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In Wisconsin’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, Republican Eric Hovde has focused much of his closing messaging on attacking the finance career of Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s girlfriend, highlighting their same-sex relationship. Another Hovde campaign ad features a narrator talking about Baldwin’s relationship with Brisbane. “This is Sen. Tammy Baldwin,” the narrator says. Now vying for a third Senate term, Baldwin has said the attacks are designed to distract from her record. Baldwin campaign officials and LGBTQ rights organizations said that Hovde’s attack lines amount to a cynical ploy by Republicans.

Persons: Republican Eric Hovde, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin’s, Maria Brisbane, ”, ” Baldwin, Baldwin, ” “ Tammy, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Tammy doesn’t, Morgan Stanley, MSNBC’s “ Andrea Mitchell, Eric Hovde, Hovde, “, “ Eric Hovde, —, Zach Bannon, “ Sen, Sarah Kate Ellis, ” Kelley Robinson, ” Robinson, GLAAD didn’t, Andrew Mamo, ” “, Donald Trump Organizations: U.S, Senate, Republican, Democratic, Wall Street, Maria’s, Republicans ’, Baldwin TV, U.S . Senate, Big Pharma, ”, CNN, Banking, Human Rights, GLAAD Locations: Brisbane, Wisconsin, New York City , Wisconsin, New York, California

☆ Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign’s closing argument
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

His rally speeches now feature a spoof video mocking trans people and their place in the U.S. military. In doing so, Vance was citing conservative anger about affirmative action and other programs geared toward historically disenfranchised groups. “Why are we debating trans people’s medical care? Clips show Harris affirming her support for federal policies that allow federal prisoners access to medical care including gender-affirming hormone treatments and, potentially, transgender surgery. By the time Trump takes the stage, multiple speakers have primed the audience on the issue.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, JD Vance, Vance, ” Vance, podcaster Joe Rogan, “, Anderson Cooper, “ Allison Cooper, ” Harris, You’re, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Sarah Kate Ellis, ” Ellis, they’re, Charlotte Clymer, it’s demoralizing, Harris, ’, ”, Joe Biden, ‘ wokeism, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: ATLANTA, Republican, Democratic, U.S ., Trump, CNN, Fox, Gallup, GLAAD, Democrats, Biden Locations: U.S, Vietnam, Madison, It’s, California

☆ GLAAD finds overall decline in LGBTQ representation in major studio films
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

GLAAD, the LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has released its 12th annual Studio Responsibility Index tracking films released during 2023. Despite “a huge increase in LGBTQ characters who were front and center in their own narratives,” the study found the number of films with LGBTQ characters dropped in 2023. The survey looked at 256 films from 10 major distributors and their subsidiaries and streaming services. Those 70 films included 170 LGBTQ characters, of which 46% were characters of color, representing an increase of 6% from the 2022 study. If LGBTQ representation continues to decline in major releases, these companies will lose relevance with a crucial buying audience.

Persons: GLAAD’s Vito Russo, Sarah Kate Ellis, ” Megan Townsend, GLAAD's Organizations: GLAAD, Amazon, Apple, Lionsgate, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros, Discovery, NBC, ”, Queer Creative Summit, Equity, Media, Entertainment Initiative, GLAAD Media Institute Locations: Mexico

☆ A Pattern of Lavish Spending at a Leading L.G.B.T.Q. Nonprofit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Emily Steel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A light rain fell at the Zurich airport one Sunday morning in January 2023 as Sarah Kate Ellis made her way from a seat in Delta’s most exclusive cabin to a waiting Mercedes. It was there to chauffeur her to the Swiss Alps, where she and her colleagues would stay at the Tivoli Lodge, a seven-bedroom chalet that cost nearly half a million dollars to rent for the week. Ms. Ellis, who was en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos, doesn’t run a Wall Street bank or a high-flying tech start-up. She is the chief executive of the nonprofit organization GLAAD, one of the country’s leading L.G.B.T.Q. The trip was part of a pattern of lavish spending at GLAAD, much of it by Ms. Ellis, that may have violated the organization’s own policies as well as Internal Revenue Service rules.

