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What to Watch: Monday, September 6
Miss your favorite lesbian workout star? Jackie Warner’s back tonight for the series premiere of Bravo’s Thintervention!
Monday, September 6
8:00 pm The Secret Life of the American Teenager, ABC Family (1hr) NEW
Amy goes on a date with Ricky. Later, Amy and Anne are suspicious that George is cheating, and Grace and Grant get ready to camp. [...]
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| September 04, 2010 |
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Anti-gay “Zealot” Lou Engle Teams up with Huckabee and Gingrich
With dangerous rhetoric like ”God is an avenger of blood” and “vengeance is mine,” Lou Engle is scheduled to gather thousands of like-minded believers in Sacramento, California, over Labor Day weekend to preach his virulently anti-gay message. Engle’s political connection to Sam Brownback, Senator from Kansas, prompted the Kansas Democratic Party in May 2010 to [...]
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| September 03, 2010 |
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LGBT Religion News Roundup – September 3, 2010
This week, kudos go to Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz of Intersections Consulting for her important Bilerico post where she drew upon her family’s Jewish and Muslim heritage to urge LGBTQ people to stand against rising Islamophobia. And kudos to the Rev. Jane Spahr who was simultaneously praised and convicted by a Presbyterian court for performing marriages [...]
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Massachusetts School Dean Loses Job After Marrying Her Partner
Christine M. Judd was a part of Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts for 12 years, beginning as a chemistry teacher and working her way up to eventually become the dean of students and athletics director. But since Wednesday, she stopped working for the school system, as an indirect result of her sexual orientation.
Although marriage [...]
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What to Watch: This Weekend (September 3-5)
Can’t afford a plane ticket to Paris? All you have to do is turn on your TV and watch Paris Je t’aime! Also, don’t miss the season finale of Shameless!
Friday, September 3
8:00 pm Paris Je t’aime, Showtime 2 (2 hrs) REPEAT
Cuddle up with your significant other instead of going out! This culmination of short films [...]
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| September 02, 2010 |
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Divorce for Gay and Lesbian Couples
“But as our families continue the march towards equality, the gay and lesbian community often doesn’t talk about divorce,” states GLAAD’s President, Jarrett Barrios, in his op-ed piece running today in the Boston Globe.
The subject of divorce for same-sex couples is not often discussed, but for the same-sex couples who have been able to marry [...]
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Media Responsibly Addresses Bullying Scourge, Focus on the Family’s Claims
It’s back-to-school time in America, but for millions of kids, there’s more at stake than just studying hard and getting good grades. According to various studies, between a third and two thirds of all students across the country are victims of bullying. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, (GLSEN) says that for LGBT kids, [...]
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What to Watch: Thursday, September 2
Team gay has to turn some bridesmaids’ dresses from high stress to high fashion on Project Runway!
Thursday, September 2
8:00 pm Big Brother 12, CBS (1 hr) NEW
It’s time for another houseguest to get evicted tonight. Keep your fingers crossed that it’s not out houseguest Ragan!
9:00 pm Project Runway, Lifetime (90 min) NEW
The designers, including out [...]
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| September 01, 2010 |
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What to Watch: Wednesday, September 1
Will the roommates be able to handle Ryan becoming even more obnoxious on The Real World tonight?
Wednesday, September 1
8:00 pm Big Brother 12, CBS (1 hr) NEW
Tonight is the night for the Power of Veto competition! Who will be up for eviction? Will it be openly gay Ragan?
10:00 pm The Real World: New Orleans, MTV [...]
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| August 31, 2010 |
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Media Focusing on Marriage Support Among Republicans
In the days since former RNC head Ken Mehlman came out last week, the media has taken a good, long look at where the issue of marriage equality stands in the Republican Party now - compared to where it was in 2004, when Mehlman was running George W. Bush’s re-election campaign.
The Washington Post says that Mehlman is [...]
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What Makes a GLAAD Media Awards Nominee?
Ever wonder how GLAAD selects the nominees for the GLAAD Media Awards? In order to choose the nominees with the most accurate and inclusive portrayals of the LGBT community, GLAAD staff work with juries made up of media industry professionals to review submissions from print, film, TV and online media.
To give an exclusive sneak peak behind [...]
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Utah’s Deseret News Takes Final Steps to End Run as Mainstream Newspaper
The Deseret News, Utah’s second-largest newspaper, published continually since 1850, has taken the final steps to transition from being a mainstream media publication to become a communications and publicity tool of the Mormon Church. Last week’s appointment of an editorial board headed by anti-gay activists from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) ends the paper’s [...]
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What to Watch: Tuesday, August 31
Jeff tries his luck in the restaurant business on tonight’s Flipping Out, and out agent Diana makes an appearance in White Collar!
Tuesday, August 31
9:00 pm Flipping Out, Bravo (1 hr) NEW
Out decorator and house flipper Jeff enters new territory by revamping a restaurant—but how will he handle the demands of the owner?
