(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.
(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?
(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.”
(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.
(SFGate) The only members of the public who will get to watch next week’s closing arguments in the trial over same-sex marriage in California will be the ones who make it to the courthouse. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker issued a brief order Thursday denying…
(365 Gay) We mentioned this yesterday in NewNowNext’s Rue McClanahan tribute post , but it’s worth plugging again, y’all. This Sunday (June 6) starting at 8pm Logo will present a marathon of the one-and-only fabulous season of Sordid Lives , the deliciously twisted Southern-fried series that starred the late, great Rue McClanahan as a mad and sexed up matriarch. In the show, Golden Gal Rue was funny, moving and a solid, classy breath of fresh air.
(SFist) It’s unusual that, while Barack Obama had a “Kill Obama” Facebook page , we have yet to see a “Kill Bill O’Reilly” Facebook page. Because, you know, he sure does love to hate a lot of people, erroneously so. Take, for example, his most recent brain abortion when he compared gay folks with terrorists when looking at that gay McDonald’s ad .
