"Stop Thinking About Who Might Be Turned Off And Start Thinking About Who Might Be Turned On" – Gail Simone In The White House

@GailSimone at White House Forum on #lgbt & #disability talking about Representation in Media #lgbtd pic.twitter.com/111rxRMkwR

— Lead On Update (@LeadOnUpdate) June 19, 2014

.@GailSimone reminds us that progress in comics required the industry to learn to disregard bogus boycott threats. #lgbtd — Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) June 19, 2014

An upcoming Hawkeye story is going to be told in ASL. #lgbtd — Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) June 19, 2014

.@GailSimone with hot fire on the absurdity of relegating LGBT and disabled characters to niche products and token roles. #lgbtd — Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) June 19, 2014

.@GailSimone reminds us that the Comics Code let in vampires and zombies in 1971, but it took until 1989 to admit LGBT folks. #lgbtd — Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) June 19, 2014

"This is an audience that has supported us for years. Why don't we start supporting them back?"-@GailSimone #lgbtd — Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) June 19, 2014

"Stop thinking about who might be turned off, and start thinking about who might be turned on." –@GailSimone #lgbtd — Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) June 19, 2014

@GailSimone says threats were empty, no one stopped reading Batman because Batwoman kisses girls. #lgbtd

— Lydia Brown (@autistichoya) June 19, 2014

This was such an honor, can't even explain.

— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) June 19, 2014

The wonk in us loves political discourse / the nerd in us is amped to hear from @GailSimone and @GeriJewell #lgbtd pic.twitter.com/VPbQaIv6Ib

— Lead On Update (@LeadOnUpdate) June 19, 2014

@LeadOnUpdate @GailSimone @GeriJewell More nerd hidden in the discourse at White House Forum on #lgbt & #Disability pic.twitter.com/3sjrXqyFO0

— Day Al-Mohamed (@DayAlMohamed) June 19, 2014