The 2024 Time100 is here!
Time Magazine‘s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world was revealed on Wednesday (April 17), featuring a ton of our favorite stars, including Patrick Mahomes, with a tribute written by Alex Rodriguez, Taraji P. Henson (written by Mary J. Blige), America Ferrera (by Blake Lively) and Kylie Minogue (by Chris Martin).
More stars include Elliot Page, written by Raquel Willis, Fantasia Barrino (by Taraji) and Colman Domingo (by Lenny Kravitz).
Keep reading to find out more…
This year’s list comes with four worldwide covers featuring Patrick Mahomes, Dua Lipa, Taraji P. Henson, and Yulia Navalnaya, a leader of Russia’s opposition movement.
The New York City gala celebrating the issue is set for April 25, with a primetime TV special airing May 12 on ABC. For the full list of the 100 most influential of 2024, head to time.com.
Find out who made the list...
Time Magazine‘s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world was revealed on Wednesday (April 17), featuring a ton of our favorite stars, including Patrick Mahomes, with a tribute written by Alex Rodriguez, Taraji P. Henson (written by Mary J. Blige), America Ferrera (by Blake Lively) and Kylie Minogue (by Chris Martin).
More stars include Elliot Page, written by Raquel Willis, Fantasia Barrino (by Taraji) and Colman Domingo (by Lenny Kravitz).
Keep reading to find out more…
This year’s list comes with four worldwide covers featuring Patrick Mahomes, Dua Lipa, Taraji P. Henson, and Yulia Navalnaya, a leader of Russia’s opposition movement.
The New York City gala celebrating the issue is set for April 25, with a primetime TV special airing May 12 on ABC. For the full list of the 100 most influential of 2024, head to time.com.
Find out who made the list...
- 4/17/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Time100, Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, includes some notable show business figures, including Taraji P. Henson, Michael J. Fox, Fantasia Barrino, Alia Bhatt, Sofia Coppola, Colman Domingo, and America Ferrera.
Also on the list: Ynon Kreiz, Donna Langley, Dua Lipa, Hayao Miyazaki, Leslie Odom Jr., Elliot Page, Dev Patel, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Maya Rudolph, and Jeffrey Wright.
The Time100 issue has four worldwide covers featuring singer-songwriter Lipa, football quarterback Patrick Mahomes, actor Henson, and Yulia Navalnaya, a leader of Russia’s opposition movement.
A New York City gala celebrating the issue is set for April 25, with a primetime TV special airing May 12 on ABC.
The new issue pairs well known personalities writing about the roster’s subjects. Taraji P. Henson, herself on the list, writes about Fantasia Barrino. Other pairings include Tom Harper on Alia Bhatt, Rashida Jones on Sofia Coppola, Lenny Kravitz on Colman Domingo,...
Also on the list: Ynon Kreiz, Donna Langley, Dua Lipa, Hayao Miyazaki, Leslie Odom Jr., Elliot Page, Dev Patel, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Maya Rudolph, and Jeffrey Wright.
The Time100 issue has four worldwide covers featuring singer-songwriter Lipa, football quarterback Patrick Mahomes, actor Henson, and Yulia Navalnaya, a leader of Russia’s opposition movement.
A New York City gala celebrating the issue is set for April 25, with a primetime TV special airing May 12 on ABC.
The new issue pairs well known personalities writing about the roster’s subjects. Taraji P. Henson, herself on the list, writes about Fantasia Barrino. Other pairings include Tom Harper on Alia Bhatt, Rashida Jones on Sofia Coppola, Lenny Kravitz on Colman Domingo,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
If you think about it, there’s no better place to premiere “Black Twitter: A People’s History” than at South by Southwest.
The three-part Hulu and Onyx docuseries based on Jason Parham’s similarly titled “Wired” story exists at the perfect intersection of entertainment, internet, and culture — just like SXSW itself.
“When I read the article, it was not only was only something that I love, that I participated in, but I saw the power of it,” director Prentice Penny told IndieWire during the conference. “It was sort of feeling like the way my mother talks about the Civil Rights Movement. That’s what I felt like was happening on Black Twitter.”
Along with being an active platform-formerly-known-as-Twitter user, Penny (whose profile welcomes users with the subhed “Fux Yo Blue Check”) was itching to do something different after “Insecure” — something that scared him.
“When Sarah Amos and the team at...
The three-part Hulu and Onyx docuseries based on Jason Parham’s similarly titled “Wired” story exists at the perfect intersection of entertainment, internet, and culture — just like SXSW itself.
“When I read the article, it was not only was only something that I love, that I participated in, but I saw the power of it,” director Prentice Penny told IndieWire during the conference. “It was sort of feeling like the way my mother talks about the Civil Rights Movement. That’s what I felt like was happening on Black Twitter.”
Along with being an active platform-formerly-known-as-Twitter user, Penny (whose profile welcomes users with the subhed “Fux Yo Blue Check”) was itching to do something different after “Insecure” — something that scared him.
“When Sarah Amos and the team at...
- 3/8/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Prentice Penny had just wrapped the fifth and final season of Issa Rae’s Insecure and was awaiting its release on HBO when Wired senior writer Jason Parham published his definitive “A People’s History of Black Twitter” in July 2021. The three-part, 9,821-word series chronicles the evolution of the nebulous and influential collective of Black users on the platform now known as X, from an inciting event (the hashtag #UKnowUrBlackWhen) to its growing influence and respective backlash through the present.
