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Lunar New Year (Winter) East Asian people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) continue to gain visibility because more people are coming out to family, friends and colleagues. This growing development sheds new light on their lives and experiences within these broader communities.
Winter Holidays (Winter) Chanukah, Christmas, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, New Year's, Muharram, the Lunar New Year and other seasonal celebrations will soon set the stage for countless news and feature stories in mainstream and ethnic print and electronic media.
Black History Month (February) Resources and suggestions for developing LGBT-inclusive Black History Month features.
Valentine's Day (February 14) Resources for crafting Valentine's Day coverage that integrates LGBT couples' romantic celebrations.
Mother's Day (May) GLAAD is encouraging journalists to include LGBT families in their coverage of Mother’s Day. This toolkit provides potential story ideas and suggestions on how to make coverage of Mother’s Day more inclusive.
Prom Resource Kit (May) For many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, the excitement of prom season may be overwhelmed by concerns that they may not feel welcome, or worse, might be actively excluded from prom. This toolkit will help journalists craft prom coverage that integrates the experiences of LGBT youth into stories.
Father's Day (June) GLAAD is encouraging journalists to include gay, bisexual and transgender fathers and their families, as well as straight dads that have LGBT children in media coverage of Father’s Day. This toolkit provides potential story ideas and suggestions on how make Father’s Day coverage more inclusive.
Pride Month (June) Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride events garner media coverage each summer in communities across the country, and this toolkit was created as a resource for media professionals in their coverage of Pride events. GLAAD encourages journalists to use Pride events as an opportunity to discuss the history of LGBT advocacy, show the diversity of the LGBT community, and examine recent gains and setbacks made by the community.
Stonewall (June 28, 2009) On the morning of June 28, 1969, a group of patrons at the Stonewall Inn – a New York city bar that was a frequent target of police raids because it catered to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community – fought back against police brutality and harassment. Their uprising set in motion a wave of activism among LGBT people that put the issue of LGBT civil rights on the American political map. This resource kit will help journalists cover the 40th anniversary of this momentous event in the history LGBT rights.
Diwali (Fall) Every year, the South Asian community comes together to celebrate Diwali, a massively popular worldwide event that has a rich complexity in belief and meaning. Also known as the "Festival of Lights," it signals the New Year while for others, it represents a time for reflection and renewal.
Veteran's Day (November 11) Each November, communities across the country come together to honor America’s veterans for their service to our country. Veteran's Day gives journalists an important opportunity to recognize the contributions of service members in their media coverage of the holiday, including the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) veterans.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20) The Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors the memory of those murdered because of anti-transgender prejudice, is recognized annually on November 20. GLAAD encourages journalists to mark the occasion with stories about the pervasive problem of hate crimes against transgender people, as well as the diversity and resilience of the community in the face of harassment and violence.
The Angie Zapata Muder: Violence Against Transgender PeopleOn April 14, 2009, the two-week trial for the murder of Angie Zapata—an 18-year-old transgender woman—began in Greeley, Colo and ended with her murderer convicted of a hate crime.
Immigration Inequality Following the reintroduction of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) in Congress on May 8, GLAAD calls on journalists to explore the real life consequences of discriminatory immigration policies on LGBT- and HIV-positive people and their families.
Sweeps Weeks Resource Kit Community organizations play a vital role in responding to sensational sweeps coverage with their own anti-defamation campaigns. With this Sweeps Weeks Toolkit, GLAAD encourages community members to contact stations that air sensational coverage about the LGBT community and tell them how such stories spread inaccurate or defamatory myths about us.
Announcing Equality A step by step tool kit that teaches you how to Announce Your Equality to local and national media.
Communities of African Descent The media are covering the lives, stories, and issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people more frequently, and often in a more fair, accurate, and balanced manner. Repeatedly, however, black LGBT voices, perspectives, and opinions are left out of the picture.
Asian Pacific Islander Community The media are covering the lives, stories, and issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people more frequently, and often in a more fair, accurate, and balanced manner. Repeatedly, however, Asian Pacific Islander Community LGBT voices, perspectives, and opinions are left out of the picture.
Be an Ally & A Friend Resources on how to "be an ally & a friend" to LGBT people. Resource kit includes multi-media clips.
Covering Hate Crimes A resource for media professionals covering hate crimes against LGBT people - includes a terminology guide, links to legislative statistics, a coverage archive and more.
GLAAD Advertising Media Program - Mainstream Advertising Best Practices (PDF) Resources for journalists, marketers and advertising industry professionals covering or reaching out to the LGBT market.
Family Portraits With the birth of Mary Cheney and Heather Poe's son, Samuel David Cheney, GLAAD is providing resources to news media outlets to ensure that their coverage avoids the kind of distortions and misrepresentations – particularly in the area of social science research – that marred initial coverage of the couple's pregnancy.
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