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The Malaysian government has banned television shows that feature gay characters. Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin confirmed [the ban]. He said the ban was effective immediately but would only start with state-owned TV and radio stations. “If it means cancelling some of the shows, so be it,” he told The Star Friday, adding that the decision was …

Today’s ANGRY press release from One Million Moms: This anti-Christian program blasphemes God, Jesus Christ, God’s Church, and the Bible. Their actions give damaging and destructive perceptions of our religion. Not only is this program insulting to viewers of faith, it is also degrading to women. Together we will defend our Christian values and beliefs. The show continues to use …

Dan Savage’s MTV series launches tonight at 11pm. I’ll have clips tomorrow if possible.

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“We live in a time where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals find courage every day to overcome adversity, stand up to bullying and find equality. I’m truly saddened that my words today suggested otherwise. I’ve long been a supporter of Gay and Lesbian rights, and I’m saddened that my comments, however unintentional, offended anyone, specifically members of the LGBT …

One Million Moms says that the most recent episode of ABC’s GCB included a direct reference to them. So mean! They also claim victory about ads that probably were never scheduled to run: Victory! Keep up the great work! You are making a HUGE difference! Every single sponsor that OMM contacted last week decided not to sponsor this week’s episode …

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GSN (formerly the Game Show Network) will launch an hour-long Bible quiz show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. GSN said the questions will be “designed to acknowledge and celebrate the Bible’s continuing importance in contemporary life and culture.” Can’t wait for the stoning-of-adulteresses question. It appears contestants will be selected on the basis of their backstories, because GSN says contestants are …

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen Sunday’s season finale. Otherwise dive in and BRRROWWWRRRRR.

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen this week’s GCB. Otherwise dive in and dish. And stand by for this week’s outraged memo from One Million Moms.

The actual Love Boat has been sold for scrap. Turkish demolition company Cemsan reportedly bought the ship for just over 2.5 million euro, or about $3.3 million. Built in 1971 for $25 million for Flagship Cruises as the Sea Venture, the ship was originally built for New York to Bermuda cruise service, reports Maritime Matters. It sailed between Bermuda and …

Today GLAAD announces the Commentator Accountability Project, a campaign to educate the nation’s media gatekeepers about the histories of the hate group leaders and anti-gay talking heads that they place before the American audience. Fantastic idea! Journalists or producers who are on deadline often don’t have the time to dig into the histories of a commentator. Audiences need to be …

Yesterday’s GCB spoiler thread caused me to forget to post our usual one for The Walking Dead. The usual warnings apply…

“I talked to Kirk [Cameron], I talked to him yesterday actually I was actually interestingly enough I was coming out of MSNBC where I was on yesterday with Martin Bashir, and I would actually encourage folks to go watch that interview that I did with him—they have it on their homepage; at least they did this morning on MSNBC—and thank …

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What’s on your DVR right now?