{"id":1419291,"date":"2022-04-05T08:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419291"},"modified":"2022-04-05T08:02:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:02:11","slug":"glaad-ceo-sarah-kate-ellis-wants-hollywood-to-increase-lgbtq-images-in-children-and-family-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glaad-ceo-sarah-kate-ellis-wants-hollywood-to-increase-lgbtq-images-in-children-and-family-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis Wants Hollywood to Increase LGBTQ Images in Children and Family Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fglaad-ceo-sarah-kate-ellis-wants-hollywood-to-increase-lgbtq-images-in-children-and-family-programming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419291&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It is becoming very clear who is pulling the political strings in Hollywood these days.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive activists have been on a warpath since the state of Florida passed the Parental Rights in Education bill banning the teaching of sexuality and transgenderism to children between kindergarten through third grade. As a result, the Gay &#038; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has been very vocal in the last few weeks about what it wants out of Hollywood; representation and control.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156234\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Kate Ellis At 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards via GLAAD YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The woman who has been leading the charge behind the scenes is GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. Last Saturday night at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards, an award show dedicated to praising LGBTQ representation within Hollywood, Ellis spoke at the ceremony and sent out a warning shot to the entire entertainment industry, the time for sitting on the fence is over.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/disney-dont-say-gay-glaad-ceo-warning-1235221936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, the woman in charge of the biggest LGBT Hollywood watchdog group told a room full of her peers at the event, \u201cDon\u2019t wait until you\u2019re in the hot seat,\u201d when it comes to fighting for LGBT rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no more time to sit on the sidelines. We need Hollywood on the front lines, fighting for our rights and telling our stories,\u201d Ellis said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.04-11.16-themixnet-624b7c378e064.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">7 November 2017; Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO, GLAAD, on the Forum Stage during the opening day of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon. Photo by Diarmuid Greene\/Web Summit via Sportsfile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/04\/marvel-studios-executive-victoria-alonso-blasts-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-at-glaad-media-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Studios Executive Victoria Alonso Blasts Disney CEO Bob Chapek At GLAAD Media Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She would then take her statement a step forward by calling on the industry to take more action, which includes activism against state backed legislation as well as turning up LGBTQ content in children\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHollywood must take meaningful action and will soon convene the biggest brands, agencies, studios, and streamers together with two goals: one, to commit to improving the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ images, especially in kids and family programming. And, two, to speak out against anti-LGBTQ legislation in favor of rights like the Equality Act,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.04-11.16-themixnet-624b7c39d4fb0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"687\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Comic Culture from Bounding Into Comics. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ellis would also state, \u201cIn just one day, on March 8, the Florida Senate passed the \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill, which was signed into law this past week. The South Dakota Senate passed a bill that bans discussion of \u2018divisive concepts\u2019 like race and sex in college courses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill that would send librarians to jail if they let minors check out books that include LGBTQ topics. And the New Jersey Supreme Court denied an appeal that would bar a religious organization from offering so-called \u2018conversion therapy,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis all happened not in one month, not in one week, but all in one day,\u201d said Ellis.<\/p>\n<p>She closed out her speech stating, \u201cI expect every industry executive in this room to join us. GLAAD will give you the playbook. But we wont give you a pass.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156236\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.04-11.16-themixnet-624b7c3b84ab1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1301\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 May 2017; Tyler Oakley, Creator &#038; Digital Entrepreneur, left, and Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD, at the Centre Stage during Collision 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by Diarmuid Greene \/ Collision \/ Sportsfile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/30\/governor-ron-desantis-reacts-to-disney-lobbying-against-floridas-anti-grooming-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governor Ron DeSantis Reacts To Disney Lobbying Against Florida\u2019s Anti-Grooming Bill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For many in the LGBTQ lobby, the battle over the Parental Rights in Education bill in Florida that saw Disney completely change its original position to eventually fully oppose the bill was a jumping off point for more demand of LGBTQ+ content and lobbying in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>In a major revelation last week, Disney executive producer Latoya Raveneau and President of Disney General Entertainment Content Karey Burke were among the many who admitted to having a not-so-secret agenda to push gay and queer content in programs targeted to children.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155558\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.03.30-03.16-themixnet-6244743cb68d4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1187\" height=\"598\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ravenau stated at a Disney employee meeting, \u201cIn my little pocket of Proud Family Disney TVA, the showrunners were super welcoming . Meredith Roberts and our leadership over there has been so welcoming to my not-at-all-secret gay agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cMaybe it was that way in the past, but I guess something must have happened in the last\u2013 they are turning it around, they\u2019re going hard, and then like all that momentum that I felt, that sense of \u2018I don\u2019t have to be afraid to have these two characters kiss in the background.