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Young Adult Media

Now more than ever, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied young adults are advocating for equality in their communities—and in the media. Do you want to find out how you can get involved?

We can help you make your voices heard. Because at GLAAD we know that what people watch on TV or read in magazines shapes how they view and treat LGBT people. To help you share your stories on college campuses and online, in local papers and on national TV, we offer:

• Media Trainings – tools and strategies for effective media work.
• Spokesperson Trainings – preparation for persuasive media interviews.
• Media Advocacy – responses to problematic media depictions of LGBT issues.
• Resource Guides – terminology and facts for accurate news coverage. 
• Media Consultations – story ideas and LGBT and allied spokespeople.
• Script Consultations – fact checking and advice for authentic storylines about LGBT and allied young adults.

To find out more, contact us at youngadult@glaad.org.

• Young adults are out in front talking about the issues that face the LGBT community, often because they are further along than the rest of the country.  In fact, three-quarters of 2006 high school seniors favor legal recognition of gay and lesbian relationships and almost half of all young adults (18-29 years of age)support marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
• Young adults regularly start the important conversations in the media about issues affecting LGBT Americans, because young adults have such high levels of support for LGBT equality.  For instance, a college student in Pennsylvania asked Sen. Obama about his support for marriage equality during Obama’s college tour – and he got his Q&A aired on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. 
• More and more young adult characters are openly LGBT on T.V. now than ever before, and the range of LGBT young adult characters has increased tremendously, too. You can find LGBT young adults as characters on The N’s Degrassi: The Next Generation (a show featuring gay and lesbian teen characters), as well as on shows like Greek, South of Nowhere, Gossip Girl, and As the World Turns.
• “Coming out” isn’t the only storyline available for LGBT young adults characters on T.V. anymore.  As well as appearing more often on shows, being openly LGBT is not the only part of who these characters are – giving viewers a more honest and open portrayal of the LGBT community.  Plus, it sends a positive message to queer youth.
• When Luke and Noah (known to many fans as “Nuke”) kissed on CBS’s As the World Turns, it was a first for daytime T.V., which has never shown a kiss between two men before.