{"id":832670,"date":"2023-06-09T16:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T20:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?page_id=832670"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:19:41","slug":"glaad-media-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/institute\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD Media Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"832670\" class=\"elementor elementor-832670\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-363bcbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"363bcbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7ebb48\" data-id=\"e7ebb48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d327f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d327f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20105241\/gmi-v2-300x65.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-438990\" alt=\"gmi logo white horizontal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20105241\/gmi-v2-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20105241\/gmi-v2-768x167.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20105241\/gmi-v2-150x33.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20105241\/gmi-v2-450x98.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20105241\/gmi-v2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97a320 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c97a320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 56px;\"><span style=\"color: #001b4a;\">AN INSTITUTE<\/span> OF CHANGE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4a4a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4a4a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5c5b07\" data-id=\"a5c5b07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb45bad post-content elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb45bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 56px;\">THREE DECADES <br \/><span style=\"color: #00afdf;\">OF CHANGE<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3314dea post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3314dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLAAD has learned a lot since its founding in 1985 about the media\u2019s role in changing hearts and minds. GLAAD demonstrated not only media\u2019s powerful influence\u2014impacting how people treat others, how they vote, and their daily decisions\u2014but our own authoritative potential to lead the conversation, reshape the narrative, and ultimately, change the culture.<\/p><p>Now it\u2019s time to share that experience more widely, giving people the tools they need to break barriers, champion acceptance, and amplify media impact in today\u2019s culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adcdab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adcdab2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7406dbc\" data-id=\"7406dbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd57e45 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd57e45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ca3d6\" data-id=\"77ca3d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdd040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccdd040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09164414\/ske-circle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-832678\" alt=\"ske circle Sarah Kate Ellis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09164414\/ske-circle.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09164414\/ske-circle-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45cc95f\" data-id=\"45cc95f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bb54b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6bb54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 32px;\">\u201cWe won\u2019t settle for anything less than 100% acceptance.\u201d<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a0a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51a0a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2013 SARAH KATE ELLIS, PRESIDENT &amp; CEO, GLAAD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70bed4c elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70bed4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e558ed\" data-id=\"9e558ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070d31f post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070d31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 56px;\">WHAT<br \/><span style=\"color: #001b4a;\">WE DO<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9c0da9\" data-id=\"a9c0da9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe74bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe74bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The GLAAD Media Institute enables people to build the core skills and techniques that effectuate positive cultural change. This is accomplished through three pillars:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea10e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea10e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>TRAINING<\/h3><p>Spokesperson and media engagement education for effective storytelling<\/p><h3>CONSULTING<\/h3><p>Serving industries, corporations, and organizations positioned to take a stand for justice<\/p><h3>RESEARCH<\/h3><p>Fielding studies, evaluating data, and developing metrics to strengthen our mission and drive action<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a85559 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a85559\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ff8c85\" data-id=\"8ff8c85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1891726 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1891726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 56px;\">IMPACT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f40440c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f40440c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd23f08\" data-id=\"dd23f08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98343fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98343fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171035\/impact-us2-150x89.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-small size-bunyad-small wp-image-832692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171035\/impact-us2-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171035\/impact-us2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171035\/impact-us2-450x266.