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LifeSiteNews.com) - The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has released its new listing of TV networks rated according to “quantity, quality, and diversity� of pro-homosexual propaganda shown during primetime programming. “Primetime programming on the five broadcast networks was evaluated as well as original primetime programming on 10 major cable networks,� says GLAAD in introducing their latest “Network Responsibility Index.� According to the report, The CW network leads the five major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX, and NBC) in primetime programming hours containing either homosexual characters or the discussion of homosexuality, with 33% of its primetime programming...

ABC Family airs the most inclusive LGBT programming, according to GLAAD's annual Network Responsibility Index report, released Wednesday. Of its 103 hours of original primetime programming, 55 percent included LGBT-inclusive images that also reflected the ethnic and racial diversity of the LGBT community.

Former Massachusetts state Senator Jarrett Barrios has resigned as president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), according to a published report on Politico.com.

The popular TV show Glee was nominated for "best comedy series" for positively portraying gay characters and scenes. LOS ANGELES, CA, January 21, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – America’s Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced nominations yesterday for the TV shows, movies, and artists that promoted homosexuality the most in 2010. GLAAD works with media to insert “LGBT images and stories” into popular culture through every means possible.  From movies to comics, blogs and newspaper columns, TV shows and artists, every year GLAAD acclaims the most “outstanding images of the LGBT community” in their Media Awards. “This year’s nominees represent...

"Facebook Joins With GLAAD To Remove Anti-Gay Comments From Site; But Still Features 'I Hate the Pope,' 'I Hate Conservatives,' and 'I Hate Democrats' Pages" SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) - Facebook announced on October 19th, that it’s working with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GSLEN) to prevent and remove what it considers anti-gay comments from it’s social website. However, Facebook still includes pages with such names as "I Hate the Pope," "I Hate Conservatives," and "I Hate Democrats."" SNIPPET: "Facebook’s ‘Statement of Rights and Responsibilities’ already bars content that is hateful,...

An Internet-born movement to encourage solidarity with teen victims of gay bullying has spurred several celebrities, schools, and media to officially promote the pro-homosexual campaign by wearing purple this past Wednesday. A young woman named Brittany McMillan, who spread the idea on her Tumblr account, and was championed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), reportedly began the movement, which is intended to memorialize homosexual youths who have killed themselves. Several media outlets endorsed the movement, including CNBC, the Today Show, E!, HGTV, Philadelphia Magazine, Ms. Magazine, The View, and numerous Spanish-language media. Even the New York Stock...

Back in 2007, we assembled background info on the horrid propaganda play, “The Laramie Project.” Performed at high schools and colleges around the country, it uses raw emotion and lies to draw youth into the sexual-radical “rights” cause. The recruitment efforts never let up. So we’re not surprised to see “Laramie” being pushed again by Arts Emerson and the Boston Globe this week. They’re even exploiting the Governor’s daughter as a “panelist”. Emerson faculty are working with the sexual-radical groups GLAD, GLAAD, PFLAG, GLSEN, Matthew Shepard Foundation, Human Rights Campaign, and Boston’s “Theater Offensive” (“ambitious programming [on] the cutting edge...

Despite NBC's decision to allow same-sex couples to apply for its "Modern Love" wedding contest, there were none among the four finalists revealed this morning on the "Today" show. When the call for entries opened earlier this summer, the "Today" show faced pressure from GLAAD after the network said couples needed to be eligible for marriage in the state of New York to enter. Executive producer Jim Bell met with GLAAD to discuss the contest and its rules and, following that meeting, "Today" extended the contest deadline and announced that it would allow same-sex couples to apply. Viewers can now...

A 10-year-old boy has been named grand marshal for a gay pride parade this weekend – prompting a family advocacy group to call the decision "child abuse" and urge the local mayor to withdraw city support for the event. The American Family Association spoke out against Will Phillips' scheduled participation Saturday in the Northwest Arkansas Pride parade in Fayetteville, Ark. "It's shameful that adults would abuse a brain-washed child in this way," AFA President Tim Wildmon wrote in a press release. "He's obviously just parroting the nonsense he's been told by manipulative adults. For gay activists to trot out this...

NEW YORK (AP) — Joy Behar, Cynthia Nixon and the ABC drama series "Brothers & Sisters" are among this year's recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Presented Saturday in New York, winners of the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards also include the NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation," MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," the Lifetime network film "Prayers for Bobby" and a report on CNN's "American Morning" program called "Why Will Won't Pledge Allegiance." The ABC daytime drama "One Life to Live" and an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" were also recognized, as were...

