Pride & Prejudice: An American Story with GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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LGBTQ Americans live in a paradox. On one hand we have a growing population of LGBTQ Americans, a group whose rights are codified nationally with a supermajority of Americans supportive of life outside the heteronormative box, and yet we’re seeing a rising level of hate and extremism against that same community and anyone - be they individuals or corporations - who stand up as public allies. How can that be in 2025? Today we talk to Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, about what to do, where we go from here and the potential of a moment like this. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://glaad.org/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… DeleteMe - TEXT: politicsgirl to 64000 https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://shopMDhearing.com code: PoliticsGirl

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0:00.0	What happened with Roe v. Wade, if that was not the largest wake-up call ever, that we could see rights taken away and rescinded, that means everything's on the Politics Girl podcast. I'm your host Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.
0:30.6	Well, it's Pride Month. And despite the fact we have an administration actively and openly hostile to our LGBTQ friends and family, we celebrate a
0:39.2	month-long observance dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer pride,
0:45.1	commemorating the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, and
0:50.1	community. We celebrate pride in June, not because we don't celebrate this community year-round,
0:55.3	but to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which took place in June. The Stonewall
1:01.4	uprising was seen as a tipping point in the United States for the Gay Liberation Movement.
1:06.4	The last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as Gay Pride Day, but the actual day was flexible,
1:12.0	and major cities across the nation found the day growing to encompass a month-long series of events.
1:17.5	Today, those celebrations, including pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposiums, and concerts.
1:23.9	Despite the bigoted hate you might hear from those who refuse to evolve, which is being led in many ways by our current administration,
1:30.8	LGBTQ Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world.
1:35.6	Along with celebrations, memorials are held during this month for those in the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV-AIDS.
1:43.1	The purpose of Pride Month is to recognize the
1:45.5	impact that LGBTQ individuals have on our history, both locally, nationally and internationally.
1:52.2	Today, to launch the month, we will be talking with Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of
1:57.0	Glad, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, an organization created in 1985
2:02.2	to counter-discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in the media and promoting understanding,
2:08.6	acceptance, and equality. Since their inception, Glad has become the world's largest lesbian,
2:13.5	gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer media advocacy organization. And boy, in today's
2:19.0	America, do they have their work cut out for them. So without further ado, please welcome my guest,
2:24.4	award-winning leader of national media brands, author and president and CEO of Glad, Sarah Kate Ellis.
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