MARRIAGE EQUALITY RESOURCES

MEDIA RESOURCES

Media Resource Kit: Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples [ more ]

GLAAD Applauds Senate Vote, Calls for Same-Sex Families' Stories to Take Center Stage [ more ]

GLAAD Statement on President Bush's Support for Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment [ more ]

GLAAD 2003 ANNUAL REPORT

Building Strength. Building Inclusion. Building Equality. Building Opportunity for All. Building a More Perfect Union. [ more ]

GLAAD MEDIA REFERENCE GUIDE

GLAAD's Media Reference Guide offers reporters, editors and producers critical tools and resources for reporting on our lives and issues in a fair, accurate and inclusive manner. [ more ]

REGIONAL ACTION MAP

Click on a region to see the current Calls to Action and additional information for that state.

MEDIA RELEASES

GLAAD's Announcing Equality Project Marks Two-Year Anniversary with 504 Inclusive Newspapers
One-third of Daily U.S. Newspapers Now Willing to Publish Same-sex Union/Wedding Announcements. [ more ]

GLAAD to Provide Resources for Journalists Covering Beenie Man's Hate Lyrics
GLAAD condemns the violent, homophobic lyrics of dancehall performer Beenie Man and announces plans to publish a GLAAD Resource Kit to help media outlets lead a more inclusive, detailed discussion on the issue of hate lyrics. [ more ]

GLAAD Calls for Media Coverage of Couples at Center of California Supreme Court Decision [ more ]

EYE ON THE MEDIA

California Supreme Court Voids San Francisco Marriages
Ruling finds Mayor Gavin Newsom overstepped authority and voids 4,000+ marriages. [ more ]

Governor of New Jersey Comes Out
McGreevey announced today that he is gay and that he will be resigning from office effective November 15th. [ more ]

HATE CRIMES COVERAGE

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Aug. 8, 2004
"Killing of gay teen shakes Alabamians" by Jeffry Scott [ more ]

GLAAD Media Resource Kit
Hate Crimes Coverage: The Murder of Scotty Joe Weaver [ more ]

EYE ON THE MEDIA

GLAAD on CNN's NewsNight with Aaron Brown - Aug. 5, 2004
GLAAD Executive Director Joan M. Garry discusses recent marriage developments in Missouri and Washington, the anti-gay industry's strategy of abstraction, and more. [ watch ]

Washington State Court Rules for Equal Marriage Rights [ more ]

GLAAD Executive Director Joan M. Garry on media coverage of same-sex families, marriage in The New York Times - July 31 [ more ]

GLAAD Executive Director Joan M. Garry on anti-gay advertisement in the Los Angeles Times - Aug. 2 [ more ]

GAYS VS. GRANDMA?

ANTI-GAY GROUPS ATTACK
Robert Knight says recent federal hate crimes laws protect gays more than "grandma." [ download MP3 (650 Kb) ]