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Newt Gingrich secures endorsement of anti-gay ‘family’ group he helped fund
Thrice-married Newt Gingrich has secured the endorsement of Don Wildmon, the founder of the vehemently anti-gay American Family Association. One of the cogs in Gingrich’s vast network of business enterprises and front groups, ReAL Action, has provided $125,000 to the AFA’s sister organization, American Family Association Action.
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Report: Fox News downplays stories about anti-LGBT bullying, suicide
Whether it’s criticizing same-sex parents, fear mongering about marriage equality, or making crass jokes about transgender people, Fox News makes its anti-LGBT viewpoint known whenever possible. Fox’s bias, however, is also evidenced by what stories the network chooses not to cover.
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Criticism, support precede Chaz Bono’s appearance on ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Chaz Bono — the transgender son of entertainer Cher and the late Sonny Bono — who recently announced he will be contestant this season on ABC’s hit show “Dancing With the Stars,” has set off both a firestorm of criticism, and a groundswell of support.
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NOM’s Brian Brown still smarting over disastrous Fox News debate
On the National Organization for Marriage’s blog, NOM president Brian Brown is raising a fuss about a disastrous debate he had on the Fox News show “Stossel” two weeks ago.
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Openly gay presidential candidate Fred Karger shut out from Iowa debate
Openly gay presidential candidate Fred Karger will once again be left out of a nationally televised debate among Republican presidential hopefuls — this time, in Iowa on Thursday night.
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Fox News: CA bill that would require teaching of LGBT history is ‘propaganda’
LGBT watchdog group “Equality Matters” is taking Fox News to task for maligning the facts relating to California’s Fair Education Act, a landmark bill that would require the teaching of LGBT history in public schools.
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LGBT advocacy groups urge Orbitz to drop Fox News over anti-gay rhetoric
Media Matters on Monday kicked off its “DropFox” campaign by urging Orbitz, an online travel site, to pull its ads from the anti-LGBT Fox News network.
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Fox News refuses to air ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal ad
The Palm Center has put together an ad regarding the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” and while most major networks have picked it up and it will start running soon, Fox News has refused to air it, claiming the military “isn’t planning on repealing.”
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NJ library bans gay teen book over complaint from Glenn Beck follower
A controversial book aimed at gay teens has been banned in the Burlington County, NJ, public library, the decision of a lone librarian acting on a single complaint by a Glenn Beck follower.