Issa Rae and America Ferrera on Representation and Glass Ceilings

@ 2026 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All rights reserved

        Issa Rae and America Ferrera on Representation and Glass Ceilings
    The actresses/activists discussed education, empowerment, and how they use their platforms to drive change.
play icon
 Claire Heddles
          
          Oct 10, 2017
          
        
Claire Heddles
 See Full Bio 

        
        FROM OUR SPONSORS
        
    

        
        The Latest
        
    
National
        LGBTQ+ people are important to global economy, corporate allies say at Davos
    As Donald Trump melted down on the world stage, the Pride on the Promenade display offered a hopeful counterpoint.
Christopher Wiggins
News
        Florida woman criticized Miami Beach's mayor on Facebook. Cops then showed up at her home
    “Free speech died at my door,” Raquel Pacheco, a small business owner, told The Advocate.
Christopher Wiggins
Arts & Entertainment
        7 sexiest gay vampire movies and TV shows ever made, and where to watch them
    You're going to want to take a bite out of these sexy gay vamps!
Ariel Messman-Rucker
People
        Ex-Steelers employee alleges antigay, sexist discrimination in lawsuit
    Chelsea Zahn says she was unfairly denied pay and opportunities.
Jack Walker

        
        More For You
        
        Rachel Maddow on standing up to government lies and her Walter Cronkite Award
    
Christopher Wiggins
Dec 15, 2025
Journalists Peter Alexander (left), Scott Pelley, and Rachel Maddow at the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards in Washington, D.C.

        Tina Dela Rosa Photography 
    
        On Friday afternoon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism unfolded less like a media victory lap than a reckoning. The journalists honored — Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart, Scott Pelley, Peter Alexander, John Dickerson, Julio Vaqueiro, and a range of local and investigative reporters — gathered amid an unspoken understanding: The work being celebrated is also the work now under the greatest strain. Keep Reading →

        Pete Buttigieg mocks Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s strange airport pull-up stunt
    
Christopher Wiggins
Dec 11, 2025
Pete Buttigieg mocks the Trump administration for some of its theatrical stunts.

        Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube
    
        Pete Buttigieg has always balanced levity with seriousness — a rhythm he brought again to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night, where a conversation about holiday travel, aviation safety, and rising health care premiums unfolded against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s increasingly theatrical approach to transportation policy. Keep Reading →

        Rachel Maddow snags 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in political journalism
    
Christopher Wiggins
Dec 10, 2025
Rachel Maddow will be awarded the 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in journalism at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

        Eugene Gologursky/Variety via Getty Images)
    
        Some of the most influential figures in American journalism, including out anchor Rachel Maddow, Scott Pelley, Peter Alexander, and Jon Stewart, will be honored Friday with the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism, organizers announced Wednesday morning. The ceremony will center on this year’s theme, “How a Free Press Defends Democracy.” Keep Reading →

        LGBTQ+ digital creators urge  Democrats to authentically ‘say the things others are too scared to say’
    
Christopher Wiggins
Dec 08, 2025
RaeShanda Lias explains her social media philosophy at the 2025 LGBTQ+ Victory Institute International Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 2025.

        Christopher Wiggins for The Advocate
    
        By the time the final applause faded inside the Grand Ballroom at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon, one truth had settled over the room with unmistakable clarity: In the second Trump era, silence is no longer a political posture. It is a liability. Keep Reading →

        Charlie Kirk’s widow set to join out CBS News chief Bari Weiss for televised town hall
    
Christopher Wiggins
Dec 04, 2025
Erika Kirk is expected to participate in a televised town hall with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

        Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
    
        CBS News is putting its newly appointed lesbian editor in chief, Bari Weiss, at the center of its editorial reinvention with a televised town hall featuring Erika Kirk, the widow of recently assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, scheduled to air on December 13. The event, first reported by The Guardian, will be recorded in New York and framed as a conversation about “grief, faith, politics, and more.” Keep Reading →