<p>Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- American figure skater Johnny Weir says he doesn't understand why the only ice skating tour in the United States doesn't want him.</p> <p>"I'm not going to get on the ice and strip down naked and roll around," said Wier, a three-time U.S. ice skating champion.</p>

Notre Dame uproar over anti-gay cartoon in student newspaper By DARA KELLY IrishCentral.com Staff Writer The University of Notre Dame is being rocked by a controversy over an anti-gay cartoon printed in the student-run newspaper, The Observer. The cartoon depicts a conversation between two figures that reads: “What’s the easiest way to turn a fruit into a vegetable?" “No idea.” “A baseball bat.” Earlier, the cartoonist, who has not yet been named, posted the original version of the cartoon on his blog. In this version, it shows the punch line as “AIDS” instead of “a baseball bat.” The paper, he...

<p>WASHINGTON - At least 80 wealthy liberals have pledged to contribute at least $1 million each to fund a network of think tanks and advocacy groups, to compete with the potent conservative infrastructure built up during the last three decades.</p>

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and CNBC's Suze Orman were two of the winners at Saturday night's GLAAD Awards in New York City. Olbermann won for "Outstanding TV Journalism Segment" for his Special Comment about gay marriage. "Accepting the award, Olbermann magnanimously apologized for not having done the segment prior to the Prop. 8 vote," writes Queerty.com's Ben Harvey.

After Jerry Lewis apologized for making an anti-gay slur during his MDA Telethon on Monday, GLAAD issued the following statement to TMZ: "GLAAD thanks Jerry Lewis for his swift and direct apology for this incident. We join millions of Americans in applauding the important work of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and wish MDA and Mr. Lewis much continued success in their efforts."

The Gay And Liesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has apparently threatened to sue a Tennessee TV station for airing a report on lesbian gangs attacking students. Focus on the Family was told by the station manager that they had agreed to rewrite some of the story, but that still did not satisfy the activists. We also spoke to the station and from what I heard, airing the story was not a pleasant experience. There has actually been a blacklash against some of the reporters at the Memphis station from members of the homosexual community. The story featured an interview with...

SUMMARY: The network rebukes Isaiah Washington for anti-gay slurs against "Grey's Anatomy" co-star T.R. Knight; Washington finally apologizes. The heated controversy at ABC's top show, "Grey's Anatomy," boiled over Thursday as the network rebuked co-star Isaiah Washington for an anti-gay comment and Washington issued a lengthy apology.

GLAAD Urges Caution in Reporting on Language in New York Marriage Decision NEW YORK - July 6 - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today urged media outlets reporting on the New York Court of Appeals' decision in Hernandez v. Robles, Samuels v. New York, and the state's other marriage cases to avoid uncritical reiteration of the plurality opinion's repeated use of the phrase "sexual preference" -- an inaccurate term for sexual orientation that violates Associated Press style guidelines. The AP Stylebook's entry for gay reads: "Used to describe men and women attracted to the same sex,...

The militant homosexual lobby likes to complain about an alleged anti-gay media bias, but the 17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, held on April 9 in Los Angeles, was aired by two cable networks, the CBS-affiliated Logo and VH1. The affair was sponsored by a booze company, Absolut Vodka. Teri Hatcher and Nicolette Sheridan of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" show kissed each other on the lips, in a major "photo opportunity" for the assembled press. Shirts from the movie "Brokeback Mountain" were auctioned off for $100,000. Actress Charlize Theron won the "Vanguard Award" for portraying a lesbian serial killer in the movie...

Bill O'Reilly featured a discussion recently about whether President Bush would make a campaign issue out of gay marriage. O'Reilly doubted that Bush would actively support a constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Bush delivered a June 3 radio address on the subject and then appeared with supporters of the amendment. It remains to be seen whether Bush and his fellow Republicans will actively campaign on the issue this fall. Reticence may stem, at least in part, from the anticipated media hostility. O'Reilly should turn the attention on the media, including Fox News, one of...

