GLAAD is stepping up pressure to impose its political agenda on Hollywood, announcing it will start grading studios based on their LGBTQ advocacy. The group will use a range of criteria that includes donations to politicians whom GLAAD deems to be “anti-LGBTQ.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD.
Hollywood has once again failed to represent the transgender community on the big screen, with a total absence of transgender or non-binary characters in any major studio movie for the fourth year in a row, according to GLAAD’s ninth annual Studio Responsibility Index.
The increase of LGBTQ characters and themes popping up in TV shows made for children in the last decade is not an organic development. It’s the consequence of so-called “queer creators” pushing the LGBTQ agenda and working with major entertainment networks, writers, producers, showrunners, and directors to place sexualized themes into on-screen fare made for young audiences.
A veritable tidal wave of gay representation has washed over children’s TV shows, with a 222 percent increase in LGBTQ characters.
On its recently launched streaming service Disney+, the entertainment giant featured a lesbian kissing scene between teenagers in its family drama, Big Shots, starring John Stamos.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift is teaming up with GLAAD’s “Summer of Equality” initiative to push for the passage of the Equality Act.
Hollywood has pushed a concerted, industry-wide effort for years to place LGBTQ-related entertainment into programs aimed at young audiences, often times in cooperation with gay rights group GLAAD.
Kellogg Company has teamed up with advocacy group GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) to push a limited edition, LGBTQ-themed cereal called “Together With Pride,” which hit shelves across the country last week ahead of Pride Month.
A recent report from GLAAD has stated that Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter are all “effectively unsafe for LGBTQ users.”
A slew of Hollywood celebrities including Julianne Moore, Brie Larson, Laverne Cox, and Amy Schumer have joined GLAAD in condemning feminists who disagree with the transgender agenda, calling them bigots and their views “damaging and violent.”
Pop singer Mariah Carey jumped to Twitter on Sunday evening to call Super Bowl night “Colin Kaepernick Appreciation Day.”
The White House already reflects the Biden Administration’s embrace of transgender ideology by adding “pronouns” to its contact page.
The MTV Entertainment Group is teaming up with social justice groups, from Color of Change to GLAAD, to launch a “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DE&I) orientation initiative that will construct new “baseline cultural norms” across Viacom CBS’ brands.
Chadwick Moore, editor-in-chief of OUTspoken, described President Donald Trump as “the most pro-gay president” in American history.
Activist groups that claim to support lesbians and gays appear to be spending more of their time these days protecting the transgender industry that has grown up around the new progressive wish list item of eradicating identification by biological sex.
Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who starred as Harry in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series, said that “transgender women are women,” and that he is “deeply sorry for the pain” caused by J.K. Rowling after the author suggested that only women can menstruate.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany shot down a question from a member of the White House Press Corps on Friday about the views she held on same-sex marriage as a Harvard Law School student in 2015.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a “wrong decision,” said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from a conservative group.
One of the nation’s largest gay advocacy organizations is greeting Chick-Fil-A’s divestment from Christian charities like the Salvation Army with tepid praise and further demands, including an “unequivocal” denunciation of the brand’s history and values.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Pose” and “Batwoman” are among the shows contributing to a surge in LGBTQ and gender inclusiveness on television, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.
Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg’s is teaming with the gay advocacy group GLAAD for an anti-bullying campaign.
The “Trust and Safety Council,” a coalition of advocacy groups that provide advice to Twitter on censoring lawful speech, claims that executives at the company aren’t paying enough attention to them.
CNN host Don Lemon twice branded comments made by President Donald Trump’s as racist while moderating Wednesday’s evening’s Democrat presidential primary debate in Detriot, Michigan.
A new survey finds young Americans’ comfort with LGBTQ individuals has plunged from 63 percent in 2016 to 45 percent in 2018.
Pop superstar turned activist Taylor Swift made good on her promise to provide fans music sprinkled with “political undertones,” releasing a new song targeting LGBT “hate” just in time for Pride Month.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The advocacy organization GLAAD says that LGBTQ representation is up for major studio films released in 2018, but that none included transgender characters.
The Massachusetts legislature has overwhelmingly approved a measure that would make it illegal for mental health counselors in the state to help children with unwanted sexual attractions or gender confusion.
“Will & Grace” actor Sean Hayes targeted Vice President Mike Pence for mockery at the GLAAD Media Awards Thursday.
Rap mogul and Hollywood producer Jay-Z and his wife, pop megastar Beyonce, will be honored by gay rights group GLAAD this month for their role in “accelerating LGBTQ acceptance.”
A character for a primetime children’s series on the Disney Channel uttered the words “I’m gay,” marking a first in the network’s history.
The studio backing the next film helmed by Hollywood director Bryan Singer has shelved the project over the mounting accusations of sexual assault being brought against him.
NEW YORK (AP) — Following an expose that claimed Bryan Singer has seduced and molested several underage men, the film production company Millennium Films on Thursday said it is staunchly supporting the director.
A newly-released survey shows the favorability of comedian and A-lister Kevin Hart remains largely intact following his ouster as host of the 2019 Academy Awards over resurfaced homophobic wisecracks.
New York Times editor Susan Fowler wrote in an opinion-editorial that the ousting of comedian Kevin Hart as host of the Oscars over the resurfacing of his previous gay jokes sets unattainable standards of uprightness and called for the A-lister to be forgiven, citing his heartfelt apology.
Actor-comedian Nick Cannon appeared to defend Kevin Hart, who stepped down from hosting the 2019 Oscars after backlash from years-old gay jokes, by posting similar gay jokes from female stars Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Schumer.
GLAAD, the country’s largest advocacy organization dedicated to defending the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, said Friday that actor-comedian Kevin Hart should not have quit as host of the Oscars, arguing the A-lister should have instead used his platform to promote unity.
Unlike Joy Reid, Alec Baldwin, and Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Hart does not behave in the way an entertainer is “supposed” to behave, most especially a black entertainer: Kevin Hart is apolitical. He does not trash Trump, he does not trash Republicans, he does not trash Trump supporters or Christians.
To celebrate “Trans Awareness Week,” abortion giant Planned Parenthood has released seven linguistic tips to help gender-sensitive individuals use terms that will not offend members of the LGBTQ “community.”
Breakfast food giant Kellogg Company has joined forces with radical gay activist group GLAAD to support the group’s “Spirit Day” event with its new “All Together” cereal. “To support Spirit Day,” GLAAD announced on its webpage, “Kellogg Company today launched
