Tag Archives: GLAAD

Tonight this here website thingy won the first-ever Outstanding Blog category at the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards! The word went out on Twitter hours ago while I was still working the red carpet downstairs and I totally didn’t know I’d won until at the after party when I congratulated another winner on the escalator and they said, “Oh, you too!” …

In a joint move with the National Hispanic Coalition, GLAAD announced today that it is filing an FCC complaint against the Spanish-language show, Jose Luis sin Censura, which routinely features anti-LGBT hate speech and has encouraged audience members to attack gay guests on the program. In over twenty episodes that aired between June 18 and December 7, 2010, the program …

GLAAD is asking for an apology from NBC after this weekend’s airing of a Saturday Night Live skit that mocked transgender women. The piece was a mock commercial for estrogen replacement therapy and featured men with facial hair wearing dresses, meant to represent transgender women. This segment cannot be defended as “just a joke” because there was no “joke” to …

GLAAD has announced the nominations for its 2011 Media Awards, which honor excellence in a broad range of LGBT-related media, including movies, television, theater, newspapers, magazines, and digital journalism. A first-time category this year is Outstanding Blog, for which this here website thingy is nominated! My co-nominees are Bilerico Project, Blabbeando, Pam’s House Blend, and Rod 2.0. All pals of …

The Westboro Baptist Church has agreed not to picket the funeral of the federal judge murdered in Saturday’s massacre in Arizona. In return, a nationally syndicated radio show will give Westboro airtime to broadcast their repulsive message. GLAAD wants the deal called off. This week Westboro has reacted to the tragedy in Tucson with messages like “God Sent the Shooter.” …

GLAAD has issued a call to action, asking its supporters to write CNN to demand that representatives of hate groups no longer be used to “balance” the network’s stories on LGBT rights. As a recent example, GLAAD cites the appearance of the Family Research Council’s Peter Sprigg, who was invited to counter the opinion of DADT repeal activist Alex Nicholson. …

Two weeks ago, I asked to you to use the Family Research Council’s own link to thank Apple for keeping the Manhattan Declaration app off the iPhone. (And thousands of you did.) Responding to yesterday’s video from NOM, today GLAAD echoes that request. The ‘Manhattan Declaration’ calls gay and lesbian couples “immoral,” it calls the recognition of their relationships “false …

GLAAD and the Gay Men’s Health Crisis are calling on New York City to cease airing an HIV prevention ad that the groups says is “sensationalist and stigmatizing.” The PSA, which is intended to encourage condom usage among gay and bisexual men, claims that those with HIV face a higher risk of bone loss, dementia, and anal cancer. While older …

Michelangelo Signorile joined Joy Behar last night as the GLAAD/Glee “tranny” controversy roils on. Behar posted GLAAD’s statement on her blog: GLAAD did not ‘take action’ against Glee – which last year won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. GLAAD included the recent use of the word ‘tra—y’ on the show in a blog post which looked at …

Rocky Horror star Susan Sarandon thinks the controversy over Glee’s usage of the word “tranny” is overblown. Susan Sarandon has no patience for the P.C. brigade – or TV. “Glee” recently took on her 1975 cult hit “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” only to come under fire from GLAAD for using the word “tranny.” When we caught up with Sarandon, …

Calling it “poorly worded at best and inappropriate altogether at worst,” the general manager of the Texas NBC affiliate that broadcast yesterday’s “Will homosexuals bring about America’s destruction?” segment has issued an apology. The story became national news after being posted here on JMG thanks to a tip from a reader in Texas. CORRECTION: The below apology is from the …

“If there were a status update for Facebook’s entire site, it might say something like, ‘Jumping on the politically correct bandwagon.’ Last week, the social media giant officially friended the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to ‘end hate speech and anti-gay bullying’ on the Internet. The new partnership, which made a splash in the mainstream news, is significant …

Some of Seattle’s bears gathered last night to show support for GLAAD’s Spirit Day. I see at least a few JMG readers there! More photos at Andy Hahn’s Facebook page.

I haven’t shaved in ten days, hence the cropping, but at least I remembered to wear purple for GLAAD’s Spirit Day. Hopefully the folks at Chirpin’ Chicken will find this meaningful when I leave the apartment for lunch.

GLAAD wants to turn the world purple on October 20th. The idea behind Spirit Day, first created by teenager Brittany McMillan earlier this month, is a simple one, not dissimilar to the idea of “Spirit Week” held in many high schools, and can be summed up in three words: Everyone Rally Together. Spirit Day honors the teenagers who had taken …

Responding to pressure from GLAAD, the New York Yankees have vowed to end homophobic taunting by their fans. The issue came to light on Tuesday thanks to a video (created by JMG reader Sean Chapin) which showed fans shouting an obscene version of Village People’s YMCA at fans for opposing teams. Via GLAAD: We reached out to the Yankees, and …

With the guidance of GLAAD, Essence Magazine, which is aimed at black females, has published an online photo essay of a lesbian wedding. The article includes a profile of how the women met and later married in Washington DC. This is a first for the magazine.

GLAAD reports today that Facebook has been working with them to remove homophobic comments and photos posted to a page memorializing LGBT teens who committed suicide. Hateful comments posted to the page included “god hates f*gs theyre b*tches i hope they all die” and “f*ggots deserve a good old lynching.” Over 1,800 emails were sent to GLAAD calling for Facebook …