GLAAD staff was all over the annual Creating Change conference in Denver this last week. We were fortunate to meet with several LGBT organizational partners, do presentations on using the media to advance equality, and even get to do some media advocacy work in Denver!
Take a look at GLAAD during the day long institutes and workshops, presenting on digital media, faith, people of color, Latinos, and debunking anti-LGBT myths:
Ross, Janet and Monica prepping for the Digital Strategy Training Institute and the Latino Institute at #cc15#dstipic.twitter.com/ptwFiSeDZI
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 5, 2015
GLAAD strategist @DaniHeffernan talking about #trans healthcare at #dsti#cc15pic.twitter.com/IKs3V5d8e5
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 5, 2015
GLAAD POC Media Institute grads @TransGriot and @AriannaLint with GLAAD's @monicatrasandes at #CC15pic.twitter.com/YAKD2v8W63
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 6, 2015
Psyc of Debunking LGBT Myths @DeeTwoCents@LGBTProgress, @inlayterms@GLAAD, @beccalenn@mmfa& @BrynnTannehill#cc15pic.twitter.com/0OZTHRhVXu
— The Task Force (@TheTaskForce) February 8, 2015
And we spent time meeting with our partners in the LGBT movement:
Several members of GLAAD's staff are at #cc15. Here's @OmarSharifJr with @TheTaskForce's @russellroybal! pic.twitter.com/8EM0eHp2S5
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 5, 2015
GLAAD and @SRLP will be discussing the #transhealthcarenow campaign at #dsti at 2pm #cc15! pic.twitter.com/aBxhJKKjuo
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 5, 2015
Dreaming together how to spread the beautiful message of CORPUS CHRISTI: PLAYING WITH REDEMPTION. pic.twitter.com/S2Ur7kP9Pf
— David Lohman (@LohmanTaskForce) February 8, 2015
Thanks to @EqualityCard for having us tonight! #CC15pic.twitter.com/zuHgdSDbOa
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 7, 2015
We even directly engaged in advocacy while we were there:
Don't be afraid to talk. #StartTalkingHIV#cc15@OmarSharifJr@monicatrasandes@inlaytermspic.twitter.com/Klm9sL5DA8
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 6, 2015
Janet from GLAAD with Marjorie from #azucarbakery and Juan from LULAC pic.twitter.com/eVZbXFk2EL
— GLAAD (@glaad) February 6, 2015
And it looks like we left an impression:
Personal storytelling is the way to move the "movable middle." @glaad@inlayterms#CC15
— Marie Alford-Harkey (@EMarieAH) February 7, 2015
Re scripture: lift up positive messages rather than defending against cherry-picked passages. @glaad@inlayterms#CC15
— Marie Alford-Harkey (@EMarieAH) February 7, 2015
Excellent 2 finally meet u Ross @inlayterms and thanks for the awesome talk on faith messaging. Best advice: share UR story. @glaad#CC15
— James Brandon (@JBJustBE) February 7, 2015
Arguing in media usually a lose-lose due to oversimplification opposing only the 2 extremist views "A vs. B" Ross Murray @glaad@inlayterms
— Heath Adam Ackley (@DrHAdamAckley) February 8, 2015
Telling personal stories helps, esp. positively: "I want others also to experience this wonderful thing I did" @inlayterms@TheTaskForce
— Heath Adam Ackley (@DrHAdamAckley) February 8, 2015
See you next year in Chicago!