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Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter about GLAAD's programs and
activities that your investments make possible.

GLAAD continues to leverage the media to move hearts and minds toward
LGBTQ acceptance. This includes overturning anti-trans legislation by
equipping journalists with facts they need to know and moving to
protect the most vulnerable in our community. GLAAD also announced the
nominees for the GLAAD Media Awards, the most visible LGBTQ awards
show that recognizes the best of the best in media. Keep reading to
learn more.

GLAAD Media Awards

'Happiest Season,' 'Disclosure,' 'Ma
Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Schitt's
Creek,' 'We're Here,' Sam Smith, MSNBC, CNN
among nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards

In a viral TikTok live stream, GLAAD announced the nominees for the
32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards set the
standard for LGBTQ inclusion in media by raising the bar for studios,
artists and journalists who tell stories about our community. As the
most visible LGBTQ awards show, the ceremony moves hearts and minds
toward LGBTQ acceptance by highlighting the impressive work in a given
calendar year. Last year, the GLAAD Media Awards went virtual and
reached more people than ever. This year we're going virtual
again, so stay tuned for more information.

SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE 

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News and Rapid Response

Kentucky moves to ban so-called conversion therapy

Bipartisan support is growing in Kentucky to end so-called conversion
therapy with the introduction of State House Bill 199. If passed, the
legislation would make "conversion therapy" illegal for
anyone under the age of 18 and Kentucky would be just one of 15 states
to ban the practice. GLAAD is working with local media to amplify the
stories of Kentucky survivors and ensure journalists have the facts
they need. 

READ MORE HERE

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Transgender Media and Representation

State legislatures take aim at transgender youth

A new wave of anti-trans legislation has been introduced that targets
the most vulnerable in our community: youth. In nine states, state
legislatures have introduced bills that would ban or restrict trans
children from competing in athletics. Also in nine states, elected
officials are moving to make gender-affirming surgeries for minors
illegal. These discriminatory bills are rooted in hate, not science,
and GLAAD is working with local and national media to ensure the facts
are being presented to get these bills overturned.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

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GLAAD highlights transmasculinity in film and TV through a virtual
panel at Sundance Film Festival

GLAAD and Outfest partnered with Sundance to create a panel of
transmasculine creatives as part of this year's free virtual Queer
House at Sundance. Moderated by Nick Adams, GLAAD's Director of
Transgender Representation, the panel features eight transmasculine
people working both in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood.
The discussion focuses on the price of invisibility, but also on the
opportunity to tap a well of transmasculine talent and stories that
haven't yet been told. The panel included Sydney Baloue, Elliot
Feliciano, Alex Schmider, Yance Ford, Scott Turner Schofield, D'Lo,
Leo Sheng, and Bobbi Salvör Menuez. This diverse panel of
experienced creators only scratches the surface of the talented trans
men and transmasculine people working in Hollywood today.

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WATCH THE PANEL HERE
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Communities of Color

GLAAD's HIV Stigma and HIV Summit | Feb 24 - 26

The HIV Stigma and Faith Summit will be taking place Wednesday,
February 24 through Friday, February 26. GLAAD with the Gilead
COMPASS Initiative, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health,
University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Southern AIDS
Coalition, and Wake Forest University School of Divinity have convened
this three-day summit to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern
region of the United States. Moderators include: Marc Malkin, Senior
Editor, Culture & Events, Variety; Raquel Willis,
Award-Winning Writer and Activist; and Dr. Shonda Jones, Wake Forest
University School of Divinity. The summit will feature free daily
panels with guest speakers, journalists, HIV experts, faith leaders
and community advocates. Additionally, GLAAD Media Institute (GMI)
will host free daily media trainings. 

REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT HERE
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GLAAD's Abdool Corlette reflects on the one-year anniversary of
NEON

One year ago, GLAAD x NEON was launched. The digital content series
centers Black queer voices and employs all Black content creators.
NEON Co-founder and GLAAD's Creative Director Abdool Corlette
spoke to Ad Age about its inaugural series, a "14-part love
letter to the pioneers who paved the way for present
generations." Abdool was selected for the opportunity by Ad Age
guest editor and former GLAAD Board Member Aaron Walton, a leader on
LGBTQ inclusion in advertising. Walton wrote: "It doesn't
get much better than shining a light on someone who is shining a light
on the Black LGBTQ+ community-in fact, a NEON light.
Abdool's profound understanding of intersections shows up in
design, digital content and documentaries in ways that allow us all to
see and be seen."

READ THE PROFILE HERE

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Latinx Media and Representation

GLAAD's Monica Trasandes discusses the importance of LGBTQ
Latinx representation with 'Hispanic Executive' 

Monica Trasandes, GLAAD's Director of Spanish-Language and
Latinx Media and Representation, was featured in an article by
Hispanic Executive about her work to increase positive and authentic
representations of the Latinx LGBTQ community in media. In the piece,
Trasandes discusses how there has been a shift in both representation
and in studios and networks' desire to get it right,
highlighting recent examples like Veneno, Gentefied, and Love, Victor.
Trasandes said: "I'm talking to more writers, reading more
scripts, and pushing my way into more writers rooms to make sure they
have all the tools. If they come to us after the content is shot and
edited, then there is very little we can do. We need to get the
material from the beginning and effect change from the written words
on the initial script. Bring us in early so we can avoid audiences
saying that something is homophobic or transphobic."

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
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Entertainment Media

Jojo Siwa announces she is part of LGBTQ community 

Online superstar JoJo Siwa opened up for the first time about being a
member of the LGBTQ community in an Instagram Live. During the
conversation, Siwa said: "Someone asked, 'How long have you been
a part of the community? How long have you been whatever you are?' I
don't know. I think my whole life, because my whole life I have really
really been just - I like people. But I never had fallen in love
before, but I always believed my person was going to be my person. If
that person happened to be a boy, then great. If that person happened
to be a girl, great." Siwa's coming out signals to LGBTQ
children and youth "to love who they are and to find safe and
welcoming environments to speak out," GLAAD President and CEO
Sarah Kate Ellis said.

GLAAD's Jeremy Blacklow talks increasing LGBTQ visibility in
Hollywood

In its February/March issue, Metrosource profiled Jeremy Blacklow,
GLAAD's Director of Entertainment Media, and his work to
increase LGBTQ visibility in Hollywood. In the feature, Jeremy
discusses his earliest moments seeing LGBTQ representation in the
media, his work at other top-tier media outlets throughout his career,
and how it has all led him to his current role at GLAAD. He also
highlights where the needle has moved in Hollywood and where it still
needs to improve: "Most Americans are comfortable with seeing
lesbian and gay storylines on film and television, and bisexual
representation is finally starting to move past the old tropes and
stereotypes. Mainstream audiences still have a lot to learn about
transgender and non-binary representation, which is why the new
documentary Disclosure is so important."

CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE HERE

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Spotlight

Watch 'The World To Come' now

The World to Come, starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby, is
a powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast and it
is available in theaters now (where theaters are open.) The film tells
the story of Abigail (Waterston), a farmer's wife, and her new
neighbor Tallie (Kirby) who find themselves irrevocably drawn to each
other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer as free
spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney.
Together, their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other's lives
they never knew existed. Anthony Ramos, GLAAD's Head of Talent, spoke
with the film's stars Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby about the
film. Both women discussed how they learned so much about what it may
have been like to be LGBTQ in the mid-1850s in the United States.
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WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE
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You can stream 'It's a Sin' now

If you're looking for some weekend streaming, look no further
than HBO Max's It's a Sin. The British series from Russell
T. Davies documents a decade in the life of a group of friends during
the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Along with the series, GLAAD's DaShawn
Usher, Programs Officer, Communities of Color, talked about the legacy
of HIV/AIDS activism from the '80s through the present day on a
panel. 

WATCH THE PANEL HERE
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