Persons: Sarah Kate Ellis, Mercedes, Ellis, doesn’t Organizations: Economic, GLAAD, The New York Times, Revenue Service Locations: Zurich, Delta’s, Swiss, Davos

☆ 4 Key Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Spending at GLAAD
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Emily Steel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Times reviewed dozens of expense reports and receipts from January 2022 through June 2023, as well as employment agreements, tax filings, audit reports and other financial documents to detail a pattern of lavish spending at the nonprofit organization GLAAD, one of the country’s leading L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy groups. Such perks, luxurious business travel and large pay packages might be commonplace at a for-profit company. But legal experts said they were inappropriate for a nonprofit organization with about 60 employees that, in exchange for being exempt from federal and state taxes, must ensure that executive pay is reasonable and aligned with the charity’s mission and the intent of donors. The spending, much of it by GLAADs chief executive Sarah Kate Ellis, may have violated the organization’s own policies as well as Internal Revenue Service rules, the Times reporting shows.

Persons: Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: New York Times, GLAAD, Revenue Service

☆ More companies are staying quiet during Pride, but money is still flowing to LGBTQ+ causes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

A GLAAD spokesperson said Friday that the group has not seen donations or corporate support decline this Pride month, though it does not yet have a total tally. Pride Month merchandise is displayed at a Target store on May 31, 2023 in San Francisco, California. A sign disparaging Bud Light beer is seen along a country road on April 21, 2023 in Arco, Idaho. Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Bud Light has faced backlash after the company sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. For its part, Bud Light hasn't posted in support of Pride month on its Instagram or X pages this year.

Persons: Stephen J, Cohen, Bud Light, Luke Hartig, Tim Bennett, Bennett, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, JPMorgan Chase, Booking.com, Joe Biden, Justin Sullivan, Bud, Target, Natalie Behring, Kid Rock, Ron DeSantis, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light's, Michel Doukeris, Bud Light hasn't, Neil Reid, Reid, Tarang Amin, Tara Dziedzic Organizations: Getty, Gravity Research, D.C, Fortune, Tribury Productions, Procter & Gamble, GLAAD, Stonewall, Monument Visitor Center, New, Google, JPMorgan, Target, Pride Month, Anheuser, Busch, Busch InBev, Florida Gov, Constellation Brands, Modelo, InBev, UFC, RBC, University of Toledo, Fox News, The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, Washington, New York City, San Francisco , California, Arco , Idaho, U.S, RBC Europe

☆ X has been a 'terrible platform for the LGBTQ community,' GLAAD president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailX has been a 'terrible platform for the LGBTQ community,' GLAAD president saysSarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD, outlines why she believes the X social media platform is failing the LGBTQ+ community.

Persons: Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: GLAAD

☆ Best Buy offers to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations after conservative pressure, filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Brooke Sopelsa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"Best Buy has partnerships with and contributes to organizations and activists that promote the practice of gender transition surgeries on minors and evangelize gender theory to minors. Why are Best Buy shareholders funding the proliferation of an ideology seeking to mutilate the reproductive organs of children before they finish puberty?" "This contentious and vast disagreement between radical gender theory activists and the general public has nothing to do with Best Buy selling electronics." "Were Best Buy to agree to such a compromise with us, we will not make a splash about it." In an email on Friday, GLAAD, one of the LGBTQ nonprofits mentioned in the SEC filing, expressed its displeasure with Best Buy.

Persons: hasn't, Carly Charlson, NCPPR, —, Ethan Peck, Peck, Marina Rizzo, Rizzo, we're, Bud Light, Bud Light's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, National Center for Public Policy Research, Best, HRC, NCPPR's Free Enterprise Institute, SAGE, GLAAD, Rights, PRIDE, NBC, Anheuser, Busch Inbev Locations: States

☆ Takeaways from the Emmy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a four-month delay prompted by Hollywood’s twin actors and writers strikes, the 75th annual Emmy Awards finally have their moment in the spotlight. With its trio of technical wins at earlier Emmy presentations, the show drove away with eight awards in all. Brunson became the first Black women recognized as lead comedy actress in more than four decades, since Isabel Sanford of “The Jeffersons.”Quinta Brunson accepting the award for lead actress in a comedy at Monday's Emmy Awards. John Oliver, winner of outstanding scripted variety series with "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," speaks onstage at Monday's Emmy Awards. Because of the postponement, the Emmys somewhat awkwardly followed the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards in rapid succession.

