BoiFromTroy reports: Cable news channel CNN is refusing to air the new “Hopes not fears” ad by the Log Cabin Republicans because images in the ad, such as pictures of Jerry Falwell, Senator Rick Santorum and the Rev. Fred Phelps…
Television
Lutherans Concerned: ‘Is Ex-gay a False Hope?’
Lutherans Concerned is selling this 15-minute video for $12 (plus $3 for shipping and handling). At $1 per minute, I think I’ll wait for a more thorough description of the product before I buy. If anyone else has seen the…
Latest Victim of ABC’s John Stossel
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) reminds us that antigay activists like Alan Chambers aren’t the only victims of ABC commentator John Stossel. This time, the victim is no less than trial lawyer and vice presidential candidate John Edwards.
Ex-gay quote of the day, from Focus on the Family’s daily CitizenLink e-mail, regarding MTV’s new gay cable network: Melissa Fryrear, gender issues analyst at Focus on the Family, said there are several problems with the creation of a gay-themed…
E-mailed to me by Jayelle: GLAAD protests a segment of the Univision talk show “Casos de Familia” that aired March 25. GLAAD says: The program was insensitive, unfair and unbalanced. During the taping, the hostess, Judith Grace, insulted the lesbian,…
Paul Cameron As Bob Dole?
Samantha Bee did an investigative news parody on Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Is it a problem, she asks, to publicize the relationships of Silo and Roy? Dr. Dan Wharton, Director of the Central Park Zoo…
In his first action since banning and erasing all comments on his blog, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers wrote an open letter to ABC on Feb. 17. He says he is “outraged” that ABC News subjected him, his wife and…
Janet Jackson: Ex-Gay Spokesman’s Oversight
Was he so distracted by a woman’s breast that he overlooked the obvious? On his personal blog, Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas says: Tammy [Bruce] is so good. She goes on about the show but also highlights Gov. Dean’s response…and *why*…
Anne Paulk: Re-Stereotyping TV Lesbians
Ecclesiastes 1:9 has nothing to do with “lesbianism” or the Showtime cable network, but that didn’t stop Exodus from cutting-and-pasting a random Bible verse into its Jan. 23 issue of Spotlights. Exodus board member Anne Paulk ridicules ‘The L Word,’…
Exodus Ex-Gays Say Rosie Exploits Children
Exodus International spokesman Randy Thomas accuses homosexuals of exploiting children. Specifically, he says Rosie O’Donnell is exploiting children by helping the bullied gay youths at New York City’s predominantly (but not exclusively) gay Harvey Milk High School. Press reports like…