For Penny, a multihyphenate talent whose work on such series as Insecure and Girlfriends had been elevated and celebrated by Black Twitter, adapting Parham’s articles into a colorful visual history through the documentary medium seemed like an exciting new challenge after spending much of his two decades in TV predominantly in the narrative comedy space with shows including Scrubs, Happy Endings and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The result is Hulu’s...
For Penny, a multihyphenate talent whose work on such series as Insecure and Girlfriends had been elevated and celebrated by Black Twitter, adapting Parham’s articles into a colorful visual history through the documentary medium seemed like an exciting new challenge after spending much of his two decades in TV predominantly in the narrative comedy space with shows including Scrubs, Happy Endings and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The result is Hulu’s...
- 3/8/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cecilia Gentili, renowned for her contributions to Pose and her advocacy work within the transgender community, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 52.
The saddening announcement was made on Gentili’s Instagram page, although the cause of her death has not been disclosed publicly.
In a statement shared on her account, Gentili’s team conveyed the heartbreaking news to her followers.
“Our beloved Cecilia Gentili passed away this morning to continue watching over us in spirit,” the statement read, continuing:
“Please be gentle with each other and love one another with ferocity.”
The statement also assured that further details regarding memorial services and plans would be provided in due course – while respectfully requesting privacy during this period of grief.
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GLAAD pays tribute to Cecilia Gentili
Following the announcement, the Lgbtqia+ advocacy group GLAAD also confirmed Cecilia Gentili...
The saddening announcement was made on Gentili’s Instagram page, although the cause of her death has not been disclosed publicly.
In a statement shared on her account, Gentili’s team conveyed the heartbreaking news to her followers.
“Our beloved Cecilia Gentili passed away this morning to continue watching over us in spirit,” the statement read, continuing:
“Please be gentle with each other and love one another with ferocity.”
The statement also assured that further details regarding memorial services and plans would be provided in due course – while respectfully requesting privacy during this period of grief.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Cecilia Gentili (@ceciliagentili72)
GLAAD pays tribute to Cecilia Gentili
Following the announcement, the Lgbtqia+ advocacy group GLAAD also confirmed Cecilia Gentili...
- 2/8/2024
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
Ariana Grande, Guillermo del Toro, Padma Lakshmi, Roxane Gay, Gabrielle Union, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman, Margaret Cho and Ron Perlman are among the signatories of an open letter calling on creative communities in Hollywood and beyond to leverage their voices to stop book bans.
Upwards of 175 actors, musicians, authors, comedians, reality stars, models, media personalities, academics, activists and more have signed the open letter spearheaded by Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton and published Tuesday via public advocacy organization and political action committee MoveOn Political Action.
LeVar Burton
The letter encourages signatories and readers to address challenges at the local level across U.S. school districts, while calling out book bans as “restrictive behavior” that is “antithetical to free speech and expression.” It also underscores the “chilling effect” these bans can have “on the broader creative field.”
“We cannot stress enough how these censorious efforts will not end with book bans,...
Upwards of 175 actors, musicians, authors, comedians, reality stars, models, media personalities, academics, activists and more have signed the open letter spearheaded by Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton and published Tuesday via public advocacy organization and political action committee MoveOn Political Action.
LeVar Burton
The letter encourages signatories and readers to address challenges at the local level across U.S. school districts, while calling out book bans as “restrictive behavior” that is “antithetical to free speech and expression.” It also underscores the “chilling effect” these bans can have “on the broader creative field.”
“We cannot stress enough how these censorious efforts will not end with book bans,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Wednesday, June 28th, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff hosted a reception in partnership with GLAAD to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month and to call leaders in the community to unite in the fight for LGBTQ acceptance and equality.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a Pride Celebration
Credit/Copyright: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for GLAAD
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 15 Winner and transgender advocate Sasha Colby emceed the program, and other speakers included Second Gentleman Emhoff as well as GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. The program featured a performance from Tony award-winning nonbinary actor Alex Newell who sang Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” Sam Charney, a young LGBTQ advocate from Colorado who wrote to Vice President Harris about gun violence prevention, introduced the Vice President at the event.
In her remarks, Vice President Harris talked about the importance of celebrating the achievements of LGBTQ Americans,...
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a Pride Celebration
Credit/Copyright: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for GLAAD
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 15 Winner and transgender advocate Sasha Colby emceed the program, and other speakers included Second Gentleman Emhoff as well as GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. The program featured a performance from Tony award-winning nonbinary actor Alex Newell who sang Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” Sam Charney, a young LGBTQ advocate from Colorado who wrote to Vice President Harris about gun violence prevention, introduced the Vice President at the event.
In her remarks, Vice President Harris talked about the importance of celebrating the achievements of LGBTQ Americans,...
- 7/4/2023
- Look to the Stars
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that more than 250 LGBTQ and ally actors, notables, and other leaders signed a public letter created by GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc) calling on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter to better enforce hate speech, harassment, misinformation, and other existing content policies aimed at protecting transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming users and all LGBTQ people.
The full letter and list of signatories can be found here.