Persons: HBO’s, ”, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Anthony Anderson, Christina Applegate, Carol Burnett, Quinta Brunson, Ayo, “ Abbott, –, Brunson, Isabel Sanford of, ” Quinta Brunson, Valerie Macon, Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, “, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Macfadyen, ” Niecy Nash, Betts, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Oliver ”, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Elton John, Oscar, Tony –, Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: CNN, HBO, Netflix, MLK, “, Getty, Comedy, EGOTs, Disney, Globes, Fox, NFL, The Television Academy, Writers Guild of America, GLAAD Locations: Isabel Sanford of “, AFP, Noah’s, Hollywood

☆ Boycotts rarely work — but anti-LGBTQ+ backlash is forcing companies into tough choices
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

For companies like Target and Disney, it is unclear if boycotts will hit sales. The company said it has not changed any policy on decorations and is encouraging stores to celebrate Pride Month. Despite the mounting headlines and sustained criticism of Bud Light, corporate boycotts are "overstated," and those offended by campaigns tied to Pride Month are in the "minority," Ellis said. Bud Light appears to be an outlierIn April, the brewer ran a March Madness promotion with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who shared a customized Bud Light can on Instagram. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesIt isn't just Bud Light — brands across the board are facing calls to boycott their goods or services.

Persons: Gene Kim, Bud Light, Anson Frericks, Starbucks baristas, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Dylan Mulvaney, Brendan Whitworth, — Alissa Heinerscheid, Daniel Blake —, Bump Williams, Busch, Frericks, Bud, Marcel Marcondes, Marcondes, Justin Sullivan, Jack Daniel's, Lawrence Glickman, Glickman, baristas, hasn't, Disney isn't, Ron DeSantis, Lindsey Roeschke, Brayden King, King, David Cliff, Nurphoto Organizations: Anheuser, Busch, Target, Disney, Starbucks, Pride Month, Target's, Pride, GLAAD, Mulvaney, CNBC, Gay, Chamber, Commerce, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Brands, Kohl's, Nike, Adidas, Ford, Associated Press, American Studies, Cornell University, Consumer, Walt Disney Co, Florida Gov, Brand Intelligence, Morning, Northwestern University, Getty Locations: U.S, America, San Francisco , California, Oklahoma, Florida

☆ GLAAD CEO: Extremists are taking credit for drop in sales, but 'it's the other way around'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGLAAD CEO: Extremists are taking credit for drop in sales, but 'it's the other way around'GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the war over 'woke', including backlash retailers have faced in recent months for their annual LGBTQ Pride merchandise displays and ad campaigns, and more.

Persons: Sarah Kate Ellis

☆ Bud Light boycott is the talk of the town at the prestigious Cannes Lions ad festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Moore | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesBud Light's ill-fated Dylan Mulvaney collaboration dominated conversations among marketers gathered in southern France for the Cannes Lions advertising festival this week. But according to Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of LGBTQ+ rights organization GLAAD, Bud Light's lack of engagement did exactly that. "What Bud Light did was they had a trigger response and they ended up alienating everyone," Ellis told CNBC's Tania Bryer Wednesday. In May, Bud Light lost its top spot in the U.S. beer market, falling behind Constellation Brands' Modelo after sales slumped 24.6% year over year. A 'wake-up call'AB InBev's chief global marketing officer, Marcel Marcondes, said Monday that the months-long Bud Light boycott had been a wake-up call for the company.

Persons: influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Mike Moore, Bud Light's, Dylan, influencer Mulvaney, Brendan Whitworth, Sarah Kate Ellis, Bud Light, Ellis, CNBC's Tania Bryer, we're, David Droga, Droga, Andrew Clarke, Mars Wrigley, Clarke, Marcel Marcondes Organizations: Getty, Cannes Lions, Anheuser, Busch InBev, InBev's North, U.S, Constellation Brands, Modelo, Accenture, Brands, InBev's, Light, Deutsche Bank Locations: France, Cannes, U.S

☆ Report Cites More Than 350 Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Incidents Over 11 Months
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The report uses similar methodology to what A.D.L. and GLAAD have compiled a report on homophobic and transphobic incidents. and GLAAD had documented 101 such incidents in the first three weeks of June, which is Pride Month. An upcoming report from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino shows a 52 percent increase in anti-L.G.B.T.Q. It also shows a 47 percent increase in hate crimes against gender-nonconforming people, which the report defines as including drag performers.

Persons: Sarah Moore, ”, Sarah Kate Ellis, “, Brian Levin Organizations: GLAAD, Center, California State University, San Locations: A.D.L, San Bernardino

☆ Cannes Lions 2023: Bud Light had a trigger response and alienated everyone, says GLAAD president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCannes Lions 2023: Bud Light had a trigger response and alienated everyone, says GLAAD presidentSarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of LGBTQ+ media monitor GLAAD, gives her assessment to CNBC's Tania Bryer on what went wrong for Bud Light in its recent campaign featuring Dylan Mulvaney.