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171035\/impact-us2.png 627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5d189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a5d189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A nationwide network of 20,000 LGBTQ and allied students, activists, and spokespeople who can move hearts and minds in national and local media markets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5709371\" data-id=\"5709371\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c524185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c524185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171142\/impact-news2-150x141.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-small size-bunyad-small wp-image-832696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171142\/impact-news2-150x141.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171142\/impact-news2-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171142\/impact-news2.png 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b7fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b7fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accurate, inclusive stories and messages in media outlets that increase and enhance representation of LGBTQ people<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8f448e\" data-id=\"a8f448e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d397ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d397ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171137\/impact-film2-150x162.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-small size-bunyad-small wp-image-832695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171137\/impact-film2-150x162.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171137\/impact-film2-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171137\/impact-film2.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97ca49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97ca49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More educated film, TV show, and video game creators to produce compelling, entertaining LGBTQ characters that do not reinforce common stereotypes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e99beec\" data-id=\"e99beec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d14f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50d14f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171132\/impact-mic2-150x152.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-small size-bunyad-small wp-image-832694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171132\/impact-mic2-150x152.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171132\/impact-mic2-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171132\/impact-mic2-450x455.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171132\/impact-mic2.png 469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7e0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c7e0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improved reporting and understanding of LGBTQ people and non-discrimination policies by national and local publications and media outlets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff9af6\" data-id=\"4ff9af6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea1e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ea1e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/09171125\/impact-dl2-150x133.png\" 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indexes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d7de8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d7de8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2951ff\" data-id=\"b2951ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6681e0 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6681e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 56px;\">TRAINING<\/h1><h2 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 35px; margin-top: -30px;\">ACTIVATE, NAVIGATE, AND INITIATE <span style=\"color: #00afdf;\">SOCIAL CHANGE<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c8565d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c8565d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ffba0\" data-id=\"87ffba0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de161bc post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de161bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Nothing is more powerful than the personal stories that humanize our community.<\/h2><p>Moving hearts and minds involves so much more than just supporting social justice. It requires the skills to uncover, hone, and communicate your narrative. It demands a keen understanding of your audience and the complexities of today\u2019s media machine. It calls for dedicated follow-up to ensure that your message goes the distance, stays on-target, and is being leveraged and amplified consistently across multiple media platforms.<\/p><p>Using the best practices, tools, and techniques we\u2019ve perfected over the past 30 years, the GLAAD Media Institute turns education into armor for today\u2019s culture war\u2014transforming individuals into compelling storytellers, media-savvy navigators, and mighty ambassadors whose voices break through the noise and incite real change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-906651f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"906651f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb3e33\" data-id=\"3bb3e33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b23a7c post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b23a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>GLAAD Media Institute in Action<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59dab93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59dab93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd3b63\" data-id=\"3dd3b63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e81e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e81e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"><div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DG0qWTVOMEk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f1ea99\" data-id=\"2f1ea99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e645de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e645de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"><div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"><div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGi163UumWD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50e1382\" data-id=\"50e1382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec20b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec20b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFVyG9ORELD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by GLAAD (@glaad)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c995af3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c995af3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6338a0\" data-id=\"d6338a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1164401 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1164401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>GLAAD Media Institute Training<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88bb50d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88bb50d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6954242\" data-id=\"6954242\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99edbc post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99edbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Upcoming Training<\/h3><p class=\"p1\">Training Dates and Locations:<\/p><ul><li><strong>September, 9th: Durango, CO<\/strong> &#8211; Registration coming soon<\/li><li><strong>September, 11th: Colorado Springs, CO <\/strong>&#8211; Registration coming soon<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2068518\" data-id=\"2068518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acae73d post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acae73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\"><strong>GLAAD Media Institute Online Learning Hub<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\">In this online learning hub, you will find information on the basics of media engagement that will equip you to reach your target audience with stories and compelling messages of LGBTQ equality and acceptance.<\/div><div class=\"HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\">Register for free access to our most popular course, Media Engagement 101. In this course, you\u2019ll learn about the \u201cmovable middle\u201d, storytelling, messaging, and framing.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f8188 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f8188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"maxbutton-5 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gmi-online-learning-hub\/?utm_source=25011WGL01&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=fyi25gmilearninghub\"><span class='mb-text'>Learn More and Register<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aeb71c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aeb71c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c31c6bf\" data-id=\"c31c6bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80a99c post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b80a99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Taught by GLAAD Media Institute Experts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4294fd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4294fd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6483fa\" data-id=\"b6483fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d19b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34d19b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"maxbutton-5 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/give.glaad.org\/page\/51921\/donate\/1?ea.tracking.id=2404AWEV04XX&#038;utm_source=2404AWEV04XX&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=fy24webgiving&#038;en_txn6=701VV000006cD5eYAE&#038;en_og_source=fy24webgiving\"><span class='mb-text'>Help Support Our Trainings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-950927c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"950927c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cb2f83\" data-id=\"0cb2f83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119746a post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"119746a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 54px;\">CONSULTING:<br \/>WE MEAN <span style=\"color: #00afdf;\">BUSINESS<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aee5aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aee5aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc0da8\" data-id=\"6cc0da8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ee53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ee53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using the best practices, tools, and techniques we\u2019ve perfected over the past 30 years, the GLAAD Media Institute turns education into armor for today\u2019s culture war\u2014transforming individuals into compelling storytellers, media-savvy navigators, and mighty ambassadors whose voices break through the noise and incite real change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b7405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28b7405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Advising<\/h3><p>We work with businesses on how to make smart, researched decisions before launching new products, services, and marketing campaigns.<\/p><h3>Coaching<\/h3><p>We train corporate spokespeople to use best practices on message-making and narrative development.&#8221;<\/p><h3>Behind-the-Scenes<\/h3><p>We work with the television, film, and video game industries to ensure casting reflects the new realities of this generation, and that LGBTQ character presence is authentic.<\/p><h3>Training<\/h3><p>We train newsrooms and journalists on appropriate current terminology, and how to report on critical issues including hate crimes, nondiscrimination laws, marriage equality, and HIV.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692d144 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"692d144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"mailto:institute@glaad.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2732701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2732701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d09d77\" data-id=\"9d09d77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213136f post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213136f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 56px;\">RESEARCH<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26ee7b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26ee7b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bd2038\" data-id=\"0bd2038\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d7ef5 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82d7ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You can\u2019t move what you can\u2019t measure.<\/h2><p>The more we know and understand about the state of acceptance, the more effectively GLAAD can fulfill its mission.<\/p><p>GLAAD currently publishes several reports yearly. Since 2014, we\u2019ve partnered with the Harris Poll to track nationwide sentiments and comfortability surrounding the LGBTQ community, sharing the results in the Accelerating Acceptance report. Other key resources include the Where We Are on TV report analyzing diversity across broadcast and cable networks and streaming services, and the GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a road map toward increasing fair, accurate, and inclusive LGBTQ representation in film.