Raina Deerwater

Raina serves as the Entertainment Research and Analysis Manager for GLAAD Media Institute. In this capacity, she provides research and is a contributing writer for GLAAD’s Where We Are On TV and Studio Responsibility Index, our two annual reports examining the quality and quantity of LGBTQ representation in television and Hollywood film. In addition, Raina authors regular posts for GLAAD’s website.

Raina holds a B.A. in Visual and Media Arts from Emerson College, where she spent her last semester interning at GLAAD. Before returning as staff, Raina worked as a television reviewer for The Tracking Board, and as a campaign organizer for Tell That Story. She currently is living in Pittsburgh, PA.