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Holding Tech Accountable: GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index Demands Change
GLAAD's recently released 2025 Social Media Safety Index shows that while some platforms have made product and policy improvements in the past year, others have retreated from best practices in online LGBTQ safety, privacy, and expression. Overall the scores are alarmingly low. Although the current state of LGBTQ social media safety may seem worse than ever, GLAAD continues to work with all platforms to improve their products, speaking out as a constant voice of advocacy urging all companies to protect LGBTQ people, and especially trans people, online. Click here ([link removed]) to dive deeper into the full report.
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Your Support Helps Advocacy for Transgender Equality
GLAAD continues to fight back against harmful attacks on the transgender community. In recent weeks, GLAAD responded to a new report ([link removed]) from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that came at the request of the Trump administration to ban lifesaving medical care for trans people. We also joined Georgia Equality in opposing ([link removed]) Georgia's new law targeting transgender students in sports, despite there being no trans athletes in the state. And after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to enforce a ban on transgender military service, GLAAD again spoke out ([link removed]). With your support, we'll never stop advocating for trans people to live safely and authentically.
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From Television to Faith Communities: Advancing LGBTQ Visibility and Acceptance
Earlier this month, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis appeared on ABC’s The View ([link removed]), where she presented the hosts with this year’s GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode for their powerful interview with transgender actor Elliot Page. During the segment, The View hosts spoke to their influential audience about why GLAAD’s continued work sharing LGBTQ stories remains so important today. Following Pope Francis' passing, GLAAD shared insights from private meetings where he met with GLAAD staff, LGBTQ advocates from Uganda and Ghana, and transgender people to discuss the urgent need for equality and acceptance. Click here ([link removed]) to learn more about how your support has advanced GLAAD’s advocacy to foster greater inclusion for our families in faith communities.
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Stand for LGBTQ Equality in 2025
The danger is mounting with hundreds of anti-LGBTQ legislative bills, a tactic that fuels increased — and sometimes fatal — violence towards LGBTQ people, including bullying, targeting of Pride events, bomb and mass shooting threats, and more. But GLAAD’s 40 years of experience and media advocacy expertise means we’re prepared to face it all. Make a donation to GLAAD to amplify our ability to help us fight misinformation and hate, respond to rapid news, and change our culture toward progress. With your support, GLAAD can look forward to another 40 years of accelerating LGBTQ acceptance.
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Apply to Join Us at the Black Queer Creative Summit
The 2025 Black Queer Creative Summit is returning to Los Angeles this September. This one-of-a-kind conference is dedicated to empowering, educating, and training emerging Black LGBTQ+ creatives across five sectors of the media industry. We’re looking for real people with real passion, bold ideas, and a desire to grow in community. Applications close Friday, May 23 so click here ([link removed]) to apply today.
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Use Your Investments to Send a Message
Owning stocks gives you the power to ensure that companies remain aligned with your values. Annual meeting notices are your chance to vote as an owner on the policies and actions of these companies and investors have already been pushing back this year at some early annual meetings at major companies, voting in large majorities to protect employment equity and inclusion. There are over 350 such shareholder proposals this year addressing human rights, diversity and inclusion, climate change and good governance for publicly traded companies. Remember as investors we are the owners and expect to be heard. Click here ([link removed]) to learn more about how you can hold companies accountable via your investments.
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Other News
Say THANK YOU to leaders who support LGBTQ rights ([link removed])
A look at the intersectional nature of anti-AANHPI and anti-LGBTQ hate ([link removed])
Learn how you can help wrongfully deported Andry Hernández Romero ([link removed])
Airyn De Niro talks with Them for first-ever interview on her transition ([link removed])
TS Madison Launches ‘Outlaws’ podcast ([link removed])
Inconsistent rulings from Meta’s oversight board regarding anti-trans hate ([link removed])
GLAAD remembers Jill Sobule ([link removed])
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Out & Proud: LGBTQ media
The Four Seasons premiered on the Netflix on May 1
Overcompensating premiered on Prime Video on May 15
Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers premieres on Hulu on May 21
Adults premieres on FX on May 28
Dates to Remember
May 1: Beginning of AAPI Heritage Month
May 1: Beginning of Jewish Heritage Month
May 4: International Family Equality Day
May 16: GLAAD Down South
May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 22: Harvey Milk Day
May 23: WorldPride 2025, Washington DC
May 24: Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day
Since 1985, GLAAD has been striving for LGBTQ acceptance with the support from people like you. With growing challenges in today’s political climate, GLAAD is working harder than ever to protect and advance the progress we’ve built together. GLAAD has spent the past 40 years developing our craft, and with your support we will continue to changing tomorrow.
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