"True Blood's' Janina Gavankar Tells LGBT Teens 'It Gets Better!' VIDEO
True Blood's Janina Gavankar, who played Papi on season 4 of The L Word has released one of the most succinct, adorable “It Gets Better” videos out there. The 27-year-old actress, who played a lesbian lothario who challenged Shane's reign as the biggest tom-cat on the L Word block and who now plays True Blood's hottest shapeshifter, has joined her TB cast mates Anna Paquin, Rutina Wesley, Kristen Bauer van Straten and Alexander Skarsgard in releasing an “It Gets Better” videos aimed at empowering LGBT teens and combating bullying.
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
