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04/19/2007


GLAAD: O'Reilly Needs to Apologize for Comparing Gays to Terrorists

GLAAD is demanding an apology from FOX News and Bill O'Reilly after O'Reilly commented on a gay-friendly McDonald's ad earlier this week by wondering if the restaurant chain might soon be reaching out with niche marketing to al Qaeda.

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"Instead of evaluating the commercial in a fair manner, O’Reilly used the occasion to defame the LGBT community, suggesting that McDonald’s might begin marketing to terrorists simply because the company produced a gay friendly television commercial. His lighthearted tone in the segment was equally disturbing. Cable opinion programs like “The O’Reilly Factor” have a responsibility to cover issues with a level of respect and civility. Bill O’Reilly failed to live up to that standard in making these defamatory remarks. Fox News Channel is equally accountable for allowing O’Reilly a platform for this insulting and irresponsible commentary.  Please contact Fox News Channel and voice your concerns about Bill O’Reilly's history of verbal attacks on LGBT people including this latest incident of comparing the gay community to al Qaeda. Urge O’Reilly and Fox News to apologize and tell the network to stop allowing its airwaves to be used for anti-gay defamation."

You can find information on contacting the network here


Gay McDonald's Ad: The Iranian Version

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's translation, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Bill O'Reilly: If Gays Get a McDonald's Ad, Why Shouldn't al Qaeda?

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Bill O'Reilly doesn't understand why McDonald's France would be reaching out to niche segments of the population in their "come as you are" campaign.

"Do they have an Al Qaeda ad?" O'Reilly asks.

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Watch: McDonald's France Serves Up Some Young Gay Love

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He's lovin' it, the boy in his class, that is...

The theme for the ad campaign is "Come As You Are" as the restaurant chain seeks to emphasize that their customers are free to be themselves.

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News: Gay Slurs, Liza Minnelli, Ireland, Glee, Maine, Christmas

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Court: Sperm donor wins access to son raised by lesbian couple in Ireland. "The Supreme Court ruled that, while the man was not entitled to guardianship, he has natural rights over the three-year-old child. Five judges unanimously found it was in the best interest of the boy’s welfare to remain in contact with his biological father."

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The second coming (site nsfw) of Klaus Nomi?

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Liza Minnelli settles $100 million sexual harassment lawsuit brought by chauffeur who claimed she spit on his face.

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McDonald's fires manager who told trans applicant "We don't hire faggots.".

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Shelter for homeless LGBT youth expanded on Long Island: "But a $200,000 donation later, the charity, and the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, of which it is a part, helped create a new 16-bed shelter at the Church of St. Andrew’s in Astoria. The Ali Forney Center, which is named for a gay homeless teenager who was killed in 1997 and which has seen its budget cut in the past year by nearly $450,000 because of the economic downturn, is partnering with the church in operating the shelter."

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Kelis brings her milkshake to Popbytes' yard.

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Economist map: Where gay American couples live.

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ABC: Gay students fighting for visibility in rites of passage.

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GLSEN's ThinkB4USpeak campaign launches meter measuring number of times anti-gay slurs have been used on Twitter daily.

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Lip reader takes a look at the Jim Harbaugh video: "I took a look at the clip, and it is somewhat straightforward, although there is a word that is unclear. … My professional opinion is that during this portion, the speaker says 'Fuck it, [Nigel], Fuck it.' He does not say 'fucking' nor 'asshole.' The middle word seems to be a name, which could be different from the one in parentheses above. Possibly the name of a player, coach, or referee, a first or last name." Video HERE.

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19 House Republicans introduce resolution to make it clear that Congress likes Christmas.

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16-year-old girl found guilty of shooting classmate who rejected her: "Teah Wimberly was convicted of killing Amanda Collette, 15, a classmate at a Miami high school. Wimberly had been sending Collete text messages declaring her love, and shot her after her advances were rebuffed."

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National Organization for Marriage (NOM) targets Maine gubernatorial, senate races.

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Female teachers caught having sex in school classroom in Brooklyn during talent show.

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Pauly from Jersey Shore says he's ready to show off his wang for Playgirl.

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Teaser poster for Sex and the City 2 revealed.

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Moonie paper Washington Times folds.

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Minnesota art history researcher gets broken leg as result of hate crime bar brawl: "As DeLand and others tried to pry the man off another man who had been with the first assailant joined in. The two men repeatedly called members of the group 'faggot' and 'nigger.'"