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 How homosexual school clubs offer sex to students Posted: April 25, 20061:00 a.m. Eastern By Linda Harvey © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com The mainstream media is sure to spend time this next week on the subject of homosexuality and youth, precipitated by the observance in hundreds of high schools of the so-called "Day of Silence" on Wednesday, April 26. This is the day that students who are "GLBT" – that's "gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered" – pledge to remain silent all day to draw attention to what they believe is discrimination. On Thursday, April 27, some schools will be...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Duncan Tucker's "Transamerica" was named the outstanding film in limited release at the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards. The awards honor individuals and projects in the mainstream media and entertainment industries for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation presented the honors Saturday night (April 8) at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. "Brokeback Mountain" had been named outstanding wide-release film at GLAAD's New York ceremonies, which took place March 27. At the Los Angeles event, Showtime's "The L Word" was...

NEW YORK - Is "American Idol" homophobic? The Fox talent show elicited a response from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD) after judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson made what the gay rights group deemed questionable comments on last week's premiere episode. On Tuesday's show, seen by a Nielsen-chart topping 35.5 million viewers, Cowell told one male contestant to "wear a dress" and Jackson asked another, "are you a girl?" "The real offense here was in the producer's decision to add insult to injury by turning a contestant's gender expression into the butt of a joke," said Damon...

<p>Bosses at America's leading gay rights group are demanding a summit meeting with the producers of TV talent show American Idol after claiming the program is "increasingly homophobic".</p> <p>Officials at the Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) were appalled by homophobic remarks made by judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on the first show of the new season, which aired in America on Tuesday.</p>

ABC's politically loaded "Welcome To The Neighborhood" has been cancelled before even a single episode could air, according to the Drudge Report and Washington Post. Set to debut July 10, it's been entirely removed from ABC's site, as if it never existed! The ill-conceived reality show, previously covered in-depth at the Radio Equalizer, put three white families in a position to select their new neighbor.

Over the years I have appreciated and admired what Billy Graham has stood for and against. His integrity has been near perfect. When most evangelists have slipped or stuck their feet in their mouths, Billy Graham has stood on the Word of God, without wavering. During the past six decades, his message of Jesus Christ has been heard by over 210 million in 185 countries. He has been counsel to presidents, a passionate evangelist, a loving husband, and a caring father. This past weekend in New York, it was Graham’s much-anticipated last revival. Instead of focusing on his revival, Graham...

If one looks for the company which has done the most to affirm and promote the homosexual lifestyle, he would be hard-pressed to find a company which has done more than Ford Motor Company. While this is hardly known to the general population, it is well known by numerous homosexual organizations. In fact, the Human Rights Campaign (a national homosexual organization whose goal is homosexual marriage) gave Ford a 100% corporate rating. Ford makes not only Ford, but also Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover. From redefining family to include homosexual marriage, to giving hundreds of thousands of...

» Please support our sponsors «         Researcher Says Children's 'Tolerance' Video Promotes HomosexualityLatest Version Going Out to Public and Private Schools NationwideBy Jim Brown and Jody BrownJanuary 4, 2005(AgapePress) - A pro-family group is accusing homosexual activists of using popular children's TV characters to indoctrinate young children into their lifestyle. Specifically, the group is questioning the intention of a new children's video featuring those characters. SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney the Dinosaur, Arthur, Dora the Explorer, JoJo, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Big Bird, Bob the Builder -- those and many others are among the characters starring in...

Freepers, I just received this from a friend of mine, and I think it is SO important to be aware of this sort of thing. The "kiddie" stations are now doing their best to indoctrinate our children while we aren't looking. Read on, and pass it on to your friends, family, neighbors.*************************************Hi good friends I have never sent an e-mail like this, but I just had to. Those of you who have children or grandchildren MUST hear this. All of you have a sphere of influence that goes wide so PLEASE do something about this e-mail and expose this attack...

A major automaker is partnering with a homosexual activist group by developing a special marketing campaign geared towards homosexuals. Ford Motor Company's Jaguar North America and Land Rover North America announced Tuesday their expanded national sponsorship of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). The automakers will launch ads this month featuring a special "give-back" purchase offer benefiting the group, as part of a marketing and advertising campaign designed to reach "gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) consumers." "At Jaguar we understand the importance of creating strong partnerships with community organizations that impact our customers' lives," said George Ayres,...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

The audience of a Hollywood awards show demonstrated their opinion of President Bush when boos rang out in the hall each time his name was mentioned during the ceremony. Filling the Kodak Theatre with sounds of disapproval turned into a game among the participants of the 15th annual GLADD Awards on Saturday. The ceremony is sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Many of the celebrities in attendance relished the chance to slam Bush on the issue of the day for the homosexual movement: same-sex marriage. Christina Ricci and Adam Goldberg (Photo: Glaad.org) Arriving at the ceremony, Christina...