<\/p><p>As the GLAAD Media Institute builds a new network of ambassadors nationwide, our ability to collect data at a granular level will improve. With an expanded, enhancedability to field custom research that best meets the needs of our clients and audience, our goal is to create a more robust, proactive research arm that can undergird and inform more impactful work across communities\u2026and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3aab49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-smartmag-grid\" data-id=\"b3aab49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"smartmag-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"block-wrap block-grid block-sc\" data-id=\"1\" data-block=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;props&quot;:{&quot;cat_labels&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cat_labels_pos&quot;:&quot;bot-left&quot;,&quot;reviews&quot;:&quot;radial&quot;,&quot;post_formats_pos&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;load_more_style&quot;:&quot;b&quot;,&quot;meta_cat_style&quot;:&quot;labels&quot;,&quot;media_style_shadow&quot;:0,&quot;meta_sponsor&quot;:1,&quot;meta_sponsor_logo&quot;:0,&quot;meta_sponsor_label&quot;:&quot;Sponsor: {sponsor}&quot;,&quot;meta_sponsor_above&quot;:[],&quot;meta_sponsor_below&quot;:[&quot;sponsor&quot;,&quot;date&quot;],&quot;media_ratio&quot;:&quot;3-4&quot;,&quot;media_ratio_custom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;read_more&quot;:&quot;basic&quot;,&quot;content_center&quot;:0,&quot;posts&quot;:8,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;load-more&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:50,&quot;meta_items_default&quot;:false,&quot;container_width&quot;:100,&quot;exclude_ids&quot;:[&quot;502653&quot;],&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;publication&quot;,&quot;excerpt_lines&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;meta_sponsor_items_default&quot;:true,&quot;query_type&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;sort_days&quot;:null,&quot;carousel_dots&quot;:null,&quot;is_sc_call&quot;:true}}\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"loop loop-grid loop-grid-base grid grid-4 md:grid-2 xs:grid-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-visibility-perceptions-in-advertising\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-450x582.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising Report Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-450x582.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover-1200x1553.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/31114214\/2024-Visibility-Perceptions-in-Advertising-Cover.jpg 1484w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-visibility-perceptions-in-advertising\/\">2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>2024 Visibility Perceptions in Advertising In this report, we learn directly from industry leaders how (or even if) advertising budgets targeting the LGBTQ community have changed, whose stories and depictions the industry prioritizes within advertising, and how brands are responding to the backlash and challenges facing the industry today. Continue&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-visibility-perceptions-in-advertising\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-alert-desk\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"2024 GLAAD &lt;i&gt;ALERT&lt;\/i&gt; Desk Report\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover-450x585.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 GLAAD ALERT Desk Report Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"2024 GLAAD ALERT Desk Report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover-450x585.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover-150x195.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02101923\/2024-GLAAD-ALERT-Desk-Report-Cover.jpg 1078w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-alert-desk\/\">2024 GLAAD <i>ALERT<\/i> Desk Report<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLAAD\u2019s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker Disclaimer: Readers should be aware that the following report contains details of hate speech and violence targeting LGBTQ people. Please skip to the final report section \u201cCombating Anti-LGBTQ Hate\u201d if you wish to avoid that content. On June 1, 2022, GLAAD\u2019s ALERT Desk began tracking&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-alert-desk\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/sri\/2024\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"2024 Studio Responsibility Index\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-450x567.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 Studio Responsibility Index Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"2024 Studio Responsibility Index\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-450x567.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-768x967.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-150x189.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover-1200x1511.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09133519\/2024-Studio-Responsibility-Index-Cover.jpg 1212w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/sri\/2024\/\">2024 Studio Responsibility Index<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>2024 Studio Responsibility Index The GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) maps the quantity, quality and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) characters in films released by ten major motion picture studios during the 2023 calendar year. GLAAD researched films released by A24, Amazon Studios, Apple TV+, Lionsgate,&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/sri\/2024\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/endhivstigma\/2024\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"2024 State of HIV Stigma Report\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover-450x583.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 State of HIV Stigma Report Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"2024 State of HIV Stigma Report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover-450x583.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30200324\/2024-State-of-HIV-Stigma-Report-Cover.jpg 1126w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/endhivstigma\/2024\/\">2024 State of HIV Stigma Report<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>2024 State of HIV Stigma Report This marks the fifth year that GLAAD, with Gilead Sciences and the Gilead COMPASS Initiative\u00ae, have tracked Americans\u2019 knowledge and attitudes around HIV and HIV stigma. Ending stigma and increasing public education about HIV remain urgent, and the keys are found in using media&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/endhivstigma\/2024\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/accelerating-acceptance-2024\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"Accelerating Acceptance 2024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-450x565.