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Hi Friend,
Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter communication about GLAAD's
programs and activities that your investments make possible.
As we entered a new year, GLAAD is working to ensure LGBTQ voices are
heard and part of the national conversation. On Inauguration Day,
GLAAD celebrated the swearing in of pro-equality President Joe Biden
and Vice President Kamala Harris. President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis
wrote about the historic moment for Variety
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Here is a bit of what she had to say: "On a new Inauguration
Day, we begin the work of healing: both as a nation, and the LGBTQ
community itself. As we inaugurate the most LGBTQ-inclusive
administration in American history, we must clean up the mess left
behind by the Trump administration." As we heal together, GLAAD
is ensuring LGBTQ Americans are fairly and accurately represented.
Read more below.
News and Rapid Response
GLAAD celebrates the inauguration of President Joe Biden with video
highlighting LGBTQ Americans
During the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris, GLAAD released a video highlighting LGBTQ Americans.
LGBTQ voters made a monumental difference in the last election, which
ended the presidency of Donald Trump. Throughout his four years in
office, Trump attacked LGBTQ Americans through rhetoric and policy
more than 180 times as tracked through GLAAD's Trump
Accountability Project.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO HERE
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Billy Porter narrates video highlighting how LGBTQ voters made a
difference in the 2020 election
GLAAD released a video voiced by Billy Porter, which recaps the
organization's pivotal work throughout the 2020 election cycle.
The video spotlights GLAAD's leadership efforts to educate LGBTQ
people and media about what was at stake during the 2020 election and
to increase LGBTQ turnout at the polls. Highlights include: the LGBTQ
Forum with Democratic Presidential candidates in September 2019;
petitions for debate moderators to include LGBTQ questions and issues
in the town halls and debates; pre- and post-election polling;
celebrity engagement, and more. The video first ran in an article by
LGBTQ Nation
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, which also helped to highlight GLAAD's work leading up to the
Georgia Senate runoff races to ensure record LGBTQ voter
turnout.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
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GLAAD congratulates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on securing the
Georgia seats in the U.S. Senate
Following the victories of pro-equality candidates Raphael Warnock and
Jon Ossoff in the Georgia runoff elections, GLAAD congratulated the
U.S. Senators. Throughout the Georgia election, GLAAD worked with
local organizations to ensure residents were registered to vote,
including phone calls to voters from actors and Georgia natives Tommy
Dorfman and Kat Graham.
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READ OUR RESPONSE HERE
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Entertainment Research & Analysis
Where We Are On TV report finds four showrunners account for the
creation of nearly 1 in 5 LGBTQ characters on scripted TV shows
Despite a tumultuous year that halted many productions, LGBTQ
representation remained steady in 2020, only dropping approximately 1
percent, GLAAD's annual Where We Are On TV report finds. The
study also found that Greg Berlanti, Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy and
Lena Waithe are behind 17 percent of LGBTQ characters on scripted TV
shows. This year's report was sponsored by Gilead Sciences and
shows a drastic decrease in representation of characters living with
HIV, from nine the previous year to just three, all of which are on
FX's Pose. GLAAD and Gilead are calling on the industry to erase
the stigma and drive meaningful cultural change with authentic
storytelling featuring people living with HIV by introducing no less
than three new regular or recurring LGBTQ characters living with HIV
each year in scripted primetime broadcast or cable shows, or original
series on the services tracked in this study (Amazon, Hulu, Netflix).
The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline,
Entertainment Weekly and Associated Press covered the findings of the
report.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL REPORT
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Latinx Media and Representation
GLAAD joins Puerto Rico Para Tod@s in calling out dangerous trend of
anti-trans violence in Puerto Rico
Seven transgender people have been killed in Puerto Rico, and local
group Para Tod@s has declared a "state of emergency for gender
violence and hate crimes." GLAAD joined Para Tod@s to stand
against the violence and raise awareness through its ongoing efforts
to bring attention to the epidemic of violence against transgender
people, which disporportiantely affects transgender people of color.
GLAAD works with news outlets to ensure these stories are being told
fairly and accurately.
READ MORE HERE
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Catch up on 'Veneno'
Have you watched Veneno yet? GLAAD partnered with NewFest to host a
panel conversation with the creators and cast of this incredible new
8-part transgender-inclusive HBO Max series from Spain. Hosted by
GLAAD's Director of Spanish-Language and Latinx Media, Monica
Trasandes, panelists included cast and crew from the breakthrough
series. Be sure to watch this series that everyone in the LGBTQ
community is raving about!
WATCH THE PANEL HERE
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Entertainment Media
GLAAD chats with the Season 13 cast of 'RuPaul's Drag
Race' ahead of its season premiere
Just before the new year, GLAAD's caught up with all the queens
from the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on
January 1. In the interviews, the queens react to the surprise lip
syncs at the start of the competition, share their strategy to take
the crown using only one word, and then channel their inner Real
Housewives by ru-vealing what their Housewife taglines would be. Check
out the interviews below:
Interview with Olivia Lux, Tamisha Iman, Gottmik and Rosé
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Interview with Tina Burner, Symone, Kandy Muse, Utica Queen and
Kahmora Hall
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Interview with Elliott with 2 T's, Joey Jay, Denali and LaLa Ri
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The new 'Batwoman,' Javicia Leslie, catches up with GLAAD
about being a Black queer superhero
ICYMI: Javicia Leslie made her debut as Ryan Wilder, the new titular
lead in Batwoman on The CW on Sunday night. GLAAD caught up with
Javicia to talk about what it means for a Black queer superhero to be
the lead character in a network television show.
CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW HERE
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Hunter Schafer's 'Euphoria' special episode is
almost here
The second special episode of GLAAD Media Award nominee and
Emmy®-winning HBO drama series Euphoria will premiere early
on HBO Max Friday, January 22, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT in advance of
its HBO premiere on Sunday, January 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The second
special episode follows Jules (played by transgender actress Hunter
Schafer) over the Christmas holiday as she reflects on the year.
Schafer serves as co-executive producer on the second special episode,
which she co-wrote with Levinson. Both special episodes were produced
under COVID-19 guidelines.
Spotlight
EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Join Bleecker Street and the cast of
'Supernova' for a screening and Q&A
Bleecker Street and GLAAD are teaming up for a private, virtual
screening of the upcoming film Supernova. Following the movies, a
Q&A moderated by GLAAD's Head of Talent Anthony Ramos will
be held with cast members Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci along with
director Harry Macqueen. GLAAD members are welcome to join and can
RSVP by emailing
[email protected]. Space is limited. Register
ASAP.
Keep up to date by following @GLAAD on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
and TikTok.
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