(GLAAD) In May, Fox aired a highly offensive episode of Family Guy in which Quagmire’s dad transitioned to become a woman named Ida and featured numerous jokes that were offensive to the transgender community. GLAAD reached out to Fox and asked that the episode not re-air. Despite this, GLAAD has learned that Fox will re-air the “Quagmire’s Dad” episode of Family Guy this Sunday, July 25.
(NY Times) A new book about Samuel Steward, “Secret Historian” by Justin Spring, reveals a little-documented strand of gay life in the middle decades of the 20th century.
(365 Gay) (New York) MTV held a solid lead among 15 networks for its representation of gay characters last season, according to a report released Friday. In its fourth annual Network Responsibility Index, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation found that of MTV’s 207.5 hours of original prime-time programming, 42 percent included content reflecting the lives of gay, bisexual and transgender people. This earned MTV the first-ever “Excellent” rating from GLAAD.
(GLAAD) GLAAD is reaching out to ABC’s “The View” following a problematic segment on the June 22 broadcast . During a discussion about the FDA ban on blood donation by gay and bi men, guest host D.L. Hughley and regular View host Sherri Shepherd communicated misinformation about the causes of increased HIV rates among African American women, essentially blaming gay and bi men for the trend.
(Instinct) Last year, Good Morning America canceled a scheduled performance by Adam Lambert after he engaged in a male-on-male kiss on the American Music Awards stage. This year, 17-year-old Miley Cyrus engaged in a well-publicized same-sex kiss on Britain’s Got Talent two weeks ago, but her show went on as planned on GMA this morning. Double standard much?
(GLAAD) Just as the federal trial challenging California’s anti-gay Proposition 8 draws to a close, 8: The Mormon Proposition , which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, opens in select cities nationwide on Friday, June 18. This timely documentary from director Reed Cowan has been called “impassioned, informative…and absolutely enraging” by New York Magazine and “a vital, important cry for an open dialogue” by The Salt Lake Tribune . 8: The Mormon Proposition investigates the decades long campaign the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has been waging against the rights of gays and lesbians to marry and exposes the Church’s role in financially supporting and organizing the Yes on 8 campaign.
(NY Times) This reality show about six lesbians in Los Angeles, beginning on Sunday on Showtime, is produced by one of the creators of “The L Word.”
(GTN) The Rainbow Talent Company, an entertainment venture based in Southern California, will this year present the Rainbow Show, a gathering of what it is calling “the best entertainers in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities.” The event will be held Labor Day weekend, September 3-6, 2010 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
(GLAAD) GLAAD reported last week about a May 29 interview with the Los Angeles Times in which UFC fighter and The A-Team star Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson was quoted as saying that “acting is kind of gay. It makes you soft. You got all these people combing your hair and putting a coat over your shoulders when you’re cold.
(GLAAD) GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios was in Los Angeles on Wednesday to co-host an advanced screening of CNN’s new documentary special, Gary & Tony Have a Baby. CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien joined Barrios on a panel after the film to discuss adoption by loving and committed same-sex couples. “My job is to do the story as authentically as possible,” said O’Brien, who went on to note that the stories of LGBT parents often go unnoticed by the media.
