GLAAD

GLAAD
Founded	1985 (as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Founders	Vito Russo; Jewelle Gomez; Gregory Kolovakos; Darrell Yates Rist; Marcia Pally; Allen Barnett; Barry Adkins; Arnie Kantrowitz; Marty Robinson; Jim Owles; Bruce Michael-Gelbert; Hal Offen;
Focus	Discrimination in media
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.; Los Angeles, California, U.S.; ;
Area served	United States
Method	Media monitoring
Key people	Sarah Kate Ellis (President)
Revenue	US$25,260,000 (2023)
Expenses	US$21,160,000 (2023)
Employees	74 (in the US)
Website	www.glaad.org

GLAAD (/ɡlæd/) is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since expanded to queer, bisexual, and transgender people.


Founded	1985 (1985) (as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Founders	Vito Russo Jewelle Gomez Gregory Kolovakos Darrell Yates Rist Marcia Pally Allen Barnett Barry Adkins Arnie Kantrowitz Marty Robinson Jim Owles Bruce Michael-Gelbert Hal Offen
Focus	Discrimination in media
Location	New York City, New York, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served	United States
Method	Media monitoring
Key people	Sarah Kate Ellis (President)
Revenue	US$25,260,000 (2023)
Expenses	US$21,160,000 (2023)
Employees	74 (in the US)
Website	www.glaad.org