GLAAD‘s Sarah Kate Ellis is under fire following an investigation published Thursday by The New York Times focused on her spending and expenses as the nonprofit’s long-serving president and CEO. The report also states that GLAAD’s CFO, Emily Plauché, flagged spending concerns to Liz Jenkins, a chairwoman for the organization’s board of directors. Since 2023, GLAAD has been a vocal critic of NYT‘s coverage of the LGBTQ community, focused specifically on its reporting of the transgender community. The Times should spend more time and resources bringing its coverage of transgender people up to par.”A Times spokesperson has countered GLAAD’s claim regarding the letter: “The letter was not critical of GLAAD. “This article was fair, accurate and based on objective information in GLAAD’s expense reports, employment contracts, tax filings and other documents.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2024 06:12 UTC