GLAAD: The LGBT Community and the Media in Latin America

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LGBT activism in Latin America

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THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND THE MEDIA IN LATIN AMERICA

The LGBT community in Latin America has become more organized and visible in the past decade. There has been a surge in LGBT activists and organizations in Mexico, Central America and South America. Like their American counterparts, LGBT activists and organizations in Latin America have broadened their efforts beyond HIV/AIDS-related issues to include activism and the needs of youth and women. Through the years, Spanish-language media has begun to reflect the more visible face of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Latin American society. But those media representations have not improved drastically or consistently. [ more ]

LGBT Online News and Websites
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Eye on the Media
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  - Visibility in Mexico
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  - Parody of Effeminate Gay Men

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MEDIA RELEASES

Transgender-Inclusive "Los Sánchez" Makes U.S. Debut on Azteca América
Mexico's most famous transgender person, Libertad, stars in comedic 'novela,' or soap opera, "Los Sánchez" on Spanish-language TV network Azteca América. [ more ]

GLAAD, Mexico City Media Group Conduct Historic Meeting With TV Giant Televisa
A historic meeting between LGBT activists and Televisa, Spanish-language media's largest TV network, in Mexico City has set the stage for future collaboration. [ more ]

GLAAD Meets with Top Univision Executives, Announces Plan to Educate Local Affiliates on LGBT Issues
Following an unprecedented meeting with Univision's top executives in June, GLAAD will work with Univision to raise the profile of LGBT issues throughout the nation's top-rated Spanish-language television network. [ more ]

GLAAD IN THE NEWS

How Does Media Say 'Gay' in Español? Often, Unsuitably
Univision lands in court, Liberman program airs questionable gay show. GLAAD is watching. [ more ]

GLAAD Urges Spanish-lingo TV to be Less Macho
With gay bashing in Spanish-language media a growing concern, broadcaster Televisa is heeding a call for fair representations of gays and lesbians. [ more ]

Mexican TV Network to Get Gay-Sensitivity Training
Staff at Mexico's Televisa network will undergo training in how to depict gays and lesbians fairly and accurately on its shows. [ more ]

Univision Execs and Gay Group Tackle Issues
A team of Univision Network executives will undergo training conducted by gay-rights activists in an effort to improve the portrayal of gay and lesbian people on Spanish-language television. [ more ]

CALL TO ACTION : MARIA LARIA / JOSÉ LUIS

Call on Liberman to stop promoting anti-LGBT violence on their Spanish-language shows [ more ]

POC COMMUNITY E-NEWSLETTER

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REPORT UNFAIR REPRESENTATIONS

To report defamation or unfair, innaccurate or non-inclusive portrayals of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of color in the media, please visit: Report an Incident.