The celebrities, influencers, and prominent public figures include: Alyssa Milano, Alan Cumming, Alok, Amber Ruffin, Amy Landecker, Amy Schumer, Angelica Ross, Annaleigh Ashford, Ariana Grande, Arisce Wanzer, Avan Jogia, Barbie Ferreira, Bebe Rexha, Bella Ramsey, Ben Barnes, Benito Skinner, Bethany Cosentino, Billy Eichner, Billy Porter, Bobby Berk, Bretman Rock, Brian Michael Smith, Busy Philipps, Camila Cabello, Cara Delevingne, Chella Man, Cheyenne Jackson, Christa Miller, Chris Perfetti,...
The full letter and list of signatories can be found here.
The celebrities, influencers, and prominent public figures include: Alyssa Milano, Alan Cumming, Alok, Amber Ruffin, Amy Landecker, Amy Schumer, Angelica Ross, Annaleigh Ashford, Ariana Grande, Arisce Wanzer, Avan Jogia, Barbie Ferreira, Bebe Rexha, Bella Ramsey, Ben Barnes, Benito Skinner, Bethany Cosentino, Billy Eichner, Billy Porter, Bobby Berk, Bretman Rock, Brian Michael Smith, Busy Philipps, Camila Cabello, Cara Delevingne, Chella Man, Cheyenne Jackson, Christa Miller, Chris Perfetti,...
- 6/28/2023
- Look to the Stars
Fire Island, Anything’s Possible and We’re Here are among the 2023 GLAAD Media Award winners presented in New York Saturday night.
Fire Island and Anything’s Possible tied for best streaming/TV film and We’re Here won for best reality series.
Other award recipients announced Saturday night include The Problem With Jon Stewart (best variety or talk show episode), “Logo’s Trans Youth Town Hall” (outstanding online journalism, video or multimedia), Heartstopper (best live action kids and family programming), Dove Cameron (breakthrough music artist) and A Strange Loop (best Broadway production).
Those projects and the other award recipients named at the New York GLAAD Awards ceremony at the Hilton Midtown join the winners announced in a Los Angeles ceremony on March 30, where prizes went to Bros, A League of Their Own, What We Do in the Shadows, The White Lotus and more.
At the New York event, hosted by What We...
Fire Island and Anything’s Possible tied for best streaming/TV film and We’re Here won for best reality series.
Other award recipients announced Saturday night include The Problem With Jon Stewart (best variety or talk show episode), “Logo’s Trans Youth Town Hall” (outstanding online journalism, video or multimedia), Heartstopper (best live action kids and family programming), Dove Cameron (breakthrough music artist) and A Strange Loop (best Broadway production).
Those projects and the other award recipients named at the New York GLAAD Awards ceremony at the Hilton Midtown join the winners announced in a Los Angeles ceremony on March 30, where prizes went to Bros, A League of Their Own, What We Do in the Shadows, The White Lotus and more.
At the New York event, hosted by What We...
- 5/14/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
iHeartMedia is launching a podcast network dedicated to featuring LGBTQ+ voices with stars like JoJo Siwa, Rosie O’Donnell, Laverne Cox, Bowen Yang, Raven-Symoné, Lance Bass and more.
Called Outspoken, the network will be executive produced by the writer and activist Raquel Willis and iHeartMedia’s creative development and marketing director, Jay Brunson. The network will include new programming like O’Donnell’s podcast Onward, which will debut later this month. Siwa will executive produce and host her own show, as well as develop a slate of programming specifically for the network.
Willis is also developing two original shows for the network: The first will feature the perspectives of LGBTQ+ youth living in battleground states for legislation targeting queer people, while the second will focus on Willis’ work on violence targeting trans women that expands on her work as the former executive editor of Out magazine.
Existing iHeart shows from Big Money...
Called Outspoken, the network will be executive produced by the writer and activist Raquel Willis and iHeartMedia’s creative development and marketing director, Jay Brunson. The network will include new programming like O’Donnell’s podcast Onward, which will debut later this month. Siwa will executive produce and host her own show, as well as develop a slate of programming specifically for the network.
Willis is also developing two original shows for the network: The first will feature the perspectives of LGBTQ+ youth living in battleground states for legislation targeting queer people, while the second will focus on Willis’ work on violence targeting trans women that expands on her work as the former executive editor of Out magazine.
Existing iHeart shows from Big Money...
- 3/8/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adele has led messages of support to Megan Thee Stallion after Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting her at a party.
On Friday (23 December) afternoon, a jury ruled that Tory – real name Daystar Peterson – had shot Megan outside a party at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills house in 2020.
The Canadian rapper was convicted of assault and weapons charges and faces more than 20 years in prison.
Following the verdict, social media was flooded with messages of support for Megan, while also lamenting the struggle she had been through to be believed by her critics.
On stage at her Las Vegas residency on Friday night, Adele sent love to the rapper.
“Someone said, ‘Why doesn’t Adele have back-up dancers?’ and then someone made a video of ‘Water Under the Bridge’ with Meg Thee Stallion doing the dance to it. Remember that?” Adele said, with the audience cheering at Megan’s name.
On Friday (23 December) afternoon, a jury ruled that Tory – real name Daystar Peterson – had shot Megan outside a party at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills house in 2020.
The Canadian rapper was convicted of assault and weapons charges and faces more than 20 years in prison.
Following the verdict, social media was flooded with messages of support for Megan, while also lamenting the struggle she had been through to be believed by her critics.
On stage at her Las Vegas residency on Friday night, Adele sent love to the rapper.
