Supporting Pride: National Organizations on the Front Lines of LGBTQIA+ News
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We’re at the midpoint of Pride Month and as events take place across the country to celebrate LGBTQIA+ struggles and triumphs, finding trusted news sources is more important than ever. Social media postings, AI-generated content and clickbait can clog up search engine results, making the search for reliable news and data more time-consuming.
By utilizing the ongoing work of nationally recognized organizations, reporters and the public can access reliable information quickly and easily. These large, established organizations provide a wide view of what’s happening in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Here are several reliable national organizations on the front lines of LGBTQIA+ news and events.
The Human Rights Campaign
The non-profit established in 1980 by Steve Endean works to support equal rights for LGBTQIA+ people. With its attention to political activism and policy decisions focused on the LGBTQIA+ community, the HRC provides up-to-date news and offers education and advocacy.
Here are a few recent stories to check out:
- FACT SHEET: The 4 Supreme Court Decisions to Watch for the LGBTQ+ Community
- U.S. House Slashes Health Care for Millions of Americans – Including the LGBTQ+ Community – In Order to Give Tax Cuts to Ultra Wealthy
- Trump’s Proposed Federal Budget: What it Means for LGBTQ+ Communities
GLAAD
Founded in 1985, GLAAD focuses on media representation, advocacy and education for the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies. Actively working with local organizations and corporate partners to improve LGBTQIA+ experiences, GLAAD also shares regular news and press releases on LGBTQIA+ updates, covering legislation, drag, business, social media and more.
Get started with these posts:
- GLAAD’s 13th Annual “Studio Responsibility Index” Finds LGBTQ Inclusion at Three Year Low
- Facts Are the Resistance: Combating LGBTQ Disinformation
- GLAAD ALERT Desk Documents More Than 900 Anti-LGBTQ Incidents in the Past Year Across the U.S.
ACLU
Over one hundred years of defending civil rights have made the ACLU one of the most well-known organizations worldwide. The organization has fought numerous battles to make and keep racial, gender and sexual orientation discrimination illegal under federal law, and it continues making headlines today. With a focus on legal rights and advocacy, ACLU’s news and press releases detail national events, marriage equality, trans rights and other topics related to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Check out these recent articles:
- What the Marriage Equality Backlash Taught Me About the Fight for Trans Rights
- Kansas Attorney General Blocked from Denying Changes to Gender Markers on Driver’s Licenses
- Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio (podcast)
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists
The LGBTQIA+ community touches every industry, including journalism. The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, formed in 1991, is a non-profit that provides advocacy and support to LGBTQIA+ journalists. It works to ensure that LGBTQIA+ news coverage includes authentic voices to provide the best possible story.
NLGJA offers several resources for journalists, including:
- An LGBTQ+ Stylebook.
- A rapid response team for newsrooms, a panel of working reporters that “answers complaints about reporting seen as unfair and/or inaccurate by readers, viewers, listeners and our peer journalists.”
- A members-only job board.
National organizations focused on LGBTQIA+ rights and news provide clear, comprehensive information that journalists can utilize to provide context for local or national stories. These groups not only teach you about Pride’s past and where it’s going, but they also share personal stories from within the community that bigger news outlets might miss.
Staying up-to-date with these and other prominent LGBTQIA+ organizations is critical for journalists covering the community during Pride Month and beyond.
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Crystle Swinford
Crystle is a senior Customer Content Specialist at PR Newswire with a background in SEO writing. She opts to spend any available free time watching horror movies, reading any book that will hold still, and playing video games with her husband.