9:00 pm White Collar, [...]
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| August 30, 2010 |
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LGBT Inclusion Wins Big at Emmys
In case you thought the GLAAD Media Awards were the only show in town to celebrate the inclusion of LGBT characters and actors, allow us to recap the winners at last night’s Emmy awards.
It was a huge night for two of the most LGBT-friendly shows on television, Glee and Modern Family.
Glee star Jane Lynch won [...]
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What to Watch: Monday, August 30
A last minute romance pops up in the finale of Huge! Also, will lesbian drug dealer Linda make her first appearance on tonight’s Weeds?
Monday, August 30
8:00 pm The Secret Life of the American Teenager, ABC Family (1hr) NEW
Amy and Ricky try to see if they still have sparks flying, and Grant and Grace get closer. [...]
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| August 27, 2010 |
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Mehlman Story Covered Extensively, With One Exception
Progressive blog Think Progress analyzed the broadcasts of the three major cable news networks since former RNC head Ken Mehlman revealed that he’s gay and will be a strong advocate for marriage equality. According to Think Progress, CNN mentioned “Mehlman” 19 times. MSNBC mentioned him 12 times. Fox News, however, did not discuss the issue at all.
Blogger Igor [...]
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LGBT Religion News Roundup – August 27, 2010
After a wave of court and legislative decisions in support of marriage in Mexico, a bishop and a priest boldly supported equality this week. Marriage was at issue as The Rev. Janie Spahr was tried by the Presbyterians for performing legal weddings for gay and lesbian couples. California is still bubbling with the question of [...]
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The Rev. Jane Spahr–Guilty of being a “Prophetic” Pastor
The Rev. Jane Spahr was found guilty as charged of breaking church rules that do not allow marriages of gay and lesbian couples. But the regional Presbyterian court cited its own Book of Order to challenge the Presbyterian Church USA to make the changes needed to make their policies consistent and in keeping with the [...]
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Roger Ebert Gets Personal About Marriage
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has written an especially heartfelt piece about encountering same-sex relationships for the first time as a child, and how that perspective has shaped him ever since.
Ebert relives his memory of unfamiliarity with LGBTQ issues in his youth and their lack of mention in family conversations as he grew up. Yet when [...]
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What to Watch: This Weekend (August 27-29)
It’s a big weekend for all of you TV fanatics! On Saturday, tune in for the Real Momentum Queer Streets documentary. On Sunday, make friends with your couch for one of the most watched events of the year, the Primetime Emmys!
Friday, August 27
6:00 pm- 12:00 am Buffy, Logo (6 hrs) REPEAT
Feeling nostalgic? Then tune [...]
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| August 26, 2010 |
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Clear Channel Issues Clarification Following Iowa Radio Host’s Defamatory Remarks
Last week Iowa Radio host Jan Mickelson of Clear Channel owned, WHO-AM in De Moines, made defamatory remarks about the LGBT community.
While discussing recent reports about two anti-gay statewide office seekers and denouncing the Iowa Republican Party’s decision to admonish one of the candidates’ anti-gay statements, Mickelson used his media platform to denigrate LGBT people [...]
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Trial Update: The Rev. Jane Adam Spahr
This week’s trial of the Rev. Jane Adam Spahr, openly lesbian minster in the Presbyterian Church (USA), is laying the groundwork for what could be another long legal battle. Rev. Spahr is being tried for performing weddings for sixteen same-sex couples during the window when weddings were legal in California. Eleven of those couples are [...]
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I Love You Phillip Morris to Hit Theatres in December
Deadline Hollywood has announced today that the LGBT-inclusive feature film I Love You Phillip Morris will finally hit U.S. and Canadian theaters this December. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez, this film is a unique love story of a clever conman desperate to reunite with his partner.
Based a on a true story, the film follows conman Steven [...]
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Mexican Catholic Church Officials Call for Acceptance/Funcionarios de la Iglesia Católica en México Hacen un Llamado a la Aceptación
In the wake of legislative and court decisions in support of marriage for same-sex couples in Mexico, two officials in the Mexican Catholic Church publicly announced their support for adoption by same-sex couples.
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Former RNC Head Ken Mehlman Comes Out
2010 has so far been a year in which Laura Bush said that gay and lesbian couples deserve the same rights as straight couples. Megan and Cindy McCain posed for a photo campaign against Proposition 8. CPAC allowed GOProud to be a sponsor of its event, despite protests and boycott threats. Both Margaret Hoover and [...]
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What to Watch: Thursday, August 26
Be moved by GLAAD Media Award Winning film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story tonight, and lighten up with Austin & Santino later!
Thursday, August 26
6:00 pm PT/ 9:00 pm ET Degrassi, TeenNick (30 min) MID-SEASON FINALE PT. 2
The dance quickly turns disastrous, even though Holly J had planned otherwise. Will transgender student Adam [...]
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