Spanish-speaking community is one of the fastest growing populations in the country, and as a result, Spanish-language media continues to grow exponentially in size and influence. The Spanish-Language Media teamworks to increase the number and quality of LGBT Latina/o images in Spanish-language news and entertainment media.
Many gay and transgender Latina/os still find that they feel invisible within the United States population and the broader LGBT community despite the fact that Latinos are the largest minority group in the country. GLAAD works with Spanish speaking gay and transgender leaders and Spanish language journalists to help elevate the voices and stories of Spanish speaking gay and transgender people in a culturally competent way.
GLAAD also works with mainstream Latino and Spanish-speaking media professionals from Unvision, Telemundo, Azteca América, CNN en Español, La Opinion, Hoy and People en Español to help shape the way these media outlets cover gay and transgender Latina/o issues and help feature the stories of gay and transgender Latino/s in Spanish language news and entertainment programming.
At GLAAD, we are in the business of changing people's hearts and minds through what they see in the media. Fair, accurate and inclusive media images shatter stereotypes. They prove that we are connected through common, human experiences. And these are stories that we -- and the media -- have a responsibility to share.
To find out more, contact us at espanol@glaad.org.
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