“Someone said, ‘Why doesn’t Adele have back-up dancers?’ and then someone made a video of ‘Water Under the Bridge’ with Meg Thee Stallion doing the dance to it. Remember that?” Adele said, with the audience cheering at Megan’s name.
- 12/24/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Music
The BeyHive (and much of music Twitter) swarmed songwriter Diane Warren’s account Monday after she asked, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” accompanied by eye-roll emoji. The tweet was in reference to the credits on Beyoncé’s Renaissance standout, “Alien Superstar,” which has that same number of writers credited.
Aside from some pointed replies about her age and a red-carpet moment with Mariah Carey that clearly stung (no BeyHive pun intended), what resulted from Warren’s shade — whether intentional or not — was a public schooling on Black music history,...
Aside from some pointed replies about her age and a red-carpet moment with Mariah Carey that clearly stung (no BeyHive pun intended), what resulted from Warren’s shade — whether intentional or not — was a public schooling on Black music history,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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In 1982 — when L.A.’s LGBTQ film festival Outfest was born, the same year that Making Love, Personal Best and Victor/Victoria were released — queer content on screen was mostly scarce and what did exist was often hard to access.
Cut to the 40th anniversary this year of Outfest, and gay content is easy to find on television, especially on streamers, while on the film front, Universal this fall will release the first studio film with an all-lgbtq leading cast, Bros.
But even with a highly increased amount of queer content accessible from one’s couch and at the multiplex — “We have lots of choices in entertainment. It’s not just independent film [anymore],” says Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro — L.A.’s queer film festival continues to hold a vibrant spot in the life of Los Angeles and its LGBTQ community and is finding...
In 1982 — when L.A.’s LGBTQ film festival Outfest was born, the same year that Making Love, Personal Best and Victor/Victoria were released — queer content on screen was mostly scarce and what did exist was often hard to access.
Cut to the 40th anniversary this year of Outfest, and gay content is easy to find on television, especially on streamers, while on the film front, Universal this fall will release the first studio film with an all-lgbtq leading cast, Bros.
But even with a highly increased amount of queer content accessible from one’s couch and at the multiplex — “We have lots of choices in entertainment. It’s not just independent film [anymore],” says Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro — L.A.’s queer film festival continues to hold a vibrant spot in the life of Los Angeles and its LGBTQ community and is finding...
- 7/16/2022
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The LGBTQ+ organization Outfest announced the complete lineup of its 40th Anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival today.
The 200 films include feature narratives, documentaries, short films, and episodics. The roster also names an impressive 42 world premieres, films spanning every genre, and represents 29 countries.
Previously announced premieres include the Opening Night Gala world premiere of Billy Porter’s directorial debut “Anything’s Possible,” the Closing Night Gala’s screening of screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut from Blumhouse, Peacock Original film “They/Them” (pronounced ‘They-slash-them’).
A 20th Anniversary screening of Todd Haynes’ “Far from Heaven” will take place, with Haynes, Julianne Moore, and producer Christine Vachon in person.
Also Read:
‘Wildhood’ Film Review: Indigenous LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Tale Follows Its Own Path
“I’m incredibly proud of the work our programming team has done to craft a lineup that celebrates the history of the Lgbtqia+ community and the art we create,...
The 200 films include feature narratives, documentaries, short films, and episodics. The roster also names an impressive 42 world premieres, films spanning every genre, and represents 29 countries.
Previously announced premieres include the Opening Night Gala world premiere of Billy Porter’s directorial debut “Anything’s Possible,” the Closing Night Gala’s screening of screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut from Blumhouse, Peacock Original film “They/Them” (pronounced ‘They-slash-them’).
A 20th Anniversary screening of Todd Haynes’ “Far from Heaven” will take place, with Haynes, Julianne Moore, and producer Christine Vachon in person.
Also Read:
‘Wildhood’ Film Review: Indigenous LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Tale Follows Its Own Path
“I’m incredibly proud of the work our programming team has done to craft a lineup that celebrates the history of the Lgbtqia+ community and the art we create,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
With anti-trans legislation on the rise, seeing accurate and empathetic trans stories in media has never felt more urgent. In celebration of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, Popsugar Standards and Ethics Editor Chris Roney and GLAAD Director of Trans Representation Alex Schmider are cohosting a Twitter Spaces discussion about trans representation in TV and film.
Throughout our conversation, we'll be celebrating some of the incredible trans-centered works nominated at this year's GLAAD Media Awards, taking place Saturday, April 2. From impactful documentaries like "No Ordinary Man" to binge-worthy series like Netflix's "Sex Education" and Amazon Prime's "With Love," trans stories are being uplifted and recognized for their excellence.
On Thursday, March 31, at 3 p.m. Et, you're invited to join us on Twitter Spaces along with special guests Isis King, writer and activist Raquel Willis, and stars of "The L Word: Generation Q" on Showtime Leo Sheng and Brian Michael Smith.
Throughout our conversation, we'll be celebrating some of the incredible trans-centered works nominated at this year's GLAAD Media Awards, taking place Saturday, April 2. From impactful documentaries like "No Ordinary Man" to binge-worthy series like Netflix's "Sex Education" and Amazon Prime's "With Love," trans stories are being uplifted and recognized for their excellence.
