{"id":838575,"date":"2023-08-14T11:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?page_id=838575"},"modified":"2025-01-03T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T21:14:18","slug":"glaads-rising-stars-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/20-under-20\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"838575\" class=\"elementor elementor-838575\" 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-939217d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"939217d\" 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-d100694\" data-id=\"d100694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\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=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d4edee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d4edee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd828d4\" data-id=\"5cd828d4\" 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-7426a8e8 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7426a8e8\" 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>GLAAD&#8217;s 20 Under 20 Program<\/h1><h2><i>Celebrating and spotlighting the next generation of LGBTQ leaders.<\/i><\/h2><p>20 Under 20 is an annual list of young LGBTQ influencers, talent, and advocates under 20 who are shaping the future of the entertainment industry, social media and beyond to accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ community.<\/p><p>20 Under 20 debuts exclusively with <i>Teen Vogue<\/i>.<\/p><p>Previous 20 Under 20 honorees include JoJo Siwa, Yasmin Finney, Ian Alexander, Jack Petocz, and Olivia Julianna. 20 Under 20 honorees maintain a relationship with GLAAD as alumni, and enjoy continued opportunities relevant to their expertise, from workshops with GLAAD&#8217;s Media Institute, to support publishing op-eds and even invitations to the White House.<\/p><h3>View Our 20 Under 20 Honorees<\/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-c020614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c020614\" 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-4d0e01e\" data-id=\"4d0e01e\" 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-ca7d2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca7d2dd\" 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\t<a href=\"\/20-under-20\/2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30121642\/2024-20-Under-20-PR.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-919177\" alt=\"2024 20 Under 20 PR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30121642\/2024-20-Under-20-PR.png 728w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30121642\/2024-20-Under-20-PR-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30121642\/2024-20-Under-20-PR-150x120.png 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/30121642\/2024-20-Under-20-PR-450x360.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-4a40c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a40c94\" 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-6 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-same-window\" href=\"\/20-under-20\/2024\/\"><span class='mb-text'>2024 Honorees<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57d343e\" data-id=\"57d343e\" 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-68eaba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68eaba4\" 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\t<a href=\"\/20-under-20\/2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-843730\" alt=\"GLAAD 20 Under 20 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/26190858\/20U202016x9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-0b19480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b19480\" 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<a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-same-window\" href=\"\/20-under-20\/2023\/\"><span class='mb-text'>2023 Honorees<\/span><\/a>\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-75ee6a1\" data-id=\"75ee6a1\" 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-28eee4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28eee4b\" 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\t<a href=\"\/20-under-20\/2022\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-838789\" alt=\"Teen Vogue and GLAAD&#039;s 2022 20 Under 20 Winners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/11105025\/2022_20u20_TeenVouge25.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-9117e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9117e9c\" 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<a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-same-window\" href=\"\/20-under-20\/2022\/\"><span class='mb-text'>2022 Honorees<\/span><\/a>\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-92a11cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92a11cf\" 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-48b7148\" data-id=\"48b7148\" 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-78c731b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78c731b\" 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\t<a href=\"\/20-under-20\/2021\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-839298\" alt=\"Teen Vogue and GLAAD&#039;s 2021 20 Under 20 Winners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-450x253.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16161814\/20-under-20-grid-2021.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-b2e8908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2e8908\" 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-6 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-same-window\" href=\"\/20-under-20\/2021\/\"><span class='mb-text'>2021 Honorees<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c222930\" data-id=\"c222930\" 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-9f96048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f96048\" 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\t<a href=\"\/20-under-20\/2020\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-849437\" alt=\"2020 20 Under 20-Illustrations by Carra Sykes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-450x253.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/13170924\/2020-20u20-Illustrations-by-Carra-Sykes.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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-dfc4661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc4661\" 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-6 maxbutton maxbutton-blue-button-same-window\" href=\"\/20-under-20\/2020\/\"><span class='mb-text'>2020 Honorees<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53c2088\" data-id=\"53c2088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54b6ae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54b6ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c62f823\" data-id=\"c62f823\" 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-a4a0046 post-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a0046\" 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><strong>Press Releases:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>September 30, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"\/releases\/glaad-releases-fifth-annual-20-under-20-list-spotlighting-young-lgbtq-trailblazers-shaping-the-future-of-media-activism\/\">GLAAD RELEASES FIFTH ANNUAL 20 UNDER 20 LIST, SPOTLIGHTING YOUNG LGBTQ TRAILBLAZERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA &amp; ACTIVISM<\/a><\/li><li>September 26, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"\/releases\/glaad-releases-fourth-annual-20-under-20-list-spotlighting-young-lgbtq-trailblazers-shaping-the-future-of-media-activism\/\">GLAAD RELEASES FOURTH ANNUAL 20 UNDER 20 LIST, SPOTLIGHTING YOUNG LGBTQ TRAILBLAZERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA &amp; ACTIVISM<\/a><\/li><li>September 28, 2022 &#8211; <a href=\"\/releases\/glaad-releases-third-annual-20-under-20-list-spotlighting-young-lgbtq-trailblazers-shaping\/\">GLAAD RELEASES THIRD ANNUAL 20 UNDER 20 LIST, SPOTLIGHTING YOUNG LGBTQ TRAILBLAZERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA &amp; ACTIVISM<\/a><\/li><li>June 22, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"\/releases\/glaad-releases-second-annual-20-under-20-list\/\">GLAAD RELEASES SECOND ANNUAL 20 UNDER 20 LIST, SPOTLIGHTING YOUNG LGBTQ TRAILBLAZERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA &amp; ACTIVISM<\/a><\/li><li>June 22, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"\/releases\/glaad-releases-inaugural-20-under-20-list-spotlighting-young-lgbtq-trailblazers-shaping\/\">GLAAD RELEASES INAUGURAL 20 UNDER 20 LIST, SPOTLIGHTING YOUNG LGBTQ TRAILBLAZERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA &amp; ACTIVISM<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Learn more about 20 Under 20 via GLAAD&#8217;s articles:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>January 3, 2025 &#8211; <a href=\"\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2023-where-are-they-now\/\">GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2023: Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/li><li>November 15, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2022-where-are-they-now\/\">GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2022: Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/li><li>October 30, 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"\/glaads-20-under-20-class-of-2020-where-are-they-now\/\">GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 Class of 2020: Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/li><li>October 25, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"\/meet-the-trans-superstars-of-glaads-20-under-20-thriving-in-joy-and-activism\/\">Meet the Trans Superstars of GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20, Thriving in Joy and Activism<\/a><\/li><li>October 23, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"\/glaad-celebrates-this-years-20-under-20-bipoc-honorees\/\">GLAAD Celebrates this Year\u2019s 20 Under 20 BIPOC Honorees<\/a><\/li><li><span class=\"meta-item has-next-icon date\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2023-10-06T12:19:22-04:00\">October 6, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"\/how-glaads-20-under-20-is-creating-a-safer-and-more-inclusive-world-through-film-television-fashion-music-journalism-and-social-media\/\">How GLAAD\u2019s 20 Under 20 is Creating a Safer and More Inclusive World through Film, Television, Fashion, Music, Journalism, and Social Media!<\/a><\/time><\/span><\/li><li>September 30, 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