NEWS & RAPID RESPONSE
GLAAD Points to Book Bans as Just One Arm of Organized National Attack on LGBTQ Youth
 Banned Books Week (September 18-24) is an annual event celebrating the freedom and constitutional right to read, especially in the classroom. GLAAD urges reporters covering Banned Books Week to properly contextualize book bannings as part of a larger organized movement to target LGBTQ youth. A recent report released by PEN America shows that 41% of books banned over the past year were targeted due to LGBTQ content. GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis was quoted saying "There’s no separating book bans from ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, attacks on healthcare and sports for trans youth, and the hundreds of other bills and policies that put LGBTQ youth at the center of a target built by extremist groups and politicians. Everyone deserves to see themselves represented in books and other forms of media, and the targeting of LGBTQ youth through book bans and other anti-LGBTQ school policies must end.” Click here to read more.
As part of Banned Book Week, GLAAD's Vice President of Communications & Talent, Anthony Allen Ramos, interviewed author Crystal Frasier, whose graphic novel Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms with illustrator Val Wise won this year's GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding graphic novel. Additionally, GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, spoke on a panel of LGBTQ authors.
LATINX HERITAGE MONTH
GLAAD releases guide for industry leaders in entertainment
Latinx Heritage Month began September 15th, and GLAAD has been rolling out a slew of resources and content in observation and celebration.
This week, the Spanish-Language Media team introduced a new guide in both English and Spanish, to help creators (writers, producers and others working in entertainment in the US, Latin America and Spain) do more and better LGBTQ-inclusive storytelling. The guide draws from GLAAD’s efforts inspiring and teaching creators from film studios and series writer's rooms around the country to do better work, and placed those best practices into one guide specially tailored for people creating more diverse storytelling, and wanting to reach the billions of people who watch Spanish-Language shows and films.
Check out this blog post that celebrates the impact of Latinx people in entertainment, and discusses the everlasting debate between using Latine and Latinx and this blog post that highlights Latinx and LGBTQ inclusive shows.
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From standing up for vulnerable LGBTQ youth, to ensuring LGBTQ voters' voices are heard in this year’s midterm elections, every contribution you make drives GLAAD's work to realize full LGBTQ equality. Make a donation today to help us continue GLAAD’s critical work.
SPIRIT DAY
Check your registration status and enter to win tickets to the Spirit Day Concert
GLAAD, HeadCount and our Grammy-nominated board member Justin Tranter are bringing GLAAD supporters a chance to win a trip to LA and access to the exclusive Spirit Day concert on October 19 at a private location in Los Angeles. All you need to do to enter is make sure you’re #GoodToVote! (Send your friends to www.HeadCount.org/GLAAD so they can enter too) This year’s concert promises to be just as stunning and fabulous as previous years. The lineup is a secret, but past performers included Idina Menzel, Bebe Rexha, Adam Lambert, Courtney Love, Nick Jonas, Julianne Hough, Troye Sivan, Shea Diamond, VINCINT, Dan Reynolds, JoJo, and Hailee Steinfeld.
BLACK LGBTQ VOICES
Julian J. Walker interviewed Alyce Emory and Antoine B. Craigwell
GLAAD's Communities of Color Associate Director, Julian J. Walker, co-founder and CEO of Beyond Bold and Brave, Alyce Emory, and founder, president, and CEO of DBGM, Antoine B. Craigwell sat down together to share Alyce and Antoine's respective work and the upcoming In My Mind Conference, which will focus on the mental health and wellness of LGBTQ+ older adults of color. They also spoke on mental health in general media, how mental health impacts LGBTQ+ people of color (with an emphasis on older Black and POC communities), and the Ancestral Institute, which looks at mental health among Black people form an ancestral or traditional perspective, and which aims to reconnect them with lost and erased practices that are essential for our healing. Watch the full interview here.
BRIGGLE FAMILY UPDATE
GLAAD presented the Briggle family with your words of support
Earlier this year, GLAAD and partner organizations released this PSA featuring Amber Briggle, the Texas mom, and her transgender teenager, Max. The PSA reminds the world of just how vulnerable our transgender youth are and how much they need vocal allies. Kids like Max are viciously targeted by anti-transgender politicians and school boards across the country every day. In the previous GLAAD Insider, we shared an opportunity to share a message of support to the Briggle family. Recently, GLAAD surprised the Briggle family with a giant card featuring all of your kind words. Check out their reaction here
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