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Jenni Olson

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Come find me at the new place. I'm @jenniolsonsf everywhere. Senior Director, Social Media Safety @GLAAD. LGBTQ film expert. Maker of @RoyalRoadMovie, etc.

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Jenni Olson is a queer media historian, writer and online pioneer. One of the world’s leading experts on LGBT film history, Jenni has written extensively about LGBT film for such publications as The Advocate, Curve Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, Indiewire and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Her wildly entertaining coffee table tome, The Queer Movie Poster Book was a 2005 Lambda Literary Award nominee. She continues to cover LGBT film-related news for Logo TV’s NewNowNext and for various other we…

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Pursuing Pasolini

Pursuing Pasolini

There was a time many years ago when I was drawn to the dark mystery of Pier Paolo Pasolini's tragic death, w…

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He Was Here: Remembering Vito Russo * Journal * A Letterboxd Magazine

He Was Here: Remembering Vito Russo * Journal * A Letterboxd Magazine

On the anniversary of Vito Russo’s death from AIDS, filmmaker Jenni Olson remembers the activist and author, w…

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Queens at Heart: Rediscovering a Pre-Stonewall Portrait of Trans Lives | UCLA Film & Television A...

Queens at Heart: Rediscovering a Pre-Stonewall Portrait of Trans Lives | UCLA Film & Television A...

Guest writer, LGBTQ film historian and archivist Jenni Olson, discusses the significance of Queens at Heart (…

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"Adam" Is 2019's Most Controversial Queer Film-And Its Most Important

"Adam" Is 2019's Most Controversial Queer Film-And Its Most Important

This story contains spoilers for the new film Adam. Since its premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival,…

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Vertigo, My Celluloid Madeleine

Vertigo, My Celluloid Madeleine

" I am inordinately obsessed with the stories of others - seeking within them the key to sharing my own. Like…

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The LGBT Sneak Peek at Sundance 2016 | Filmmaker Magazine

The LGBT Sneak Peek at Sundance 2016 | Filmmaker Magazine

The annual Park City, Utah showcase of independent cinema - the Sundance Film Festival, kicks off this Thursd…

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A New Film by Hong Sangsoo and More Will Premiere at Berlinale 2026

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By Jenni Olson, Spike Lee, Savion Glover, with Damon Wayans
| The Film Stage
Taking place February 12 through 22, Berlinale 2026 has now unveiled its Berlinale Special, Panorama, and Generation lineups. The major highlight includes the world premiere of Hong Sangsoo’s new film The Day She Returns aka Geunyeoga doraon nal. Starring Song Sunmi, Cho Yunhee, and Park Miso, here’s the sysnopsis: “She has just finished the shoot of an independent film and now has to give three interviews about it. Afterwards, in her acting class, her teacher asks her to reenact the interviews.
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LinkedIn Joins Meta and YouTube in Abandoning Policies Designed to Counter Anti-Trans Hate

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By Jenni Olson
| Tech Policy Press
Perspective Jenni Olson / Aug 13, 2025 Jenni Olson is the senior director of the GLAAD Social Media Safety Program. In light of LinkedIn’s recent surreptitious removal of its targeted misgendering and deadnaming policy (the longstanding best-practice policy language maintained by nearly every major platform), it’s an important moment to remind ourselves that public-facing hate speech policies, versus behind-the-scenes moderator enforcement guidelines, exist for a reason.
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This is Not Normal: Meta’s Anti-LGBTQ Makeover | TechPolicy.Press

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By Jenni Olson
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Jenni Olson is the senior director of the GLAAD Social Media Safety Program. GLAAD first began working with Meta in 2010, helping the company (then Facebook) launch the Facebook Network of Support to fight anti-LGBTQ bullying and hate. Over the last 15 years, the company has expressed public support for LGBTQ rights and equality. From campaigns supporting marriage equality to initiatives promoting Trans Day of Visibility, Meta proudly expressed its values as an LGBTQ-friendly company.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have fond memories of our old Royal and still have a few of the college papers I typed on it from the early '80s, before I got my Mac!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Barbara Stanwyck's Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe.

Who do you wish followed you?

I maintain the illusion that I can instill compassion in others via simply being myself. So, maybe Laura Ingraham @IngrahamAngle

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