On Thursday, March 31, at 3 p.m. Et, you're invited to join us on Twitter Spaces along with special guests Isis King, writer and activist Raquel Willis, and stars of "The L Word: Generation Q" on Showtime Leo Sheng and Brian Michael Smith.
- 3/24/2022
- by Charisandra Perez
- Popsugar.com
Selena Gomez, Gabrielle Union and More Stars Sign Open Letter Supporting Transgender Women and Girls
March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility and the final day of Women's History Month. In honor of the occasion, GLAAD published an open letter signed by more than 465 feminist leaders in advocacy, business, entertainment, media, politics and social justice who stand in solidarity with transgender women and girls. "The letter, organized by GLAAD and Raquel Willis, comes in response to the ongoing hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and attacks facing trans people, especially trans women," a post about the letter read, "and represents a clear and loud statement of solidarity between cisgender women, trans women, and feminist allies." The letter also calls for equal access to education,...
- 3/31/2021
- E! Online
March 31 marks the final day of Women’s History Month and it is also Transgender Day of Visibility. To mark this occasion and further strengthen the voices of the trans community, GLAAD released an open letter signed by over 190 feminist leaders in advocacy, business, entertainment, media, politics, and social justice standing in solidarity with transgender women and girls.
The letter, organized by GLAAD and Raquel Willis, comes in response to the ongoing hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and attacks facing trans people, especially trans women, and is clearly a loud statement of solidarity between cisgender women, trans women, and feminist allies for everyone to hear.
“We all must fight against the unnecessary and unethical barriers placed on trans women and girls by lawmakers and those who co-opt the feminist label in the name of division and hatred,” reads the letter. “Our feminism must be unapologetically expansive so that we can leave...
The letter, organized by GLAAD and Raquel Willis, comes in response to the ongoing hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and attacks facing trans people, especially trans women, and is clearly a loud statement of solidarity between cisgender women, trans women, and feminist allies for everyone to hear.
“We all must fight against the unnecessary and unethical barriers placed on trans women and girls by lawmakers and those who co-opt the feminist label in the name of division and hatred,” reads the letter. “Our feminism must be unapologetically expansive so that we can leave...
- 3/31/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, GLAAD has released an open letter signed by more than 465 feminist leaders in support of transgender women and girls.
The letter, organized by the LGBTQ media watchdog group and writer-activist Raquel Willis, serves as a statement of solidarity between cisgender women, trans women and feminist allies in the wake of hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and attacks against trans people.
The signatories include prominent figures in entertainment, such as Regina King, Selena Gomez, Laverne Cox and Halle Berry, as well as activists and women’s rights groups like Gloria Steinem and Planned Parenthood. Others who signed include Mj Rodriguez, Patricia Arquette, Judith Light, Cynthia Erivo, Anna Wintour, Chelsea Clinton, Gabrielle Union, Megan Rapinoe, Sarah Paulson, Peppermint, Lena Dunham, Beanie Feldstein, Alison Brie, Bella Hadid, Lena Waithe and Janelle Monáe.
“We all must fight against the unnecessary and unethical barriers placed on trans women and...
The letter, organized by the LGBTQ media watchdog group and writer-activist Raquel Willis, serves as a statement of solidarity between cisgender women, trans women and feminist allies in the wake of hateful and discriminatory rhetoric and attacks against trans people.
The signatories include prominent figures in entertainment, such as Regina King, Selena Gomez, Laverne Cox and Halle Berry, as well as activists and women’s rights groups like Gloria Steinem and Planned Parenthood. Others who signed include Mj Rodriguez, Patricia Arquette, Judith Light, Cynthia Erivo, Anna Wintour, Chelsea Clinton, Gabrielle Union, Megan Rapinoe, Sarah Paulson, Peppermint, Lena Dunham, Beanie Feldstein, Alison Brie, Bella Hadid, Lena Waithe and Janelle Monáe.
“We all must fight against the unnecessary and unethical barriers placed on trans women and...
- 3/31/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
More than 420 women representing entertainment, business, politics, activism and music have come together and signed a letter organized by activist Raquel Willis timed to today’s Transgender Day of Visibility and the end of Women’s History Month.
The letter arrives during a time when the transgender community has again fallen under attack, this time in Arkansas where the senate passed a bill Monday that would ban access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
“It is time for the long history of assaults (legislative, physical, social, and verbal) against trans women and girls to end. For far too long,...
The letter arrives during a time when the transgender community has again fallen under attack, this time in Arkansas where the senate passed a bill Monday that would ban access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
“It is time for the long history of assaults (legislative, physical, social, and verbal) against trans women and girls to end. For far too long,...
- 3/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More than 420 women representing entertainment, business, politics, activism and music have come together and signed a letter organized by activist Raquel Willis timed to today’s Transgender Day of Visibility and the end of Women’s History Month.
The letter arrives during a time when the transgender community has again fallen under attack, this time in Arkansas where the senate passed a bill Monday that would ban access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
“It is time for the long history of assaults (legislative, physical, social, and verbal) against trans women and girls to end. For far too long,...
The letter arrives during a time when the transgender community has again fallen under attack, this time in Arkansas where the senate passed a bill Monday that would ban access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
“It is time for the long history of assaults (legislative, physical, social, and verbal) against trans women and girls to end. For far too long,...