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Accelerating Acceptance 2024 Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Accelerating Acceptance 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-450x565.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover-1200x1507.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/09171847\/Accelerating-Acceptance-2024-Cover.jpg 1212w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/accelerating-acceptance-2024\/\">Accelerating Acceptance 2024<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accelerating Acceptance 2024 Launched in 2015, the GLAAD Media Institute\u2019s 2024 Accelerating Acceptance report is an annual barometer on the state of support for LGBTQ Americans and equality. This report touches on community support, negative impacts of political discourse and the importance of media exposure in changing hearts and minds.&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/accelerating-acceptance-2024\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-lgbtq-paris-olympic-and-paralympic-guide\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"2024 LGBTQ Paris Olympic and Paralympic Guide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1-450x582.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 LGBTQ Paris Olympic and Paralympic Guide Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"2024 LGBTQ Paris Olympic and Paralympic Guide\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1-450x582.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/14174530\/2024-LGBTQ-Paris-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Guide-Cover-1.jpg 1059w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-lgbtq-paris-olympic-and-paralympic-guide\/\">2024 LGBTQ Paris Olympic and Paralympic Guide<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLAAD, in collaboration with Athlete Ally and Pride House France, created the guide to ensure inclusive, fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ athletes and topics during the 2024 Summer Olympics (July 26-August 11) and Paralympics (August 28-September 8) in Paris, France. With more than 150 out LGBTQ olympians expected to compete for the&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/2024-lgbtq-paris-olympic-and-paralympic-guide\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/smsi\/social-media-safety-index-2024\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"2024 Social Media Safety Index\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover-450x582.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2024 Social Media Safety Index Cover\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"2024 Social Media Safety Index\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover-450x582.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/07151138\/2024-Social-Media-Safety-Index-Cover.jpg 1130w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/smsi\/social-media-safety-index-2024\/\">2024 Social Media Safety Index<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>2024 Social Media Safety Index In addition to the annual Platform Scorecard ratings and recommendations, this year\u2019s Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) report provides an overview of the current state of LGBTQ social media safety, privacy, and expression, including sections on: the economy of hate and disinformation, predominant anti-LGBTQ tropes,&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/smsi\/social-media-safety-index-2024\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/whereweareontv23\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-3-4\" title=\"Where We Are on TV Report 2023-2024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover-450x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023-24 Where We Are On TV\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Where We Are on TV Report 2023-2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover-450x576.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover-150x192.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/18112105\/2023-24-Where-We-Are-On-TV-Cover.jpg 998w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/whereweareontv23\/\">Where We Are on TV Report 2023-2024<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where We Are on TV 2023-2024 GLAAD\u2019s annual\u00a0Where We Are On\u00a0TV report not only propels national conversations about LGBTQ representation, but informs GLAAD\u2019s own advocacy within the television industry. GLAAD uses this yearly data to create a clearer picture of the stories and images being presented by television networks, and&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/whereweareontv23\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"main-pagination pagination-more\" data-type=\"load-more\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/832670\/page\/2\/\" class=\"ts-button load-button load-button-b ts-button-b\" data-page=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\tLoad More \n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon tsi tsi-repeat\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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href=\"\/tag\/glaad-media-institute\/\">See Our Work <\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/tag\/glaad-media-institute\/\" class=\"view-link view-link-b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView all\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div data-slider=\"carousel\" data-autoplay data-speed data-slides=\"3\" data-slides-md data-slides-sm data-arrows=\"b\" data-dots=\"1\" class=\"loop loop-grid loop-grid-base common-slider loop-carousel arrow-hover slider-arrow-b grid grid-3 md:grid-2 xs:grid-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/star-studded-4th-annual-glaadhonors-gathers-queer-black-brown-leaders-in-entertainment-ahead-of-36th-glaad-media-awards\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Star-Studded 4th Annual #GLAADHonors Gathers Queer Black &#038; Brown Leaders in Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-450x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Star-Studded 4th Annual #GLAADHonors Gathers Queer Black &#038; Brown Leaders in Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/27012930\/IMG_8061.JPG 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/star-studded-4th-annual-glaadhonors-gathers-queer-black-brown-leaders-in-entertainment-ahead-of-36th-glaad-media-awards\/\">Star-Studded 4th Annual #GLAADHonors Gathers Queer Black &#038; Brown Leaders in Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-27T15:03:21-04:00\">March 27, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>4 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Wednesday, March 26, GLAAD hosted its 4th Annual #GLAADHonors event, a celebration of LGBTQ&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/star-studded-2025-latine-honors-36th-glaad-awards\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Star-Studded 2025 Latine Honors Lifts Up Queer Latine Representation Across Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Star-Studded 2025 Latine Honors Lifts Up Queer Latine Representation Across Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/26125549\/2206945460.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/star-studded-2025-latine-honors-36th-glaad-awards\/\">Star-Studded 2025 Latine Honors Lifts Up Queer Latine Representation Across Entertainment Ahead of 36th GLAAD Media Awards<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-26T13:17:19-04:00\">March 26, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>4 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overnight, GLAAD hosted its 2025 Latine Honors event, a celebration of LGBTQ Latine leaders in&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/get-to-know-these-eight-shining-glaad-media-institute-alumni-included-glaadaward-nominated-projects-this-year\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Get to Know These Eight Shining GLAAD Media Institute Alumni Included #GLAADaward-Nominated Projects This Year\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-450x254.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"36th GLAAD Media Awards Feature\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Get to Know These Eight Shining GLAAD Media Institute Alumni Included #GLAADaward-Nominated Projects This Year\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-450x254.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature-1200x676.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20163952\/36th-GLAAD-Media-Awards-Feature.png 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/get-to-know-these-eight-shining-glaad-media-institute-alumni-included-glaadaward-nominated-projects-this-year\/\">Get to Know These Eight Shining GLAAD Media Institute Alumni Included #GLAADaward-Nominated Projects This Year<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-20T11:32:12-04:00\">March 20, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>9 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the country the GLAAD Media Institute \u2013 the organization&#8217;s training, consulting, and research leg&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/newark-lgbtq-leaders-linking-environmental-justice-and-queer-liberation-movements-2025\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"For Newark LGBTQ Leaders, Linking Environmental Justice and Queer Liberation Movements is the Key to Healthy Communities \u2013 Here&#8217;s Why\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-450x244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Newark River skyline with buildings reflecting off the water. THe sky is deep blue with scattered clouds.\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"For Newark LGBTQ Leaders, Linking Environmental Justice and Queer Liberation Movements is the Key to Healthy Communities \u2013 Here&#8217;s Why\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-450x244.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280-1200x651.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/12131855\/newark-7064533_1280.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/newark-lgbtq-leaders-linking-environmental-justice-and-queer-liberation-movements-2025\/\">For Newark LGBTQ Leaders, Linking Environmental Justice and Queer Liberation Movements is the Key to Healthy Communities \u2013 Here&#8217;s Why<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-13T07:29:09-04:00\">March 13, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>6 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Newark, New Jersey LGBTQ activists are organizing to heal their city from redlining \u2013 the&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaad-digital-original-series-dimelo-selected-as-halo-awards-finalist\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"GLAAD Digital Original Series &#8216;D\u00cdMELO&#8217; Selected as Halo Awards Finalist\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-450x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"GLAAD Digital Original Series &#8216;D\u00cdMELO&#8217; Selected as Halo Awards Finalist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/05200332\/GettyImages-1369001065.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaad-digital-original-series-dimelo-selected-as-halo-awards-finalist\/\">GLAAD Digital Original Series &#8216;D\u00cdMELO&#8217; Selected as Halo Awards Finalist<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-03-06T09:30:27-05:00\">March 6, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>2 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLAAD&#8217;s groundbreaking digital original series D\u00cdMELO,\u00a0has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2025&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/good-news-lgbtq-youth-activists-in-texas-curb-censorship-and-new-jersey-law-protects-transgender-students-from-discrimination\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"GOOD NEWS: LGBTQ Youth Activists in Texas Curb Censorship and New Jersey Law Protects Transgender Students from Discrimination\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"GOOD NEWS: LGBTQ Youth Activists in Texas Curb Censorship and New Jersey Law Protects Transgender Students from Discrimination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18090035\/shutterstock_2351097831.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/good-news-lgbtq-youth-activists-in-texas-curb-censorship-and-new-jersey-law-protects-transgender-students-from-discrimination\/\">GOOD NEWS: LGBTQ Youth Activists in Texas Curb Censorship and New Jersey Law Protects Transgender Students from Discrimination<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-02-18T10:47:09-05:00\">February 18, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>8 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Major legal victories break through the anti-LGBTQ fury of the current administration and anti-LGBTQ politicians&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/missouri-attorney-general-lawsuit-lgbtq-youth-conversion-therapy-advocates-respond\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Missouri AG&#8217;s Lawsuit Aims to Undo Protections for LGBTQ Youth, Defends Harmful Practice of Conversion Therapy, as Local LGBTQ Advocates Respond\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-450x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Missouri AG&#8217;s Lawsuit Aims to Undo Protections for LGBTQ Youth, Defends Harmful Practice of Conversion Therapy, as Local LGBTQ Advocates Respond\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-450x274.