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Idina Menzel to play rival coach on Glee.

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States of Marriage: a documentary from Vermont Public Radio.

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First shots of Alby's love interest on Big Love.

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Alameda School District approves anti-bullying proposal: "Trustees voted 4-1 to keep the existing 'Caring School Community' lessons for students in kindergarten through second grade, as well as to launch the new plan, 'Steps to Respect,' for third through fourth graders. The new lessons come in the wake of the board's approval in May of lessons meant to specifically address anti-gay bullying, which were dubbed Lesson 9. Three months later, district leaders admitted their existing anti-bullying curriculum didn't do enough to address bullying based on other factors, and they put together a pair of committees in an effort to change that."


News: James Franco, DNA, Mason Wyler, Deforestation, Britney

road.jpg Judy Shepard's message on the 10th anniversary of Matthew's death: no progress.

Francoroad.jpg Computer proclaims James Franco essentially perfect.

road.jpg Truth or Cheetos: Preview of new documentary on Britney Spears. "I sit there and I'll look back and I'm like: I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?"

road.jpg Lebanese-Croatian TV producer and writer, based in Beirut: Anti-gay attacks abound in Croatia.

road.jpg Jennifer Lopez to sue The Daily Beast over Kevin Sessums' article about her nervous breakdown?

road.jpg Socialist ex-Spanish trade minister under fire for homophobic comments: "Javier Gómez-Navarro said mothers of gay children wanted to see them out of the house...Gómez-Navarro, who is currently President of the High Council of Chambers of Commerce, has said that the mothers of homosexuals want their children to be diplomats so as not to have them at home. He said mothers of other children in Spain wanted to see them become lawyers."

Signsroad.jpg American Family Association ends McDonald's boycott following executive's resignation: "The conservative Christian group had been calling for Richard Ellis, formerly McDonald's vice president of U.S. communications, to step down from the board of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Ellis recently left his U.S. post and returned to an executive position in McDonald's Canadian operation, McDonald's officials said. Because Ellis is based in Canada and the gay and lesbian chamber is a U.S. association, Ellis resigned from its board, said Bill Whitman, a McDonald's spokesman...The American Family Association also said McDonald's notified it that the restaurant giant has no plans to renew its membership in the chamber when it expires at the end of the year."

road.jpg Plan for gay high school in Chicago unveiled: "The Pride Campus of Social Justice High School would be open to all students citywide but would provide a safe, 'gay-friendly' atmosphere to combat the high bullying, dropout and depression rate many LGBTQ students experience nationwide, advocates say."

Wylerroad.jpg Gay adult film actor Mason Wyler says he was gang-raped by a Captain in the U.S. Army (site NSFW).

road.jpg Paul Broussard: 17 years after gay man's murder in Houston, only one of 10 defendants remains in prison.

road.jpg STUDY: Global economy losing more money from disappearance of forests than the banking crisis. "It puts the annual cost of forest loss at between $2 trillion and $5 trillion. The figure comes from adding the value of the various services that forests perform, such as providing clean water and absorbing carbon dioxide. Speaking to BBC News on the fringes of the congress, study leader Pavan Sukhdev emphasised that the cost of natural decline dwarfs losses on the financial markets. 'It's not only greater but it's also continuous, it's been happening every year, year after year,' he told BBC News."

Goslingroad.jpg Ryan Gosling takes the pooch for a walk.

road.jpg Danny Cipriani is just as hot with clothes.

road.jpg Russian officials ban gay rights demonstrations in the city of Tambov: "Local officials said they had received numerous letters and phone calls from townspeople, urging them to forbid the demonstrations as an offense to the city's traditions, Interfax news agency reported."

road.jpg Mysterious DNA strands have resisted evolution over eons.

road.jpg Nuts: Stem cells from testicles seen as possible alternative to embryos: "The new type of stem cells could be useful for growing personalized replacement tissues, according to a study in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature. But because of their source, their highest promise would apply to only half the world's population: men. Embryonic stem cells can give rise to virtually any tissue in the body and scientists believe they may offer treatments for diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes and for spinal cord injuries. The testicular cells avoid the ethical dilemma of embryonic stem cells, which are harvested in a process that destroys the embryos."

road.jpg Same-sex couple wins right to adopt in Brazil.

road.jpg Sarah Palin refuses to issue Alaskan proclamation for National Coming Out Day.





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