Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

GLAAD's Entertainment Media Team accelerates acceptance by advocating for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of LGBTQ people in the media including film, television, comics, video games, and music. As entertainment media is the United States' largest cultural export, the team's work to advise on scripts and advocate for more diverse LGBTQ storytelling has far-reaching impact. This team also combats problematic content and instances of defamation in entertainment. As part of the entertainment program, the GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives. They raise the bar for LGBTQ inclusion across media.

GLAAD's Digital Program helps GLAAD accomplish its mission of media advocacy in the online space by overseeing the organization's entire digital footprint including social media, website, email and content partnerships. By employing best practices in online organizing and engagement we help every department within GLAAD accomplish their objectives and accelerate acceptance of LGBTQ people online. GLAAD's Digital Program also works with the largest social media platforms and tech companies to create safe spaces for LGBTQ users.

The GLAAD Media Institute provides activist, spokesperson, social media, and media engagement training and education for LGBTQ and allied community members and organizations desiring to expand their impact. Using the best practices perfected by GLAAD for more than 30 years of experience leveraging media to create change, through the Institute, GLAAD is training a new generation of advocates in order to accelerate acceptance for LGBTQ people, as well as other marginalized communities. The GLAAD Media Institute trains activists around the world, celebrities and others in the public eye, and staff members of global brands for how to speak about LGBTQ issues.