GLAAD

GLAAD
Founded	1985 (as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Founders	Vito Russo; Jewelle Gomez; Gregory Kolovakos; Darrell Yates Rist; Marcia Pally; Allen Barnett; Barry Adkins; Arnie Kantrowitz; Marty Robinson; Jim Owles; Bruce Michael-Gelbert; Hal Offen;
Focus	Discrimination in media
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.; Los Angeles, California, U.S.; ;
Area served	United States
Method	Media monitoring
Key people	Sarah Kate Ellis (President)
Revenue	US$25,260,000 (2023)
Expenses	US$21,160,000 (2023)
Employees	74 (in the US)
Website	www.glaad.org

GLAAD (/ɡlæd/^[3]) is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since expanded to queer, bisexual, and transgender people.

^ Doyle, Vincent (2016). Making Out in the Mainstream. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780773546783.
^ ^a ^b Gordon, Darra B.; Marcum LLP. Return of organization exempt from income tax 2023: GLAAD (PDF) (Form 990). EIN 133384027. Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Guidestar.
^ "The ABC Book: G". Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[1] Doyle, Vincent (2016). Making Out in the Mainstream. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780773546783.

[2023_Form_990-2] Gordon, Darra B.; Marcum LLP. Return of organization exempt from income tax 2023: GLAAD (PDF) (Form 990). EIN 133384027. Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Guidestar.

[3] "The ABC Book: G". Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

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Founded	1985; 40 years ago (1985) (as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Founders	Vito Russo Jewelle Gomez Gregory Kolovakos Darrell Yates Rist Marcia Pally Allen Barnett Barry Adkins Arnie Kantrowitz Marty Robinson Jim Owles Bruce Michael-Gelbert Hal Offen^[1]
Focus	Discrimination in media
Location	New York City, New York, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served	United States
Method	Media monitoring
Key people	Sarah Kate Ellis (President)
Revenue	US$25,260,000 (2023^[2])
Expenses	US$21,160,000 (2023)
Employees	74 (in the US)^[2]
Website	www.glaad.org