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GLAAD has created a “Biden Equality Accountability Tracker” to evaluate the president’s ongoing LGBTQ efforts.The real-time record, which tracks pro-LGBTQ announcements, executive orders, legislative support, and speeches, was implemented to mark the halfway point of President Biden’s first 100 days in office.GLAAD has already recognized 24 equality-driven actions within the administration’s first fifty days, including Biden’s executive order banning LGBTQ discrimination in the federal government and a tweet acknowledging that “transgender rights are human rights.” They also kept track of LGBTQ cabinet and staff appointments.In an op-ed for Reuters, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said the tracker would be an “ongoing resource tool

Jennifer Lopez,Angelica Ross,Carmen Carrera,Isaiah Thomas and GLAAD’sSarah Kate Ellis are among those confirmed to appear on Revry’sQueerX Live!. Presented by Lexus and scheduled for National Coming Out Day Oct.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterLGBTQ representation in major Hollywood films saw a record high this year, an annual studio study from GLAAD reveals, though diversity and trans visibility hit troubling lows.The media watchdog’s annual Studio Responsibility Index vets releases from top-grossing companies for the quality, quantity and integrity of its queer stories, and issues ratings based on performance. None of the studios earned better than an “insufficient” rating, the report said.“Despite seeing a record high percentage of LGBTQ-inclusive films this year, the industry still has a long way to go in terms of fairly and accurately representing the LGBTQ community,” GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis said.

GLAAD is lending a hand to coronavirus relief efforts with a star-studded special of its own, Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone.  Dozens of celebrity members of the LGBTQ+ community and beyond have signed on to participate in the online special, which takes place this Sunday, April 26. "At a time when some LGBTQ people could be isolating in homes that are not affirming, GLAAD is bringing together the biggest LGBTQ stars and allies to send messages of love, support and acceptance," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement.