GLAAD partners with TikTok for #ThisIsMe campaign in honor of National Coming Out Day

GLAAD partners with TikTok for #ThisIsMe campaign in honor of National Coming Out Day

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In honor of National Coming Out Day, GLAAD has partnered with TikTok for its #ThisIsMe campaign. From October 9 to 16, TikTok users can show their support for acceptance by creating, engaging and sharing #ThisIsMe videos. For each video created, TikTok will donate $1 to GLAAD’s LGBTQ advocacy work, up to $50,000.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The platform’s mission is to inspire and enrich people’s lives by offering a home for creative expression and an experience that is genuine, joyful, and positive. #ThisIsMe provides TikTok users an opportunity to celebrate and show their support for friends and family in the LGBTQ community.

“TikTok is about embracing creative expression through video. We’re proud to partner with GLAAD on #ThisIsMe, which celebrates the LGBTQ community and shows our commitment to acceptance in honor of National Coming Out Day. Today and every day we celebrate all of our LGBTQ friends who have come out, and those learning who they are, ” said Edward Chou, TikTok.

“National Coming Out Day is an important moment for LGBTQ people to share authentic stories of self-acceptance, identity, and love,” said Rich Ferraro, GLAAD’s Chief Communications Officer. “Participants in the TikTok #ThisIsMe campaign will help spread these stories and messages in a unique way and will also remind LGBTQ youth that there is an entire community of people who accept and support them. Today more than ever, these messages are critical to amplify.”

Check out some of the highlights from TikTok’s #ThisIsMe campaign so far:

 

October 11, 2019

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The GLAAD Wrap: New looks at ‘Steven Universe,’ ‘She-Ra,’ and ‘Twenties’; music from Hayley Kiyoko, Halsey, and Mika; and more!

The GLAAD Wrap: New looks at ‘Steven Universe,’ ‘She-Ra,’ and ‘Twenties’; music from Hayley Kiyoko, Halsey, and Mika; and more!

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Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.

1) Out actress Cherry Jones has been cast in the upcoming The Eyes of Tammy Faye, a Tammy Faye Bakker biopic alongside Jessican Chastain and Andrew Garfield. The film will follow Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker on their journey to and from fame, include Tammy Faye’s work with the LGBTQ community. In other film news, the first trailer has been released for the documentary Moving Parts, which follows the journey of drag queen and musician Trixie Mattel. Watch the trailer below.

2) GLAAD Media Award-winning series Steven Universe has released the opening sequence to their upcoming sixth season, entitled Steven Universe: Future. In it, Steven will be working to tie up all the loose ends after saving the universe, but as he runs out of other people’s problems to solve, he’ll finally have to face his own. A teaser has been released for the upcoming fourth season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which will be released on Netflix November 5. The show features several LGBTQ characters; watch the trailer below.

3) The first trailer has been released for new Netflix food show Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, where chef David Chang explores different cultures and cuisines with celebrity guests. Two of the four guests are out lesbians Kate McKinnon and Lena Waithe. Watch the trailer here. Waithe has also released a teaser for her new BET series Twenties. The comedy follows Hattie, a lesbian in her twenties and group of friends. Watch the teaser below!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Your twenties are a work of art. #TwentiesOnBET is coming soon.

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4) It has been announced that out newscaster Rachel Maddow will be in new series Batwoman, voicing Vesper Fairchild, Gotham City’s gossip radio host. Batwoman, starring Ruby Rose as the titular lesbian superhero, airs Sunday nights on The CW. In more TV News, a trailer has been released for the newest set of episodes of Queer Eye, where the “Fab Five” go to Japan. Aptly titled Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!, the four-episode special will drop on November 1. Watch the trailer below.

5) Search Party, the millennial murder mystery comedy from TBS, has announced that its third and fourth season will move to new streaming service HBO Max. The show included several queer characters in the ensemble. Search Party will begin its new season in Spring 2020. A trailer has been released for the upcoming third season of Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu. The look into the season shows a dark presence within bi superhero Nico, as the others, including her girlfriend Karolina try to save her. Runaways premieres December 13 on Hulu; watch the trailer below.

