GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis: Trump Spent $280M on Ads Targeting Transgender Community and ‘at the Center of that Money Was Elon Musk’

FAJZULLIN Sarah how can ░░░░░░░░ can you do about ░░░░░░░░ political situation there ELLIS ░░░░░░░░ I mean I have ░░░░░░░░ many thoughts You know ░░░░░░░░ that s like permeating ░░░░░░░░ here is like rising ░░░░░░░░ our shame And that ░░░░░░░░ always been weaponized against ░░░░░░░░ as a community And ░░░░░░░░ think never before like ░░░░░░░░ re all of a ░░░░░░░░ trying to prove that ░░░░░░░░ don t want more ░░░░░░░░ the pie we just ░░░░░░░░ a piece of the ░░░░░░░░ And and I just ░░░░░░░░ to acknowledge that here ░░░░░░░░ we have always existed ░░░░░░░░ will always exist And ░░░░░░░░ can legislate against us ░░░░░░░░ can politicize us We ░░░░░░░░ not political We re ░░░░░░░░ We re in every ░░░░░░░░ as LGBTQ people Trump ░░░░░░░░ first administration he had ░░░░░░░░ 280 acts against our ░░░░░░░░ in his first administration ░░░░░░░░ his second running for ░░░░░░░░ this election he spent ░░░░░░░░ 280 million on ads ░░░░░░░░ targeting the transgender community ░░░░░░░░ That s a lot ░░░░░░░░ money that could go ░░░░░░░░ a good cause ELLIS ░░░░░░░░ is a ton of ░░░░░░░░ At the center of ░░░░░░░░ money was Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ s 1 percent of ░░░░░░░░ community that s transgender ░░░░░░░░ s like the 1 ░░░░░░░░ The 1 percent who ░░░░░░░░ acquiring all this power ░░░░░░░░ all this money the ░░░░░░░░ are targeting the most ░░░░░░░░ people in the world ░░░░░░░░ me it s a ░░░░░░░░ Don t watch what ░░░░░░░░ re doing to us ░░░░░░░░ what they re really ░░░░░░░░ FAJZULLIN Yeah ELLIS Because ░░░░░░░░ long as we re ░░░░░░░░ or they re putting ░░░░░░░░ on guard and they ░░░░░░░░ politicizing us they re ░░░░░░░░ money and they re ░░░░░░░░ more power That s ░░░░░░░░ my one So I ░░░░░░░░ also in order for ░░░░░░░░ to gain power back ░░░░░░░░ m going to give ░░░░░░░░ another statistic I love ░░░░░░░░ That s my thing ░░░░░░░░ love data GLAAD is ░░░░░░░░ 40 year old organization ░░░░░░░░ well It s our ░░░░░░░░ anniversary this year We ░░░░░░░░ founded understanding that media ░░░░░░░░ move the most hearts ░░░░░░░░ minds around our community ░░░░░░░░ this our recent study ░░░░░░░░ that in the this ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ S media 100 million ░░░░░░░░ wing people are reached ░░░░░░░░ week with right wing ░░░░░░░░ 100 million a week ░░░░░░░░ media reaches 30 million ░░░░░░░░ You have a 70 ░░░░░░░░ person gap And I ░░░░░░░░ that s at at ░░░░░░░░ center of our challenge ░░░░░░░░ now because the narrative ░░░░░░░░ gone to we re ░░░░░░░░ about ideology they re ░░░░░░░░ ideology Being LGBTQ is ░░░░░░░░ existing And I think ░░░░░░░░ ve got the narrative ░░░░░░░░ so what we need ░░░░░░░░ do is amass our ░░░░░░░░ as influencers as LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ have always been on ░░░░░░░░ forefront of culture creating ░░░░░░░░ entertainment being entrepreneurs And ░░░░░░░░ need to do that ░░░░░░░░ than ever before to ░░░░░░░░ this narrative back and ░░░░░░░░ ensure that our community ░░░░░░░░ safe.”