewFest's website until
11:59 p.m. on Oct. 27.
CLICK HERE FOR ALICE JUNIOR
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CLICK HERE FOR R?RANGI
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GLAAD Pays Tribute
GLAAD pays tribute to pioneering trans journalist and advocate Monica
Roberts
After hearing of the death of pioneering transgender journalist Monica
Roberts, GLAAD honored the TransGriot writer. GLAAD worked to share
stories of Monica's incredible work and legacy in media outlets
including The New York Times. Through her work, Roberts brought
awareness to the violence against, and the accomplishments of, the
trans community at a time when mainstream outlets were not covering
these crucial issues. In 2016, GLAAD honored Roberts at the GLAAD Gala
San Francisco with a Special Recognition Award. Monica's site
TransGriot also received the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog in
2018 and was nominated four other times.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH
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