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GLAAD announces Barrios’ resignation, eight board members including Troup Coronado
The Board of Directors of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) on Thursday, officially — and finally — announced what LGBT media had been reporting since Saturday, that President Jarrett Barrios has resigned.
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Six GLAAD board members resign as fallout continues over AT&T merger flap
Just days after the resignation of GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios, six board members of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have resigned amid the fallout over the organization’s letter in support of AT&T’s proposed bid for wireless rival T-Mobile, POLITICO has reported.
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GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios resigns under scrutiny of AT&T endorsement
Jarrett Barrios, the president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has resigned under increasing scrutiny of GLAAD’s recent endorsement of AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile, and conflicting statements related to net neutrality rules.
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Tracy Morgan meets with homeless, teen victims of anti-LGBT violence
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan on Friday visited homeless LGBT teens in New York in an effort to apologize and make amends for a recent anti-gay tirade in which he suggested he would “pull out a knife and stab” his own son if told him he was gay.
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What does Tracy Morgan have to do with the State of Montana?
You may have heard that actor Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) mentioned in his stand up act in Nashville, Tennessee, that if his son were gay, he would “pull out a knife and stab” him … So what does Tracy Morgan have to do with the State of Montana?
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Tina Fey, NBC Chairman condemn Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant
NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt and “30 Rock” creator Tina Fey on Friday released statements condemning comedian Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant at a recent concert in Nashville.
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HRC: Until Tracy Morgan does something meaningful, his brand remains tarnished
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Tracy Morgan’s anti-gay tirade, and said that until Morgan does something meaningful, his brand remains tarnished.
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Facebook updates relationships to include ‘civil union,’ ‘domestic partnership’
Facebook is becoming more LGBT-friendly. This week, the world’s largest online social networking website added two new options to its list of relationship statuses: “in a civil union” and “in a domestic partnership.”
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Advocacy groups say NYC health department ad demonizes gay men, HIV patients
The Gay Men’s Health Crisis, an HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy group, and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), say the latest ad by the NYC Heatlth Department creates a grim portrait of being an HIV patient, which could further stigmatize victims.
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TV station pulls anti-gay segment, radio station apologizes, morning host mum
A radio station has apologized, and a television station has removed from its website a controversial segment in which TV and radio audiences in Tyler, TX were invited to call in and debate the question: “Will the acceptance of homosexuality be the fall of America?”