- 3/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today that out actress and producer Niecy Nash will host the virtual ceremony for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
GLAAD also announced the awards ceremony will stream on GLAAD’s YouTube on Thursday, April 8 at 8pm Et/5pm Pt.
The virtual ceremony will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm Et. The awards will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.
“I am so thrilled to be hosting this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, honoring the LGBTQ stories and images that change the world by growing acceptance and understanding,” said Niecy Nash. “My wife Jessica and I are still thriving in newlywed bliss, and I’m looking forward to bringing that love and joy to GLAAD’s biggest night. Be ready for a surprise or two!
GLAAD also announced the awards ceremony will stream on GLAAD’s YouTube on Thursday, April 8 at 8pm Et/5pm Pt.
The virtual ceremony will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm Et. The awards will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.
“I am so thrilled to be hosting this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, honoring the LGBTQ stories and images that change the world by growing acceptance and understanding,” said Niecy Nash. “My wife Jessica and I are still thriving in newlywed bliss, and I’m looking forward to bringing that love and joy to GLAAD’s biggest night. Be ready for a surprise or two!
- 3/8/2021
- Look to the Stars
Everyone should know who Pauli Murray is, and it’s baffling that more of us don’t. That’s the most effective aspect of the biographical documentary My Name is Pauli Murray: it does its best to leave audiences with the burning desire not only to know Murray’s history as a Black trans pioneer and incomparable mind, but to share Murray’s legacy with others. Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West (the team behind Rbg) pull from a physical archive of Murray’s extensively self-documented life to tell the nearly unbelievable story of an insatiable law student turned civil rights activist turned professor turned priest (and canonized Episcopalian saint!) whose accomplishments still feel markedly ahead of their time.
Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland and raised by their maternal grandparents, and a favorite aunt who encouraged their learning and preference for pants over skirts, Murray would make quick work of...
Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland and raised by their maternal grandparents, and a favorite aunt who encouraged their learning and preference for pants over skirts, Murray would make quick work of...
- 2/10/2021
- by Shayna Warner
- The Film Stage
The greatest revelation in “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” a new documentary about the poet, writer, activist, labor organizer, legal theorist, and Episcopal priest whose ideas shaped legal arguments for both race and gender equality, is that what made Murray so keenly attuned to the burdens of inequality — being Black, queer, and assigned female at birth — are the very things that robbed Murray of the recognition they so deserve. That is, until now.
Recent years have seen Murray sainted by the Episcopal Church, a Yale residential college established in their name, and the publication of two biographies: “The Firebrand and the First Lady” (2016), about Murray’s decades-long friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, and “Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray” (2017). “My Name Is Pauli Murray” draws on this research — as well as a crucial re-contextualizing from transgender community leaders — to deliver an accessible and proper tribute to Murray’s astounding life and work.
Recent years have seen Murray sainted by the Episcopal Church, a Yale residential college established in their name, and the publication of two biographies: “The Firebrand and the First Lady” (2016), about Murray’s decades-long friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, and “Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray” (2017). “My Name Is Pauli Murray” draws on this research — as well as a crucial re-contextualizing from transgender community leaders — to deliver an accessible and proper tribute to Murray’s astounding life and work.
- 2/2/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
As the networks relax in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, there has ben some fresh fare that pops up. On ABC on Tuesday night, that meant the ABC News special The Year: 2020, a recap of a year most equate to terms like “dumpster fire” or “trainwreck.” Either way, 2020 is one we will never forget– whether you want to or not. The special, hosted by Robin Roberts delivered a 0.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.81 million viewers, which along with a To Tell the Truth repeat as a lead-in helped ABC win the night in the demo among the broadcast networks in Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers.
The Year: 2020 featured Eugene Levy, Kal Penn, Alyssa Milano, Tabitha Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe as well as NFL star Emmanuel Acho, Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban, country star Brad Paisley, activist and The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots, comedians Joel McHale and Nikki Glaser,...
The Year: 2020 featured Eugene Levy, Kal Penn, Alyssa Milano, Tabitha Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe as well as NFL star Emmanuel Acho, Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban, country star Brad Paisley, activist and The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots, comedians Joel McHale and Nikki Glaser,...
- 12/30/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Various celebrities and entertainment entities took to social media Tuesday to voice their support for Elliot Page, an actor known for his work on “The Umbrella Academy,” after he came out as transgender.
From co-stars to the actor’s talent agency, voices from across the entertainment spectrum chimed in to react to the news.
Justin H. Min, who plays the role of Page’s dead brother in “The Umbrella Academy,” took the opportunity to share a comforting message. “Welcome to the fam, elliot,” he said, adding a heart emoji.
welcome to the fam, elliot. ♥️ https://t.co/ElqkV1NjIh
— Justin H. Min (@justinhmin) December 1, 2020
United Talent Agency, which works with Page, shared a picture of the star along with a quote from the letter he shared to social media earlier in the day. The agency expressed its pride in how Page used his platform to bring awareness to the issues disproportionately faced by transgender people.
From co-stars to the actor’s talent agency, voices from across the entertainment spectrum chimed in to react to the news.
Justin H. Min, who plays the role of Page’s dead brother in “The Umbrella Academy,” took the opportunity to share a comforting message. “Welcome to the fam, elliot,” he said, adding a heart emoji.
welcome to the fam, elliot. ♥️ https://t.co/ElqkV1NjIh
— Justin H. Min (@justinhmin) December 1, 2020
United Talent Agency, which works with Page, shared a picture of the star along with a quote from the letter he shared to social media earlier in the day. The agency expressed its pride in how Page used his platform to bring awareness to the issues disproportionately faced by transgender people.
