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Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir retires, joins NBC for Sochi
NEW YORK — Known as much for his outrageous costumes and comments as his intriguing skating, Johnny Weir is leaving the ice for the broadcast booth.
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NBC tells LGBT employees it will keep them safe during Sochi Olympics
NEW YORK — NBC is assuring its gay and lesbian employees who may cover the Winter Olympics in Sochi that it will do everything possible to keep them safe following Russia’s passage of anti-gay law.
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‘America’s Got Talent’ contestant disowned by family because he is gay
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Jonathan Allen, a 20-year-old aspiring singer from Lawrenceburg, Tenn., appearing Tuesday night on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” captured the hearts of judges and viewers after learning that, at age 18, he was disowned by his family because he is gay.
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‘The New Normal’ star Justin Bartha: An unexpected activist
LOS ANGELES — Justin Bartha never set out to make a political statement when signing on to play a gay, expectant father on NBC’s “The New Normal.” “It’s interesting that television really has swayed the conversation,” Bartha said of the same-sex marriage debate. “You’re just trying to make entertainment.”
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Obama: Hagel’s 1998 anti-gay remarks don’t disqualify him for Cabinet role
President Obama said over the weekend during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he won’t rule out the nomination of former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel as defense secretary over anti-gay remarks he made in 1998.
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Mormon-owned NBC affiliate refuses to air gay-themed sitcom
The NBC television affiliate in Salt Lake City, Utah — which is owned by the Mormon Church — said it will not air a new gay-themed sitcom, calling it “inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time.”
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One Million Mom’s last obsession: NBC’s ‘The New Normal’ is ‘not normal’
They’re back. The latest target of the self-proclaimed “One Million Moms” — whose supporters actually number around 48,000 — is NBC’s new fall series, “The New Normal,” a comedy based on two gay dads and their surrogate mother.
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Television: NBC, Ryan Murphy (‘Glee’) unveil ‘The New Normal’
One of the most anticipated shows for the fall 2012 season will be The New Normal, from Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler. The show features Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon) and Justin Bartha (National Treasure) as a gay couple trying to have a child via surrogate.
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‘Playboy Club’ star Sean Maher reveals he’s gay: ‘This is my coming out ball’
Actor Sean Maher, the 36-year-old star of “Playboy Club,” on Monday revealed that his is gay, and with his partner of nine years, is the proud father of two children.
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Anti-gay rocker, radio host sues MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for $50 Million
Anti-Gay, Anti-Muslim bigot, Christianist radio host and Michele Bachmann BFF is really upset that Rachel Maddow quoted him directly and played audio of an anti-gay, anti-muslim diatribe he went on. So he’s suing her for $50 million (but it’s not about the money).