GLAAD is a non-profit LGBTQ advocacy organization focused on cultural change to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation to advance LGBTQ acceptance.

GLAAD – the world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization – increases media accountability and community engagement that ensures authentic LGBTQ stories are seen, heard, and actualized.

GLAAD's Transgender Media program works with entertainment, news, and digital media to tell authentic stories from the transgender community, increasing visibility of and accelerating acceptance for trans people everywhere.

Jan 21, 2025 · GLAAD created an archive of mentions of LGBTQ terms and terms related to HIV on the White House website and other major federal government websites in anticipation of Trump’s second term. GLAAD broke the news about tracking these webpages’ in a story written by the Washington Blade here. GLAAD previously monitored and broke the same story ...

GLAAD demonstrated not only media’s powerful influence—impacting how people treat others, how they vote, and their daily decisions—but our own authoritative potential to lead the conversation, reshape the narrative, and ultimately, change the culture.

Jan 7, 2025 · GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis today responded to Meta’s rollback: “Zuckerberg’s removal of fact-checking programs and industry-standard hate speech policies make Meta’s platforms unsafe places for users and advertisers alike.

Jan 27, 2023 · GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. DONATE

Nov 15, 2024 · Here is a story about films and shows about trans people that received a GLAAD Media Award nomination last year. This is the type of trans representation the world needs now more than ever.

Jan 9, 2025 · Ricardo Martinez of Equality Texas speaks out at the Texas statehouse against anti-LGBTQ legislation in the previous legislative session (Courtesy GLAAD) In Texas, anti-equality lawmakers proposed 32 anti-transgender bills on the very first day of pre-filing for 2025.

GLAAD’s Media Reference Guide, now in its 11th edition, offers education and guidance on telling LGBTQ people’s stories in ways that bring out the best in journalism. This Guide is intended to be used by journalists reporting for mainstream media outlets and media creators who want to tell the stories of LGBTQ people fairly and accurately.