- 12/1/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
The 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards took place on Sunday, and this year the event truly had a global feel. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show was filmed in various locations across the world, including London and Budapest, Hungary, with performances by Sam Smith, Doja Cat, Zara Larsson, and Little Mix, who also hosted the event.
And while there were some seriously epic performances to keep us entertained whilst in lockdown, of course, the entire reason for the concert is the actual award ceremony. Leading the charge with seven nominations was Lady Gaga, followed closely by Dua Lipa with four and Cardi B with three.
In 2020, a new award was added to the fold to reflect the times we're living in - the best virtual live performance - with BTS, J Balvin, Katy Perry, Little Mix, Maluma, and Post Malone all vying for the prize. Keep reading to find out...
And while there were some seriously epic performances to keep us entertained whilst in lockdown, of course, the entire reason for the concert is the actual award ceremony. Leading the charge with seven nominations was Lady Gaga, followed closely by Dua Lipa with four and Cardi B with three.
In 2020, a new award was added to the fold to reflect the times we're living in - the best virtual live performance - with BTS, J Balvin, Katy Perry, Little Mix, Maluma, and Post Malone all vying for the prize. Keep reading to find out...
- 11/9/2020
- by Sophia Panych
- Popsugar.com
The MTV Europe Music Awards will see ViacomCBS’ MTV International honoring five women with the Generation Change Award for “their powerful work on the frontlines of the fight for racial and social justice across the world.”
The winners are Luiza Brasil from Brazil, Kiki Mordi from Nigeria, Temi Mwale from the U.K., Catherhea Potjanaporn from Malaysia, and Raquel Willis from the U.S.
Brasil is “a racial activist, award-winning journalist and founder of Mequetrefismos, a platform that advocates for racial representation and elevates Black people’s work in the creative industry,” MTV said. Mordi is “an investigative journalist, documentary ...
The winners are Luiza Brasil from Brazil, Kiki Mordi from Nigeria, Temi Mwale from the U.K., Catherhea Potjanaporn from Malaysia, and Raquel Willis from the U.S.
Brasil is “a racial activist, award-winning journalist and founder of Mequetrefismos, a platform that advocates for racial representation and elevates Black people’s work in the creative industry,” MTV said. Mordi is “an investigative journalist, documentary ...
- 11/3/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The MTV Europe Music Awards will see ViacomCBS’ MTV International honoring five women with the Generation Change Award for “their powerful work on the frontlines of the fight for racial and social justice across the world.”
The winners are Luiza Brasil from Brazil, Kiki Mordi from Nigeria, Temi Mwale from the U.K., Catherhea Potjanaporn from Malaysia, and Raquel Willis from the U.S.
Brasil is “a racial activist, award-winning journalist and founder of Mequetrefismos, a platform that advocates for racial representation and elevates Black people’s work in the creative industry,” MTV said. Mordi is “an investigative journalist, documentary ...
The winners are Luiza Brasil from Brazil, Kiki Mordi from Nigeria, Temi Mwale from the U.K., Catherhea Potjanaporn from Malaysia, and Raquel Willis from the U.S.
Brasil is “a racial activist, award-winning journalist and founder of Mequetrefismos, a platform that advocates for racial representation and elevates Black people’s work in the creative industry,” MTV said. Mordi is “an investigative journalist, documentary ...
- 11/3/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
#MeToo. #TimesUp. Now #NotDone?
A new documentary from first-time director Sara Wolitzky, titled “Not Done: Women Remaking America,” looks back on the last few years of advancements in the women’s movement. Premiering on Oct. 27 on PBS, just days ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the project feels both perfectly timed and also like it may just be the start of another wave of the movement.
“We’re living through another of these major chapters of feminist organizing and people being back in the streets and huge shifts in public consciousness,” Wolitzky tells Variety. “It felt like a good moment, but in some ways we can only scratch the surface. There’s always a lot more, both in terms of what happens next but also even in terms of looking more closely at the stuff that’s just happened. There are definitely pieces [within ‘Not Done’] that we could have done a whole film on.
A new documentary from first-time director Sara Wolitzky, titled “Not Done: Women Remaking America,” looks back on the last few years of advancements in the women’s movement. Premiering on Oct. 27 on PBS, just days ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the project feels both perfectly timed and also like it may just be the start of another wave of the movement.
“We’re living through another of these major chapters of feminist organizing and people being back in the streets and huge shifts in public consciousness,” Wolitzky tells Variety. “It felt like a good moment, but in some ways we can only scratch the surface. There’s always a lot more, both in terms of what happens next but also even in terms of looking more closely at the stuff that’s just happened. There are definitely pieces [within ‘Not Done’] that we could have done a whole film on.
- 10/27/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Selena Gomez and Blackpink know how to end the summer on a sweet note — by releasing their new single, “Ice Cream,” just before Labor Day. The music video for the infectious candy-coated tune, which will appear on the K-pop group’s upcoming full-length album, was viewed close to 100 million times within 24 hours of its Aug. 28 release on YouTube.