The black rapper 50 Cent used several anti-gay slurs in an April interview with Playboy magazine, but even so, a homosexual advocacy group has restrained its criticism of him -- even inviting him to "get to know the LGBT community." The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) offered a relatively mild response to words uttered by rapper 50 Cent, in marked contrast to GLAAD's relentless attack on a conservative radio talk-show host several years ago. That talk show host - Dr. Laura Schlessinger - never said the words that 50 Cent did. "I ain't into faggots," 50 Cent told...

A lesbian paedophile who posed as a teenage boy to begin a relationship with a 12-year-old girl she had met on school playing fields was today convicted of indecently assaulting the child. Kelly Trueman, 23, reinvented herself as 16-year-old Jake and concocted a string of lies about her former life to befriend a group of youngsters in Ripley, Derbyshire. Derby Crown Court heard that the young victim believed she had embarked on her first relationship when she met the supposed teenage boy last summer. Jurors were told the pair regularly kissed and that Trueman later touched the girl's breasts and...

  Just Whose Neighborhood Is It Anyway?by Daniel Sargis26 January 2004Through a succession of CEO’s starting with Robert Crandall, American Airlines has demonstrated its grit to become a case study in mismanagement. Always beware of a company that tells you they want to be, “a good neighbor!”  If I learned one thing in my M.B.A. program...a company is in business to serve the long-term best interests of its owners.  All of this “good neighbor” tripe is...well, just tripe.  And American Airlines (AA.) keeps making that point. That “something special in the air” does “what they do best” by “fly(ing) naked”...

Homosexual Agenda: Categorical Index of Links (Revision 1.1) Category Year Title Posted On FreeRepublic Adoption   2002 Pediatrics Group Endorses Homosexual Adoption     Trophy children Yes Bible   2003 What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality, Adultery...     What does the Bible actually say about being gay? Yes     The Christian Confronted by Homosexuality Yes     Talmud on Homosexuality     Is banning the Bible next?     Christianity and Homosexuality Yes     A divisive debate over the Bible spotlighted Episcopalians' OK for gay bishop   2002 Responding to Pro-Gay Theology   1999 The...

GLAAD launches campaign:Tell CNN, Larry King Live to Stop Promoting James Dobson's Anti-Gay Attacks   Please Show Your Support for Dr. James Dobson

Recently, there has been a lot of Congressional hand-wringing about media conglomeration, focusing on the red herring that consolidation results in, as Senator Barbara Boxer put it, "Communist and Nazi tactics in controlling opinions their citizens hear." That's a little silly, because, as a Democrat, Boxer should know that there has been a witch hunt in an effort to limit freedom of expression and controlling opinions bogeyman but with her cronies who run leftist special-interest groups. After all, the thought police haven't suddenly been unleashed. The technique of trying to virtually assassinate those who dissent was perfected by leftist special-interest...

A Mecklenburg district judge Friday called North Carolina's sodomy law unconstitutional, as he threw out two charges against a man accused of soliciting sodomy last May in a public park. Mecklenburg District Judge Nate Proctor threw out two cases against the defendant, saying the state's law barring anal or oral sex for anyone except married couples was invalidated by a Supreme Court ruling last month that overturned the Texas sodomy law. Proctor's ruling is not binding. It will be up to higher courts to decide whether the N.C. crime-against-nature law should stand after the Supreme Court ruling. Proctor, though, called...

Bob Foster, the rural Yolo County man who has taken to terrorizing TV and radio shows with prank phone calls, says his hobby "is all about getting a reaction." But this may be more than he bargained for. On Saturday, Foster called Michael Savage's live MSNBC show to mention a favorite radio duo, Don and Mike. Savage was apparently not amused and made a series of homophobic comments to Foster on the air. On Monday, news broke that the controversial broadcast personality had been fired by MSNBC. And it wasn't long before Foster began to feel the wrath of Savage...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable news channel MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage after the controversial talk show host wished AIDS (news - web sites) on a caller whom he dismissed as "one of the sodomites." Savage had been under fire from gay rights groups since February when the network announced it had hired the conservative commentator to host a TV version of his popular talk radio show. Saturday's episode of "The Savage Nation," his 15th since the program's debut in March, featured Savage discussing air travel with callers. One caller began discussing his experiences, and after an unintelligible part...

