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SCHITT’S CREEK CO-CREATOR AND STAR DAN LEVY TO BE HONORED WITH THE DAVIDSON/VALENTINI AWARD AT THE 2019 GLAAD GALA SAN FRANCISCO

| August 13, 2019

Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org

RuPaul’s Drag Race alum and Broadway star Peppermint recently announced as the host for the event on September 28th

BROADWAY AND RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SUPERSTAR PEPPERMINT TO HOST 2019 GLAAD GALA SAN FRANCISCO

| August 5, 2019

Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org

The 2019 GLAAD Gala San Francisco to take place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco on September 28th

MELISSA ETHERIDGE TO MARCH WITH GLAAD IN HISTORIC WORLDPRIDE MARCH IN NEW YORK CITY

| June 27, 2019

Etheridge will also perform at the WorldPride Closing Ceremony in New York City’s famed Times Square

New York, NY, June 27, 2019 - Today, GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced that singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge will be joining GLAAD’s float in the WorldPride March in New York City on June 30. Etheridge will also be performing at the World Pride Closing Ceremony in Times Square that evening.

Annual GLAAD Study Shows Further Decline in LGBTQ Acceptance among Younger Americans

| June 24, 2019

Accelerating Acceptance Index by GLAAD and The Harris Poll Shows Overall LGBTQ Acceptance in America Steady after Drop in 2018

Days Before 50^th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots, GLAAD Shines Light on Rise of Hate and Discrimination in America Today with List of Anti-LGBTQ Violence in 2019

GLAAD & LITTLE BEE BOOKS RELEASE NEW LGBTQ CHILDREN’S BOOKS OUR RAINBOW AND EXCEPT WHEN THEY DON’T

| June 20, 2019

Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org

Influencers Frankie Grande, Joey Graceffa & Daniel Preda to host special “Storytime” reading events in NY and LA to celebrate Pride month