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-1536x935.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316-1200x731.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/13191042\/GettyImages-1481606316.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/missouri-attorney-general-lawsuit-lgbtq-youth-conversion-therapy-advocates-respond\/\">Missouri AG&#8217;s Lawsuit Aims to Undo Protections for LGBTQ Youth, Defends Harmful Practice of Conversion Therapy, as Local LGBTQ Advocates Respond<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-02-13T19:15:28-05:00\">February 13, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>4 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a shameless and alarming move, Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey, this week\u00a0filed a lawsuit&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/thousands-rise-up-for-trans-youth-in-new-york-city-leading-national-conversation-on-denial-of-healthcare-across-major-hospital-systems\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Thousands \u201cRise Up for Trans Youth\u201d in New York City, Leading National Conversation on Denial of Healthcare Across Major Hospital Systems\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Transgender flag flies in Union Square this weekend for the &quot;Rise Up For Trans Youth&quot; rally. the flag is blue, pink and white.\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Thousands \u201cRise Up for Trans Youth\u201d in New York City, Leading National Conversation on Denial of Healthcare Across Major Hospital Systems\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10130015\/IMG_2641.JPG 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/thousands-rise-up-for-trans-youth-in-new-york-city-leading-national-conversation-on-denial-of-healthcare-across-major-hospital-systems\/\">Thousands \u201cRise Up for Trans Youth\u201d in New York City, Leading National Conversation on Denial of Healthcare Across Major Hospital Systems<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-02-10T14:36:40-05:00\">February 10, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>7 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This weekend, thousands of people rallied for transgender (or trans), nonbinary, Two-Spirit, and gender nonconforming&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/sundance-2025-glaad-co-hosts-cheers-queers-event-featuring-hope-giselle-aud-mason-hyde-zackary-drucker-andrew-ahn-tonatiuh-elegance-bratton-and-others\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Sundance 2025: GLAAD Co-hosts \u201cCheers, Queers\u201d Event Featuring Hope Giselle, Aud Mason-Hyde, Zackary Drucker,  Andrew Ahn, Tonatiuh, Elegance Bratton, and Others\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Sundance 2025: GLAAD Co-hosts \u201cCheers, Queers\u201d Event Featuring Hope Giselle, Aud Mason-Hyde, Zackary Drucker,  Andrew Ahn, Tonatiuh, Elegance Bratton, and Others\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30173829\/2195784454-1.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/sundance-2025-glaad-co-hosts-cheers-queers-event-featuring-hope-giselle-aud-mason-hyde-zackary-drucker-andrew-ahn-tonatiuh-elegance-bratton-and-others\/\">Sundance 2025: GLAAD Co-hosts \u201cCheers, Queers\u201d Event Featuring Hope Giselle, Aud Mason-Hyde, Zackary Drucker,  Andrew Ahn, Tonatiuh, Elegance Bratton, and Others<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-01-31T11:57:29-05:00\">January 31, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>5 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 24, GLAAD with Frameline and Newfest in partnership with ACURA and IMDbPro returned&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/new-jersey-lgbtq-advocates-from-garden-state-equality-say-theyll-continue-to-pushback-with-facts\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"New Jersey LGBTQ Advocates from Garden State Equality Say They&#8217;ll Continue to Pushback with Facts\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-450x338.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Jersey advocates hold up signs of support and with facts strewn across them at a school board meeting where transgender student guidance has been contested\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"New Jersey LGBTQ Advocates from Garden State Equality Say They&#8217;ll Continue to Pushback with Facts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24110529\/IMG_6702.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/new-jersey-lgbtq-advocates-from-garden-state-equality-say-theyll-continue-to-pushback-with-facts\/\">New Jersey LGBTQ Advocates from Garden State Equality Say They&#8217;ll Continue to Pushback with Facts<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-01-27T11:30:28-05:00\">January 27, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>6 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LGBTQ activists in New Jersey say they\u2019re fortunate to live in New Jersey as the&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/lgbtq-advocates-work-to-expand-access-prepare-communities-for-upcoming-anti-lgbtq-agenda-in-washington\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"LGBTQ Advocates Work to Expand Access, Prepare Communities for Upcoming Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Washington\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;Equality in Diversity&quot; sign held up to a blue sky with some white clouds, both reflecting off a building in the near distance.