“It’s definitely a joyful thing. Being a part of it brought me joy,” Gomez, 28, says on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “It’s hopefully what everybody else will get from it too. I just want people to feel good. I have a 7-year-old sister, and just to see her dancing to it — she hasn’t been able to go to school, and just seeing how much fun it can be, it was such a highlight.”
In addition to “Ice Cream,” Gomez hosts HBO Max’s “Selena + Chef,...
“It’s definitely a joyful thing. Being a part of it brought me joy,” Gomez, 28, says on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “It’s hopefully what everybody else will get from it too. I just want people to feel good. I have a 7-year-old sister, and just to see her dancing to it — she hasn’t been able to go to school, and just seeing how much fun it can be, it was such a highlight.”
In addition to “Ice Cream,” Gomez hosts HBO Max’s “Selena + Chef,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
GLAAD held their very first virtual edition of its GLAAD Media Awards and it was just as spirited and entertaining as if we were in person kiki’ing and honoring media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. If you weren’t able to watch the virtual ceremony the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards will air on Logo on August 3.
Hosted by poolside and outdoors by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the virtual ceremony featured performances by Tony Award-winner and The Politician star Ben Platt as well as singer and activist Shea Diamond. The talented Chloe x Halle closed the show with a performance of “Do It” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls.
Winners in select categories were revealed throughout the day via Twitter and featured acceptance speeches from each of the award recipients. The groundbreaking Pose slayed the ceremony,...
Hosted by poolside and outdoors by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the virtual ceremony featured performances by Tony Award-winner and The Politician star Ben Platt as well as singer and activist Shea Diamond. The talented Chloe x Halle closed the show with a performance of “Do It” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls.
Winners in select categories were revealed throughout the day via Twitter and featured acceptance speeches from each of the award recipients. The groundbreaking Pose slayed the ceremony,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s no surprise that politics took center stage at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards.
While Rachel Maddow accepted her award for outstanding TV journalism segment for her interview with Pete Buttigeig on “The Rachel Maddow Show,“ she said, “We are at a point where an openly gay TV host can accept an award for an interview with an openly gay major presidential candidate. Progress in this country is very rarely linear, and it barely happens on its own. If you are at all inspired by the progress you see, please vote, organize, run for office, and if you’re enraged by the regression that you see, please vote, organize and run for office.”
Since 1990, GLAAD Media Awards has celebrated the visibility of LGBTQ experiences in media and honored accurate and inclusive representations of queer people or color. In lieu of its usual glamorous setup in New York City,...
While Rachel Maddow accepted her award for outstanding TV journalism segment for her interview with Pete Buttigeig on “The Rachel Maddow Show,“ she said, “We are at a point where an openly gay TV host can accept an award for an interview with an openly gay major presidential candidate. Progress in this country is very rarely linear, and it barely happens on its own. If you are at all inspired by the progress you see, please vote, organize, run for office, and if you’re enraged by the regression that you see, please vote, organize and run for office.”
Since 1990, GLAAD Media Awards has celebrated the visibility of LGBTQ experiences in media and honored accurate and inclusive representations of queer people or color. In lieu of its usual glamorous setup in New York City,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will host a virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday, July 30 in place of the original ceremonies planned for earlier this year.
The event will stream on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube on July 30 at 8pm Et and will air on Logo on August 3 at 8pm Et.
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Gilead, P&g, and Wells Fargo. For more information, visit www.glaad.org/mediaawards and follow @glaad and #glaadawards.
The event will stream on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube on July 30 at 8pm Et and will air on Logo on August 3 at 8pm Et.
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Gilead, P&g, and Wells Fargo. For more information, visit www.glaad.org/mediaawards and follow @glaad and #glaadawards.
- 7/13/2020
- Look to the Stars
GLAAD has announced that it will host a virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in place of the original ceremonies planned for earlier this year. The event will stream Thursday, July 30th at 8:00 p.m. Et via GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube channels, and will air on Logo on August 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Et.
Comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere will host the ceremony, which will feature a special performance by Grammy-nominated duo Chloe x Halle. Cara Delevingne, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Olivia Wilde,...
Comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere will host the ceremony, which will feature a special performance by Grammy-nominated duo Chloe x Halle. Cara Delevingne, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Olivia Wilde,...
- 7/9/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
GLAAD is going virtual with the 31st Annual GLAAD Awards Media ceremony which will stream on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube on July 30 at 8pm Et and will air on Logo on August 3 at 8pm Et. Comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere are set to bring the funny as this year’s hosts.
Honoring film, TV and media for its fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, the GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies were originally supposed to take place in New York on March 19 and in Los Angeles on April 16. The ceremonies were canceled due to the pandemic, but GLAAD shifted plans and strived ahead in order to give shine to the LGBTQ-centric film, TV and media. Earlier this year, GLAAD announced over 175 nominees in 30 categories who are being recognized for their work in queer media.
GLAAD has unveiled all-star guest appearances that include Dolly Parton, Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union,...
Honoring film, TV and media for its fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, the GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies were originally supposed to take place in New York on March 19 and in Los Angeles on April 16. The ceremonies were canceled due to the pandemic, but GLAAD shifted plans and strived ahead in order to give shine to the LGBTQ-centric film, TV and media. Earlier this year, GLAAD announced over 175 nominees in 30 categories who are being recognized for their work in queer media.
GLAAD has unveiled all-star guest appearances that include Dolly Parton, Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union,...
- 7/9/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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