GLAAD (Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn), anizatn created 1985 that is voted to unterg discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) dividuals the media and promotg unrstandg, acceptance, and equaly.
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'GLAD TO BE GAY': THE STGGLE FOR GAY LIBERATN BEYOND LEGAL RIGHTS
* glad and gay meaning *
GLAAD, formerly Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn, anizatn created 1985 that is voted to unterg discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) dividuals the media and promotg unrstandg, acceptance, and equaly. The anizatn that later would be named GLAAD was formed November of that year when members of the cy’s gay and lbian muny met to discs their dissatisfactn wh the suatn— particular, the portrayal of AIDS the New York Post—and the need to take a stand agast the famatory and sensatnalistic media verage. They ially anized unr the name the Gay and Lbian Anti-Defamatn League but changed 1986 to the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) after pyright issu were raised wh the origal name.
Issu that have drawn signifint GLAAD attentn clu the media’s portrayal of the gay marriage movement, hate-motivated crim, antigay advocy, the hate lyrics found the songs of some mil artists, dulent advertisg found ads om the “ex-gay” movement, and the bullyg of LGBTQ group prents annual media awards at ceremoni generally held New York Cy, Los Angel, and San Francis. The first GLAAD awards were prented 2013 the anizatn chose to disntue the e of “Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn” and elected to stead e s longtime acronym, GLAAD, as s official name. Acronym for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer.
The term “gay muny” should be avoid, as do not accurately reflect the diversy of the muny. Sexual orientatns n clu heterosexual (straight), lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, asexual, and other orientatns.
GLAD AND GAY
Avoid the offensive term “sexual preference, ” which is ed to accurately suggt that beg gay, lbian, or bisexual is voluntary and “curable. Transgenr people have sexual orientatns too, and they may be straight, lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, etc. Some lbians may prefer to intify as gay (adj.
) or as gay women. Avoid intifyg lbians as “homosexuals.
G., gay man, gay people). Avoid intifyg gay people as “homosexuals” an outdated term nsired rogatory and offensive to many lbian and gay people. Typilly, for those who intify as queer, the terms lbian, gay, and bisexual are perceived to be too limg and/or ght wh cultural nnotatns they feel do not apply to them.