• 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards

    For the first time ever, the GLAAD Media Awards are going virtual! Tune in to GLAAD's YouTube and Facebook on July 30 to watch live.

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  • LGBTQ Inclusion in Advertising and Media

    This year, GLAAD has partnered with Procter & Gamble to release the “LGBTQ Inclusion in Advertising and Media” study, which measures the attitudes of non-LGBTQ Americans to exposure of LGBTQ people and images in the media.

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Pose, Schitt’s Creek, Lil Nas X, Booksmart, The Rachel Maddow Show, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, Raquel Willis among winners at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards

Pose, Schitt’s Creek, Lil Nas X, Booksmart, The Rachel Maddow Show, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, Raquel Willis among winners at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards

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