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ESPN radio hosts suspended following transphobic broadcast
WASHINGTON — Two Washington D.C.-based radio announcers were suspended Tuesday following a brief, on-air apology for remarks made during a broadcast last week in which they referred to a transgender female basketball player as “he/she” and “it.” WTEM Radio, branded as ESPN 980, said Tuesday afternoon it had “temporarily removed” hosts Steve Czaban and Andy […]
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Radio station cancels public affairs program over interview with LGBT advocate
RENO, Nev. — A Fox Radio affiliate in Reno, Nev. has cancelled a public affairs program because the show’s host conducted an interview on Aug. 12 with social commentator and LGBT advocate Will Kolb.
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Cleveland radio host who suggested ‘corrective rape’ issues on-air apology
A Cleveland, Ohio, radio personality who, on his radio broadcast last week told a parent to essentially arrange for his daughter to be raped if he suspects she’s gay, has been been disciplined by the station and issued an on-air apology Monday.
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Malaysia bans gay characters from television, radio programs
The southeastern Asian nation of Malaysia has banned television and radio programs programs that feature gay characters, an effort to curb the “influence” of the LGBT community, the country’s Information Department has confirmed.
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ESPN radio announcer Jared Max reveals ‘gargantuan size secret’ — ‘I’m gay’
New York sports announcer Jared Max on Thursday announced to his radio audience that he is gay.
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Bigoted radio host attacks Joel Burns’ ‘It gets better’ message to gay youth
You may recall that last month, Joel Burns, an openly gay city council member in Fort Worth, Texas, gave a heart-wrenching, impassioned plea to LGBT youth struggling with their sexual identity or facing adversity among their families, community or bullying by their peers. But not everyone was touched by Burns’ message…
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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?”
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Texas TV station asks its viewers: Will homosexuality be the ‘downfall of America?’
A Texas television station is asking its viewers whether they think homosexuality will cause the downfall of the United States. KETK-TV, an NBC affiliate in Tyler, TX, has partnered with KTBB-AM radio station to poll its audiences on the subject.