        Most Popular
        
Opinion
        An HIV breakthrough is here. Let's not let it go to waste
    Opinion: "While the obstacles we face may be significant, Lenacapavir represents a monumental breakthrough in the fight against HIV/AIDS, one we can not afford to squander," write Dr. Kelly Gebo and Dr. Amanda Castel. 
Kelly Gebo
Amanda Castel
Arts & Entertainment
        10 of the sexiest music videos that gagged everyone in 2025
    These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.
Ricky Cornish
Crime
        Man attacked on NYC subway for kissing trans woman partner
    Police are still searching for the suspect who slashed the man's face.
Trudy Ring
News
        Trump-appointed Texas federal judge rules that drag is like blackface
    "Claims comparing it to dehumanizing performances designed to uphold racial supremacy are as inaccurate as they are offensive," a GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate.
Christopher Wiggins
States
        Justice Department will investigate Renee Good's wife but not the man who killed her
    The DOJ is investigating Becca Good under a law against “assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers,” sources tell NBC News. 
Trudy Ring
Politics
        Trump is pulling America under authoritarian rule, international human rights groups warn
    “We have seen where this road leads when dissent is punished, oversight is dismantled, and people can be disappeared or expelled beyond the reach of the law,” Amnesty International said.
Christopher Wiggins

Site Navigation

Issa Rae and America Ferrera on Representation and Glass Ceilings

The actresses/activists discussed education, empowerment, and how they use their platforms to drive change.

The Latest

LGBTQ+ people are important to global economy, corporate allies say at Davos

As Donald Trump melted down on the world stage, the Pride on the Promenade display offered a hopeful counterpoint.

Florida woman criticized Miami Beach's mayor on Facebook. Cops then showed up at her home

“Free speech died at my door,” Raquel Pacheco, a small business owner, told The Advocate.

7 sexiest gay vampire movies and TV shows ever made, and where to watch them

You're going to want to take a bite out of these sexy gay vamps!

Ex-Steelers employee alleges antigay, sexist discrimination in lawsuit

Chelsea Zahn says she was unfairly denied pay and opportunities.

DOJ threats against Don Lemon worry press freedom groups

104 Images Both Polished and Raw by Jeremy Lucido From Starrf**ker

90 Photos to Celebrate the Return of Physique Pictorial

A Short But Lurid History of Physique Pictorial in 36 Photos

Ex-Biden White House aide called out for implying Cory Booker’s new marriage is suspicious

More For You

Rachel Maddow on standing up to government lies and her Walter Cronkite Award

Pete Buttigieg mocks Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s strange airport pull-up stunt

Rachel Maddow snags 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in political journalism

Charlie Kirk’s widow set to join out CBS News chief Bari Weiss for televised town hall

Most Popular

An HIV breakthrough is here. Let's not let it go to waste

Opinion: "While the obstacles we face may be significant, Lenacapavir represents a monumental breakthrough in the fight against HIV/AIDS, one we can not afford to squander," write Dr. Kelly Gebo and Dr. Amanda Castel.

10 of the sexiest music videos that gagged everyone in 2025

These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.

Man attacked on NYC subway for kissing trans woman partner

Police are still searching for the suspect who slashed the man's face.

Trump-appointed Texas federal judge rules that drag is like blackface

"Claims comparing it to dehumanizing performances designed to uphold racial supremacy are as inaccurate as they are offensive," a GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate.

Justice Department will investigate Renee Good's wife but not the man who killed her

The DOJ is investigating Becca Good under a law against “assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers,” sources tell NBC News.

Trump is pulling America under authoritarian rule, international human rights groups warn

“We have seen where this road leads when dissent is punished, oversight is dismantled, and people can be disappeared or expelled beyond the reach of the law,” Amnesty International said.

Latest Stories

Stay informed on important LGBTQ+ news.

Issa Rae and America Ferrera on Representation and Glass Ceilings

The actresses/activists discussed education, empowerment, and how they use their platforms to drive change.

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

As Donald Trump melted down on the world stage, the Pride on the Promenade display offered a hopeful counterpoint.

“Free speech died at my door,” Raquel Pacheco, a small business owner, told The Advocate.

You're going to want to take a bite out of these sexy gay vamps!

Chelsea Zahn says she was unfairly denied pay and opportunities.

More For You

Most Popular

Opinion: "While the obstacles we face may be significant, Lenacapavir represents a monumental breakthrough in the fight against HIV/AIDS, one we can not afford to squander," write Dr. Kelly Gebo and Dr. Amanda Castel.

These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.

Police are still searching for the suspect who slashed the man's face.

"Claims comparing it to dehumanizing performances designed to uphold racial supremacy are as inaccurate as they are offensive," a GLAAD spokesperson told The Advocate.

The DOJ is investigating Becca Good under a law against “assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers,” sources tell NBC News.

“We have seen where this road leads when dissent is punished, oversight is dismantled, and people can be disappeared or expelled beyond the reach of the law,” Amnesty International said.