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Trump Accountability Project Tracks discriminatory rhetoric and record<\/b><\/p>\n

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GLAAD has launched the Trump Accountability Project (TAP).<\/a>\u00a0This\u00a0resource is geared towards\u00a0journalists, editors, producers, and other news makers reporting on the Trump administration which tracks the anti-LGBTQ statements and actions of Donald Trump and those in or being considered for his administration. TAP also catalogues other discriminatory and hateful statements made by Trump and his appointees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Donald Trump\u2019s rise to president-elect, we have seen an unprecedented amount of misinformation and blatant lies go unquestioned and unchallenged in national news media,\u201d said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. \u201cThe rampant misinformation promulgated by Trump and those in his circle often contributes to a climate of hostility that puts marginalized communities in harm\u2019s way. The Trump Accountability Project will shine a spotlight of truth on the hateful records of individuals who are or may be participating in the upcoming administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on GLAAD\u2019s successful Commentator Accountability Project<\/a>, TAP will equip journalists, as well as everyday people, to hold Trump and his administration accountable for their words and actions. It will also serve as a reminder that many in the incoming administration have blatantly pledged to dismantle the legal protections that LGBTQ people, as well as other communities, have achieved over the past several years.<\/p>\n

TAP will include first-hand statements, video<\/a>, and\/or audio to document the animus displayed by people being appointed to or considered for positions of power in the Trump administration. GLAAD will update the profiles with new statements that disparage LGBTQ people, women<\/a>, Muslims, immigrants, and many others.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAll too-often, journalists on deadline don\u2019t have the time or resources to fully uncover the detestable history of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and voting records of many people in Trump\u2019s circle,\u201d continued Ellis. \u201cThis project will put this critical information into the hands of newsrooms, editors, hosts, and reporters so that they may better report on and challenge the hateful actions and statements of those they are covering.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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