<p>NEW YORK - MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage for anti-gay comments.</p> <p>The popular radio talk show host who did a weekend TV show for the cable channel referred to an unidentified caller to his show Saturday as a "sodomite" and said he should "get AIDS and die."</p>

Kids’ Parade’s fate discussed by all sides By Craig Gima cgima@starbulletin.com Participants and organizers of this Saturday's Kids' Parade met yesterday in a city conference room to discuss the details of an event that may not take place. The Hawaii Christian Coalition, which is organizing the parade with city help, has said it will cancel the parade if a federal judge rules today that three gay rights groups must be allowed to march in it. Members of gay rights groups denied permission to march in the parade also attended yesterday's weekly planning meeting of organizers and participants at Honolulu Hale....

Sexual orientation: a state of being, not just a sex act Joan M. Garry I get uncomfortable talking about sex. As a good Irish-Catholic girl, public discussions of that most private of associations bring out the prude in me. When my school-age kids bring it up, we don't talk about the mechanics, but about love, family, respect, safety, honesty and responsibility. Otherwise, sex is a private matter between my partner and me. So I'm always taken aback when people confuse sexual orientation with what someone does in the bedroom -- as if they could divine what my partner and...

<p>WASHINGTON (May 13, 3:48 p.m. ADT) - Gay and lesbian couples are slightly better educated than married people and earn similar paychecks but aren't as likely to own their homes, according to a study of Census Bureau data released Tuesday.</p>

The United Way of Miami-Dade on Tuesday discontinued its funding for boy scouting programs, saying the local Boy Scouts of America affiliate failed to abide by an agreement requiring it to help gay youths cope with their sexuality. In a private meeting, the United Way's board of directors voted unanimously to withhold its yearly funding grant of $480,000 for ''traditional scouting programs,'' according to the agency's spokeswoman, Tamara Klingler. The grant serves primarily to pay the salaries of scout leaders in low-income areas including Little Havana, Liberty City, Homestead and Hialeah. About 4,200 kids, most between ages 6 and 17,...

The Real Reason The GayStapo went after Lott and now Santorum Nod to the RightRick Santorum, Trent Lott signal goal of trumping gay rights protectionsBy DUNCAN OSBORNE - GayCityNews.comhttp://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn27/nod.html With just over a month to go before Republicans take over both houses of Congress, the Bush administration and some Republican members of Congress are signaling that they will advance legislation which could override existing state and local laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. " It's exactly what we've been afraid of," said Lorri L. Jean, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task...

According to the New York Post, the perverts have been able to convince some advertisers not to want ads on Savage's show. According to the Post, "Spokesmen for Dell, Casual Male and Idea Village said their commercials aren't slotted for specific shows but told The Post they've now asked time buyers to keep their ads off Savage's program." This is intolerable. As Savage said in an earlier Post article: ----------- "I'm not Dr. Laura and I'm not going to lift my skirts and run," "If we let these bastards win, they will have elevated themselves to being a de...

TV IS NOT RADIO: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination (GLAAD) says it "has issues" with the content of Michael Savage's syndicated talk radio program, but it is more concerned now with the MSNBC talk show he is scheduled to begin this weekend. GLAAD spokesman Michael Young says the organization has been assured it can meet this week with Robert Wright, president of MSNBC's parent, NBC, to express its concerns. "We've heard the kind of things Savage says on the radio," says Young. "He bashes women, people of color, immigrants, anyone who isn't a straight white male. "But for...

GLAAD News Pop: TALK-SHOW HOST MICHAEL SAVAGE THREATENS CRITICS IN RADIO DIATRIBES Date: 2/28/2003 7:53:53 AM Pacific Standard Time From: javier@glaad.org (Loren R. Javier) GLAAD News Pop Feb. 27, 2003 TALK-SHOW HOST MICHAEL SAVAGE THREATENS CRITICS IN RADIO DIATRIBES On his radio program today, talk-show host Michael Savage threatened to shut down GLAAD and other organizations who are asking MSNBC to reconsider its decision to give him a television show beginning next month. In his comments, Savage noted that in today's political climate, he would invoke the power of U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Justice Department to shut...