\u2019 I was just, wherever I could, just basically adding queerness. If you see anything queer in the show \u2014 no one would stop me, and no one was trying to stop me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SCOOP: I\u2019ve obtained video from inside Disney\u2019s all-hands meeting about the Florida parental rights bill, in which executive producer Latoya Raveneau says her team has implemented a \u201cnot-at-all-secret gay agenda\u201d and is regularly \u201cadding queerness\u201d to children\u2019s programming. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eJnZMpKIXT\">pic.twitter.com\/eJnZMpKIXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher F. Rufo \u2694\ufe0f (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1508912865293619202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/30\/disney-executives-admit-they-are-pushing-not-at-all-secret-gay-agenda-actively-removing-gendered-greetings-and-a-whole-lot-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney Executives Admit They Are Pushing \u201cNot-At-All-Secret Gay Agenda,\u201d Actively Removing Gendered Greetings, And A Whole Lot More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney is one of the many major studios that Ellis has lobbied to directly boost LGBTQ voices in their programming. But for Ellis, her crusade goes much further than that.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis, who is a lesbian herself, was named President and CEO of GLAAD back in 2014, since then she has been the organization\u2019s driving force in lobbying television and film studios to increase the number of LGBTQ characters on screen in all forms of media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143918\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-143918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.01.05-05.00-themixnet-61d5cea5a5af9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"804\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R): Sprite (Lia McHugh), Druig (Barry Keoghan), Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), Karun (Harish Patel), Sersi (Gemma Chan) and Ikaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel Studios\u2019 ETERNALS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. \u00a9Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2018, Ellis called on studios to include LGBTQ characters in 20 percent of their releases by 2021 and 50 percent of their films by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this, television shows, movies, comics, and more have seen a massive increase of nearly 5% of LGBT characters in the last three years. Last year in GLAAD\u2019s yearly \u201cWhere We Are on TV\u201d report, the organization praised a record 12% of all TV characters on broadcast television, cable, and streaming being members of the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, due to this lobbying effort Disney vows on their Reimagine Tomorrow website \u201cby 2022, 50% of regular and recurring characters across Disney General Entertainment scripted content will come from underrepresented groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_156238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156238\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.04-11.16-themixnet-624b7c3dd7148.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"572\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-156238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ReimagineTomorrow.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/14\/glaad-to-grade-film-studios-on-political-donations-lgbt-advocacy-in-wake-of-disney-florida-fallout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLAAD To Grade Film Studios On Political Donations &#038; LGBT Advocacy In Wake Of Disney\/Florida Fallout<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While LGBT characters in media are on the rise, Hollywood watchdogs like GLAAD are nowhere near satisfied with their efforts.><\/p>\n<p>Last month, GLAAD announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/14\/glaad-to-grade-film-studios-on-political-donations-lgbt-advocacy-in-wake-of-disney-florida-fallout\/\">press release<\/a> that they will be unveiling a new rating system that will grade major studios on their LGBT advocacy based on political donations to left-wing candidates and censorship of LGBT scenes in international markets.<\/p>\n<p>The updated rating system will grade based on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donations to anti-LGBTQ elected officials, candidates for office, and anti-LGBTQ Political Action Committees from a film studio and parent company.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Public advocacy efforts from a film studio or parent company around pro-LGBTQ or anti-LGBTQ legislation.<\/li>\n<li>LGBTQ-inclusive ads or other public communications, especially outside of Pride month.<\/li>\n<li>Actions taken to support a studio\u2019s LGBTQ-inclusive titles internationally. Recent examples include: in 2021, Marvel\u2019s film \u2018Eternals\u2019 was pulled from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait after Disney reportedly refused to cut a same-sex kiss and in 2019, Paramount spoke out against censorship of LGBTQ content in \u2018Rocketman\u2019 in Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.03.15-01.46-themixnet-622fefe11a517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1262\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryce Dallas Howard plays Sheila, Gemma Jones plays Ivy, Taron Egerton plays Elton John and Jamie Bell plays Bernie in Rocketman from Paramount Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ellis supported the new measure stating, \u201cCorporations need to be held accountable for their silence on anti-LGBTQ bills in states where they do business. That\u2019s why we\u2019re updating our Studio Responsibility Index to hold Hollywood accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GLAAD organization has become a very powerful lobby for LGBTQ activists in the world of media. As the progressive industry continues to work with organizations like GLAAD to satisfy their needs, you can expect their power to continue to grow over the years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.03.30-03.16-themixnet-6244743f81b6f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1395\" height=\"831\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What are you thoughts on the Ellis\u2019s comments about Hollywood fighting the war for the LGBT?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/28\/disney-promises-to-get-floridas-anti-grooming-bill-repealed-or-struck-down-by-the-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney Promises To Get Florida\u2019s Anti-Grooming Bill Repealed Or Struck Down By The Courts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is becoming very clear who is pulling the political strings in Hollywood these days. 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