Persons: Bud Light, Sarah Kate Ellis, CNBC's Tania Bryer, Dylan Mulvaney Organizations: Cannes

☆ While fights rage over big brands like Bud Light and Target, other companies have stepped back and are quietly improving LGBTQ+ representation from the inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Big brands from Bud Light to Disney to Starbucks have recently been entangled in the culture wars. Their involvement in LGBTQ+ representation has made waves among advocates and conservatives alike. But more big companies are quietly working behind the scenes to boost LGBTQ+ representation. Among these same big companies, the number of LGBTQ+ board members rose to 39 from 26 last year. The fracas has now pushed Bud Light from atop the list of best-selling beers in the US.

Persons: Bud Light, —, Garth Brooks, Paul Washington, Washington, they've, Roe, Brian Bueno, Dylan Mulvaney, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Bueno Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Disney, Adidas, LA Dodgers, Fortune, Nasdaq, Leadership, Companies, ESG, Board, Supreme, Farient Advisors, Global Governance, Group, GLAAD, Nike Locations: Americana, Wade, America

☆ Twitter is a more dangerous platform for the LGBTQ community now than it was a year ago, GLAAD finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Brandon Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter is a more dangerous social platform for LGBTQ users now than it was a year ago, according to a new survey from LGBTQ+ rights organization GLAAD. GLAAD found that the platforms continue to fall short at establishing and enforcing safeguards meant to protect LGBTQ users from hate speech. "You can think of community notes as like an error correction on information in the network. And the effect of community notes is actually bigger than it would seem. The debate over a community notes approach is that it leaves the burden on those affected by hate speech to report harmful posts.

Persons: Kara Swisher, Sarah Kate Ellis, Jack Malon, we've, we're, Elon Musk, Musk, CNBC's David Faber Organizations: CNBC, New York, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, GLAAD, Machine

☆ Boycotts hit stocks hard. Here's what might be next for Bud, Target and others caught in the anti-Pride backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Anheuser-Busch InBev shares hit a 52-week high of $67.09 on March 31. Bud Light has tried to win back customers with a $15 off rebate program on Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Select and Bud Select 55. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Target's stock hit a 52-week low on Thursday. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon VF Corp. shares traded as low as $16.77 on Thursday. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Kohl's shares on Thursday hit a low of $17.89, the stock's lowest level since May 22, 2020, when it traded as low as $17.19.

Persons: BUD TGT, Justin Sullivan, Bud Light, Dylan Mulvaney, Pattie Gonia ., it's, Brayden King, Cowen, Vivien Azer, Miller, Azer, Bud, Brandon Bell, King, Sarah Kate Ellis, recouping, Christopher Horvers, Horvers, Wells, Edward Kelly, Kelly, Americus Reed Organizations: TAP, Anheuser, Busch, Target, VF Corp, North, Pride, Busch InBev, Coors, Molson Coors, Lite, Bud, Budweiser, Walmart, Bud Light, Companies, GLAAD, JPMorgan, Americus, University of Pennsylvania Locations: San Francisco , California, Austin , Texas, Wells Fargo

☆ Most Americans say companies should publicly support LGBTQ+ community, new GLAAD survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Brandon Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A clear majority of Americans who don't identify as LGBTQ+ believe companies should publicly support the community, according to a new survey from gay rights organization GLAAD. In April, Bud Light came under fire after partnering with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The campaign prompted violent videos of customers shooting cans of Bud Light and a right-wing boycott. In response, the marketing executive who oversaw the partnership at Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch Inbev took a leave of absence. Sales of Bud Light since then continue to suffer, according to data by Evercore ISI.

Persons: Critics, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud, Anheuser Busch, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis Organizations: Target, Mega, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch Inbev, Evercore ISI, Mulvaney, GLAAD, Pride, Edelman Trust, Twitter, America

☆ For companies, the stakes are high this Pride
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —Companies have long embraced Pride Month in June as an uncomplicated way to market to members of the LGBTQ+ community while telegraphing progressive values. Gavin Newsom called out Target’s CEO for “selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists.”The current landscape “is alarming,” Todd said. “That middle ground is going away.”So this year, companies that want to participate in Pride have to be prepared to take a real stance. Some of those lashing out have described a campaign against Pride itself, rather than Bud Light or Target (TGT) specifically. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”It’s no coincidence that the anti-trans assault comes as trans rights are under legal attack across the nation.