\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"LGBTQ Advocates Work to Expand Access, Prepare Communities for Upcoming Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Washington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/06162224\/amy-elting-_9ETHblkvXQ-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/lgbtq-advocates-work-to-expand-access-prepare-communities-for-upcoming-anti-lgbtq-agenda-in-washington\/\">LGBTQ Advocates Work to Expand Access, Prepare Communities for Upcoming Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Washington<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2025-01-07T08:00:35-05:00\">January 7, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>8 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LGBTQ advocates known as GLAAD Media Institute (GMI) Alumni are sharing their action plans for&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/queer-and-transgender-public-officials-tell-glaad-that-bullying-transgender-people-is-not-the-way-forward\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Queer and Transgender Public Officials Tell GLAAD that Bullying Transgender People is Not the Way Forward\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/16100318\/us-capitol-building-4077168_1280-450x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Queer and Transgender Public Officials Tell GLAAD that Bullying Transgender People is Not the Way Forward\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/16100318\/us-capitol-building-4077168_1280-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/16100318\/us-capitol-building-4077168_1280-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/16100318\/us-capitol-building-4077168_1280-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/16100318\/us-capitol-building-4077168_1280-1200x528.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/16100318\/us-capitol-building-4077168_1280.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/queer-and-transgender-public-officials-tell-glaad-that-bullying-transgender-people-is-not-the-way-forward\/\">Queer and Transgender Public Officials Tell GLAAD that Bullying Transgender People is Not the Way Forward<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-16T10:33:52-05:00\">December 16, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>7 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Earlier this month, the GLAAD Media Institute\u2019s Education &amp; Advocacy team traveled to Washington, D.C.&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/lgbtq-activists-changemakers-and-celebrities-gather-to-celebrate-and-honor-at-annual-out100-celebration\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"LGBTQ Activists, Changemakers and Celebrities Gather to Celebrate and Honor at Annual Out100 Celebration!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172-450x301.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"LGBTQ Activists, Changemakers and Celebrities Gather to Celebrate and Honor at Annual Out100 Celebration!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172-450x301.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172-1200x803.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13103006\/2189516172.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/lgbtq-activists-changemakers-and-celebrities-gather-to-celebrate-and-honor-at-annual-out100-celebration\/\">LGBTQ Activists, Changemakers and Celebrities Gather to Celebrate and Honor at Annual Out100 Celebration!<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-13T17:34:52-05:00\">December 13, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>5 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each year, Out Magazine honors 100 LGBTQ change-makers for their achievements, accomplishments, and impact on&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/the-wedding-banquet-move-ya-body-heightened-scrutiny-sally-and-a-hearty-helping-lgbtq-titles-bring-queer-narratives-to-sundance-2025\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"&#8216;The Wedding Banquet&#8217;, &#8216;Move Ya Body&#8217;, &#8216;Heightened Scrutiny&#8217; &#8216;Sally&#8217; and a Hearty Helping LGBTQ Titles Bring Queer Narratives to Sundance 2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-450x253.png\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"&#8216;The Wedding Banquet&#8217;, &#8216;Move Ya Body&#8217;, &#8216;Heightened Scrutiny&#8217; &#8216;Sally&#8217; and a Hearty Helping LGBTQ Titles Bring Queer Narratives to Sundance 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo-1200x676.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12141429\/2025-Sundance-Film-Festival-Logo.png 1920w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/the-wedding-banquet-move-ya-body-heightened-scrutiny-sally-and-a-hearty-helping-lgbtq-titles-bring-queer-narratives-to-sundance-2025\/\">&#8216;The Wedding Banquet&#8217;, &#8216;Move Ya Body&#8217;, &#8216;Heightened Scrutiny&#8217; &#8216;Sally&#8217; and a Hearty Helping LGBTQ Titles Bring Queer Narratives to Sundance 2025<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2024-12-12T20:30:25-05:00\">December 12, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>10 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sundance Film Festival announced their first round of features and episodic titles for the&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post grid-post grid-base-post\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/post-election-lgbtq-leaders-across-the-us-are-joining-together-prepare-to-meet-a-new-crop-of-activists\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-16-9\" title=\"Post-Election, LGBTQ  Leaders Across the U.S. Are Joining Together \u2014 Prepare to Meet a &#8220;New Crop of Activists\u201d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/21121954\/freedom-2486201_1280-450x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-medium size-bunyad-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Freedom spelled out in letter blocks used for scrabble. Other non-letter blocks scatter on top of an american flag\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" title=\"Post-Election, LGBTQ  Leaders Across the U.S. Are Joining Together \u2014 Prepare to Meet a &#8220;New Crop of Activists\u201d\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/21121954\/freedom-2486201_1280-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/21121954\/freedom-2486201_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/21121954\/freedom-2486201_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/21121954\/freedom-2486201_1280-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/21121954\/freedom-2486201_1280.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><h3 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/post-election-lgbtq-leaders-across-the-us-are-joining-together-prepare-to-meet-a-new-crop-of-activists\/\">Post-Election, LGBTQ  Leaders Across the U.S. Are Joining Together \u2014 Prepare to Meet a &#8220;New Crop of Activists\u201d<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2024-11-21T17:01:45-05:00\">November 21, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/span><span class=\"meta-item read-time has-icon\"><i class=\"tsi tsi-clock\"><\/i>8 Mins Read<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt limit-lines l-lines-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of its education and advocacy programming across the country, the GLAAD Media 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