{"id":91873,"date":"2019-06-26T10:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-releases-new-media-guide-covering-2020-a-tip-sheet-for-journalists-covering-the-2020-election\/"},"modified":"2019-06-26T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T14:25:31","slug":"glaad-releases-new-media-guide-covering-2020-a-tip-sheet-for-journalists-covering-the-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-releases-new-media-guide-covering-2020-a-tip-sheet-for-journalists-covering-the-2020-election\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD Releases New Media Guide: Covering 2020: A Tip Sheet for Journalists Covering the 2020 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLAAD Releases New Media Guide: Covering 2020: A Tip Sheet for Journalists Covering the 2020 Election<\/b><\/p>\n

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GLAAD\u2019s 2020 tip sheet <\/a>aims to help inform media about top issues important for LGBTQ voters<\/em><\/p>\n

With LGBTQ acceptance waning amongst younger Americans, covering LGBTQ issues is essential in the 2020 election conversation<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, ahead of this week’s first 2020 Presidential Debates, today announced the first in a series of tip sheets for journalists covering the 2020 election aimed at informing national and political media about the top issues facing LGBTQ Americans. GLAAD\u2019s guide, \u201cCovering 2020: Vol. 1, A Tip Sheet for Journalists Covering the 2020 Election<\/a>,\u201d covers LGBTQ-specific topics like banning so-called conversion therapy practices while also focusing on the bread-and-butter issues that directly impact all voters, including LGBTQ families.<\/p>\n

GLAAD\u2019s \u201cCovering 2020<\/a>\u201d tip sheet release comes in the wake of a new survey from GLAAD and The Harris Poll released yesterday, which found that\u00a0LGBTQ acceptance fell amongst younger American voters ages 18-34<\/a>, falling to a 45% level of \u201ccomfort\u201d compared to 53% just last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we see acceptance of LGBTQ people wane within younger generations, it\u2019s imperative for the media to cover our issues and perspectives and ask all 2020 presidential candidates the tough questions about what their plan is to help the LGBTQ community feel safe and accepted in the United States,\u201d\u00a0said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD<\/strong>. \u201cWe have a great deal yet to accomplish in order to achieve full equality and acceptance, and it’s critical that candidates in both parties and in the media address the issues that matter and not erase LGBTQ people from the 2020 narrative.”<\/p>\n

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GLAAD\u2019s \u201cCovering 2020: Vol. 1, A Tip Sheet for Journalists Covering the 2020 Election<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

GLAAD urges the media to use its \u201cCovering 2020<\/a>\u201d tip sheet as a compass for covering LGBTQ-specific issues that matter to LGBTQ Americans. From the horrific violence transgender women<\/a> of color face to the growing movement of LGBTQ organizations and allies demanding additional nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans, such as the Equality Act, the media have a responsibility to not just tell these stories but demand answers from elected leaders who wish to be in the Oval Office come January 2021.<\/p>\n

So far under his presidency, President Trump and his administration have been responsible for issuing more than 115\u00a0attacks against LGBTQ Americans in policy and rhetoric since taking office in 2017. The entire list of the Trump Administration\u2019s anti-LGBTQ actions, which include\u00a0Trump\u2019s ban on allowing transgender Americans<\/a>\u00a0from enlisting in our nation\u2019s armed forces to\u00a0opposing the Equality Act<\/a>, can be found by visiting GLAAD\u2019s\u00a0Trump Accountability Project<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0www.glaad.org\/trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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