@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
As it says above, comic book writer Gail Simone was invited to speak at the White House Forum on LGBT and disability issues, about representation in media. And yesterday, that's exactly what she did.
.@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
With a rather appreciative audience…
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