Persons: Bud Light, Bud Light’s Instagram, Bud, BUD, Eric Thayer, ”, Daniel Korschun, “, —, Jared Todd, Gavin Newsom, ” Todd, ” Korschun, Sen, J.D, Vance, J, Justin Sullivan, Anna Moneymaker, Matt Walsh, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Trevor, Seth Wenig, ” Ellis, Todd, It’s, didn’t, Colin Kaepernick, Drexel’s, Korschun, Jared Watson, ” Watson, Watson, Pattie Gonia, ’ ” Watson, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN — Companies, Target, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Bloomberg, Getty, Drexel University, Wall Street, Foundation, Human Rights, HRC, California Gov, —, Pride, Twitter, HumanRights, UCLA School of Law, GLAAD, Morning, Nike, New York University, “ Locations: New York, Ohio, Target, California, America, New Jersey

☆ Target is being held hostage by an anti-LGBTQ campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —During every Pride Month in June for the past decade, Target has sold merchandise for LGBTQ customers, employees and allies. But this year, Target faced an anti-LGBTQ campaign that went viral on social media. Fueled by far-right personalities and on social media platforms, the anti-trans campaign spread misleading information about the company’s Pride Month products and its business practices. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”The campaign became hostile, with threats levied against Target employees and instances of damaged products and displays in stores. Meeting demandTarget became the focus of the anti-LGBTQ campaign’s ire for its Pride Month merchandise, but the campaign misrepresented Target’s ambitions.

Persons: ”, Matt Walsh, Kelley Robinson, Bud Light, Yoram, “ It’s, Brian Cornell, Fortune, Erik Carnell, ” Target, Gavin Newsom, Sarah Kate Ellis, Tim Calkins, Ron DeSantis, “, Paul Argenti Organizations: New, New York CNN, Target, Twitter, Human Rights, Pride, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Gallup, ”, Wall Street Journal, GLAAD, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Companies, Nike, Disney, Florida Gov, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger, Dartmouth University’s Tuck School of Business Locations: New York, California, statehouses

☆ Twitter removes transgender protections from hateful conduct policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Twitter appears to have quietly rolled back a portion of its hateful conduct policy that included specific protections for transgender people. The policy previously stated that Twitter prohibits “targeting others with repeated slurs, tropes or other content that intends to degrade or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a protected category. The change to the hateful conduct policy is one of a number of updates Twitter has made to its safety and content moderation practices since Elon Musk took over the company last fall. LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD called out the hateful conduct policy change in a Tuesday statement. The billionaire tried to assuage advertisers about Twitter’s approach to hateful conduct at a marketing conference Tuesday, saying, “If somebody has something hateful to say, it doesn’t mean you should give them a megaphone,” according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated tweet about Nashville shooting attributed to trans entertainer and activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated tweet alluding to the recent Nashville school shooting is being falsely attributed to trans entertainer and activist Peppermint. However, the tweet does not exist on Peppermint’s official Twitter page (twitter.com/Peppermint247). The tweet does not exist in an archived version of the Twitter page (here). anti-trans comments misgendering me don't deter me from uplifting people from marginalized communities.”She also addressed the claim on her Instagram page (here). A tweet attributed to trans performer and activist Peppermint being shared online has been fabricated.

☆ Davos panel talks about the value of engaging diverse voices
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDavos panel talks about the value of engaging diverse voicesTiwale founder Chmba Chilemba and Elio co-founder & CEO Kami Krista talk about the value of taking part in global conversations. President & CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis and Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz also join the discussion.

☆ The Visionaries Network at Davos
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Visionaries Network at DavosCNBC brings together leaders looking to make a difference. This specially curated panel brings together young people from the Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation and pairs them with current C-Suite executives. Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz, President & CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis, Tiwale founder Chmba Chilemba and Elio co-founder & CEO Kami Krista join the discussion.

Every year since 1990, the media advocacy nonprofit group has honored films, television shows, musicians, journalists and other media figures for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Of the 10 wide-release film nominees, for example, six featured prominent lesbian, bisexual or other queer women characters, including “Tár,” “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and “Scream,” the group noted in its release. Netflix scored the most nominations of any network, outlet or platform, with a total of 21, followed by ABC with 12 and HBO Max with 10. He Was Dead An Hour Later.”Award winners will be announced during two live ceremonies: in Los Angeles on March 30, and in New York City on May 13. The full list of nominees can be found on GLAAD’s website.

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