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Facebook working to combat cyber-bullying — but when does free speech become hate speech?
Facebook is teaming up with Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD), The Trevor Project and others to form a new “Network of Support” to help combat bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens.
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Vince Vaughn defends gay joke in upcoming film; GLAAD rebuffs actor, criticizes Universal
GLAAD rebuffed a statement this week by Vince Vaughn in which the actor defended controversial dialogue in the upcoming film, “The Dilemma,” and criticized Universal Pictures for not making good on its promise to pull the film’s trailer from theaters.
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Advocates, opponents, politicians react to today’s Prop 8 ruling
While gay rights advocates from across the country celebrate Wednesday’s historic ruling in which U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8, political groups, elected officials and activists on both sides issued reaction today, ranging for jubilation to furiously denouncing the court’s ruling.
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CBS plans more gay characters since receiving ‘failing’ score from GLAAD
CBS has announced plans to add more gay characters to its fall line-up after receiving a “failing” grade in the annual media survey by GLAAD that monitors the portrayal of gay, lesbian and transgender people on television.
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GLAAD gives MTV high marks in fourth annual Network Responsibility Index
MTV has been awarded high marks from Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), earning an “Excellent” rating from the advocacy group for its portrayal of gay, lesbian and transgender people on television.
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‘Today’ show opens annual wedding contest to gay couples
Just days after it was revealed that the Today Show‘s “Modern Day Wedding” contest excluded gay and lesbian couples, NBC — bowing to activist pressure — has opened the contest to same-sex couples, and is extending the entry deadline to allow gay couples time to participate.
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GLAAD ticked off at Tribeca over film ‘Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives’ (Video)
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has launched a campaign to get New York’s Tribeca Film Festival to remove the film ‘Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives’ from it’s April lineup. The film is described as a “campy homage to the exploitation films” in which “a group of transgender women are violently beaten and left […]
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Cynthia Nixon, Joy Behar honored with GLAAD media awards
Actress Cynthia Nixon, comedian Joy Behar and the series Brothers & Sisters are among those who received media awards on Saturday from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Nixon was honored for her work fighting for gay marriage. “We are bringing marriage back to its fundamentals and revitalizing it from its roots up,” […]
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ABC: ‘One Life to Live’ ending gay storyline
The ABC daytime drama One Life to Live is pulling the plug on its gay couple, Kyle and Fish, or better know to gay fans as “Kish.” The network confirmed this week that the couple, played by Brett Claywell (as Kyle Lewis) and Scott Evans (as Oliver Fish), are being written off the show. ABC […]
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Activists call on Grammys to denounce music, artists that promote violence
Gay rights activists have called the recording artists academy to use Sunday night’s Grammy Awards telecast to denounce music that promotes or celebrates violence against any group of people and the artists who perform such music […]