6) Diversity Hire, a pilot from Felicia D. Henderson and out witer Cameron Johnson, has been giving a put pilot commitment by Fox. The show follows Zenzi, a low-level coder, is plucked from obscurity and promoted to chief diversity and inclusion officer, because she is “diverse.” The third season of American Gods has cast Pose’s Dominque Jackson, where she will play the goddess Ms. World. Out actor and recent Emmy-winner and fellow Pose star Billy Porter has been in talks for Sony’s newest version of Cinderellawhere he would play the fairy godmother. 

7) Lesbian pop star Hayley Kiyoko has announced her newest project, I’m Too Sensitive for This S**t, where the singer will release a collection of new songs from now until January. She also announced a North American tour in early 2020. Her first single from the collection, “Demons,” is out today, listen here! Bi singer Halsey has released a new video for her single “Graveyard” off her upcoming album Manic. Preorder Manic here and watch the music video below.

8) Queer singer Mika released his newest album My Name is Michael Holbrook last weekend. With it, he released the new video “Sanremo.” Order the album here and watch the video below. Out actor Luke Evans announced his crossover into singing with his debut album At Last where he covers iconic pop songs. The album will be released on November 22.

9) Queer soul artist Michael Blume has released a new music video for his song “In Between.” Blume uses his music to talk about multiple sides of the queer experience, and this song is no exception. Watch the video here! Out singer Todrick Hall released a music video for his song “Dripeesha” featuring Tiffany Haddish. Watch the video below!

10) Filmmaker Natalie J. Harris is currently fundraising for her short film, Pure, a queer coming-of-age story set in the Black South. The film follows 17-year-old Celeste, who participates in the Cotillion ball, despite thinking it is antiquated and heteronormative, and finds beauty in her pluralities. Learn more and support the project here.

October 11, 2019

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Presenting Queerty’s ‘Out For Good’ 2019 honorees…

Presenting Queerty’s ‘Out For Good’ 2019 honorees…

In honor of National Coming Out Day, welcome to the final list of Queerty’s Out for Good, an 11-part series of mini-profiles celebrating coming out and those who made public declarations to break down barriers for others like them.

The year’s honorees constitute a range of folk from all walks of public life. From a 27-year-old mixed-race Danish professional hockey goalkeeper to the 58-year-old mayor of Ottawa, these courageous individuals might not be the richest or most famous people. In a difficult time for minorities, they share a dedication to living their own truth every day and to having a positive effect on society in the process.

It takes courage to come out. It takes courage to announce to the world that you are willing to stand up and be a role model dedicated to making the world a more accepting place.

These eleven individuals showed the rest of the world how it is done.

With no further ado, and in no particular order, here they are…

1. Connor Jessup, actor

Jessup came out because he believes “queerness is a solution” to the world’s woes.

2. Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa

Jim Watson

Watson came out with a warning to others not to waste time, and to come out as early in life as you feel comfortable.

3. Matt Easton, BYU valedictorian

Easton brought attention to the anti-LGBTQ attitudes of the Mormon church, and those of his alma mater Brigham Young University to set other students free.

4. Jonathan Van Ness, humanitarian style maven

For Van Ness, coming out as non-binary pushed back against femme shaming. Coming out as HIV+ brought attention to and helped humanize people living with the virus.

5. Bella Thorne, actor/model

Bella Thorne wanted the world to know she’s attracted to people, regardless of gender identity.

6. Lilly Singh, comedian & YouTuber

Lilly Singh

Singh came out to her huge following as a way of accepting herself whileprojecting her queer “superpowers”… “Female, Coloured, Bisexual”.

7. Lil Nas X, chart-topping rapper

Lil Nas X wanted to come out to destigmatize homosexuality in the world of hip-hop.

8. Ryan Russell, former college & NFL player

NFLer Russell made his personal disclosure in order to be a better teammate and to bolster his own self-esteem so he could, in turn, help others.

9. Tyler Blackburn, actor

Blackburn came out as bisexual in an open letter to himself, and as a demonstration of honesty to other young men feeling the same way.

10. Shiho Shimoyamada, Japanese soccer star

On her way to the 2020 Olympics, Shimoyamada wanted the world to know she is gay so they would finally begin to see LGBTQ women in sports.

11. Jon Lee-Olsen, pro hockey goalkeeper

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Lee-Olsen became only the third male pro hockey player to ever come out. He did so in a live interview to open the door to other queer athletes in sports.

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