GLAAD Pres.: ‘We’re Running Ads in Battleground States ... to Introduce Folks to Trans People’

BRZEZINSKI So across the ░░░░░░░░ today millions of people ░░░░░░░░ honoring Spirit Day curated ░░░░░░░░ GLAAD the non profit ░░░░░░░░ focused on LGBTQ advocacy ░░░░░░░░ annual event is held ░░░░░░░░ raise awareness about the ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ youth face while ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure out ░░░░░░░░ they are A 2024 ░░░░░░░░ conducted by The Trevor ░░░░░░░░ found that nearly half ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ young people experienced ░░░░░░░░ in the past year ░░░░░░░░ 39 percent reported they ░░░░░░░░ considered attempting suicide Joining ░░░░░░░░ now the President and ░░░░░░░░ of GLAAD Sarah Kate ░░░░░░░░ She s at the ░░░░░░░░ to ring the opening ░░░░░░░░ this morning I really ░░░░░░░░ your coming on the ░░░░░░░░ put purple on for ░░░░░░░░ And I would love ░░░░░░░░ hear more about the ░░░░░░░░ and the growing numbers ░░░░░░░░ to bullying in this ░░░░░░░░ ELLIS Well thank you ░░░░░░░░ having me And we ░░░░░░░░ really excited to ring ░░░░░░░░ opening bell in solidarity ░░░░░░░░ our LGBTQ youth I ░░░░░░░░ also what we re ░░░░░░░░ is the biggest bully ░░░░░░░░ town which is Donald ░░░░░░░░ running these anti LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ especially anti trans ads ░░░░░░░░ he s running across ░░░░░░░░ country especially in battleground ░░░░░░░░ And today is a ░░░░░░░░ where we stand up ░░░░░░░░ we say our spirit ░░░░░░░░ out hate And we ░░░░░░░░ with these kids who ░░░░░░░░ just being inundated by ░░░░░░░░ that are anti LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ past year we saw ░░░░░░░░ 500 anti LGBTQ bills ░░░░░░░░ So what we ve ░░░░░░░░ doing especially around trans ░░░░░░░░ because only 70 percent ░░░░░░░░ Americans say they know ░░░░░░░░ who s trans more ░░░░░░░░ report having seen a ░░░░░░░░ So we re running ░░░░░░░░ in the battleground states ░░░░░░░░ the country to introduce ░░░░░░░░ world to trans people ░░░░░░░░ you can see these ░░░░░░░░ and these ads at ░░░░░░░░ com And these ads ░░░░░░░░ introducing the world to ░░░░░░░░ people because I think ░░░░░░░░ s happening right now ░░░░░░░░ these anti trans ads ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ platform they re attacking ░░░░░░░░ most vulnerable in our ░░░░░░░░ and our society at ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI So you bring ░░░░░░░░ to my next point ░░░░░░░░ is something I want ░░░░░░░░ show you actually something ░░░░░░░░ friend and colleague Stephanie ░░░░░░░░ did that I was ░░░░░░░░ so moved by She ░░░░░░░░ speaking with a Rutgers ░░░░░░░░ student about the 2024 ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen Clip ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN STUDENT If I ░░░░░░░░ to ask Vice President ░░░░░░░░ a question I think ░░░░░░░░ would ask her how ░░░░░░░░ do you think we ░░░░░░░░ get the Equality Act ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE How about Donald ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN STUDENT I would ░░░░░░░░ him do you see ░░░░░░░░ as a human RUHLE ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry Clip ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Sarah Kate Ellis ░░░░░░░░ response to that interview ░░░░░░░░ that state of mind ░░░░░░░░ these kids are in ░░░░░░░░ now ELLIS Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ that this is dehumanizing ░░░░░░░░ And when we lift ░░░░░░░░ up all boats rise ░░░░░░░░ this country It s ░░░░░░░░ been that way it ░░░░░░░░ always be that way ░░░░░░░░ these kids are our ░░░░░░░░ They re precious And ░░░░░░░░ should be lifted not ░░░░░░░░ down by the person ░░░░░░░░ wants to be the ░░░░░░░░ of this country So ░░░░░░░░ say to those people ░░░░░░░░ those kids that we ░░░░░░░░ here for you we ░░░░░░░░ you and we are ░░░░░░░░ with you And even ░░░░░░░░ you can t speak ░░░░░░░░ for yourself right now ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ and proud for you ░░░░░░░░ it s heartbreaking BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ President and CEO Sarah ░░░░░░░░ Ellis thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for coming on the ░░░░░░░░ ELLIS Thank you BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ morning.”