The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation laid off 11 of its 45 employees last week. From The Advocate: The cuts come against the backdrop of an economy that still has not fully recovered, and … [Read more...] about GLAAD Lays Off Almost A Quarter Of Employees (UPDATED)
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GLAAD Officially Announces Resignation of President Jarrett Barrios, Eight Board Members
GLAAD Board of Directors Announces Resignation of President Jarrett Barrios Organization Puts Focus on the Future The Board of Directors of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) … [Read more...] about GLAAD Officially Announces Resignation of President Jarrett Barrios, Eight Board Members
Six GLAAD Board Members Resign
Politico reports that six board members have resigned from GLAAD's board in the wake of controversy over the letter in support of the AT&T- T-Mobile merger: GLAAD board member Gary Bitner … [Read more...] about Six GLAAD Board Members Resign
GLAAD, Barrios, Wrestle with President’s Resignation
Over the weekend, several bloggers and journalists received an email from GLAAD Communications Director Rich Ferraro that President Jarrett Barrios had resigned. The email included the promise of a … [Read more...] about GLAAD, Barrios, Wrestle with President’s Resignation
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios Resigns
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios has resigned, according to information Towleroad obtained from GLAAD Director of Communications Rich Ferraro. The organization will be providing a statement … [Read more...] about GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios Resigns
GLAAD, AT&T, and Net Neutrality: A Tangled, Sticky Web
Daniel Villareal at Queerty* wrote, earlier this week: Most interestingly, AT&T is against Net Neutrality—the principle stating that all information on the web should get delivered at the … [Read more...] about GLAAD, AT&T, and Net Neutrality: A Tangled, Sticky Web
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios Divorcing Husband
Sad words in today's Boston Globe from GLAAD President Jarret Barrios: I was one of the first elected officials in the country to marry his same-sex partner. In part because there were so many … [Read more...] about GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios Divorcing Husband
GLAAD Tidings: NBC Opens Today’s Wedding Contest To Same-Sex Couples
GLAAD just announced that NBC has agreed to its demand that the "Modern Day Wedding Contest" featured on Today be open to same-sex couples. NBC's statement reads, in part: "Over … [Read more...] about GLAAD Tidings: NBC Opens Today’s Wedding Contest To Same-Sex Couples
Newsweek Tries to Put Out Fire Lit by Ramin Setoodeh Article
In what Newsweek Culture Editor Marc Peyser calls "an effort to clear some smoke away from this fire" started by the Ramin Setoodeh article which said gays couldn't convincingly play … [Read more...] about Newsweek Tries to Put Out Fire Lit by Ramin Setoodeh Article
GLAAD Calls on CBS to ‘Come Clean’ on ‘Homophobic Double Standard’ in Super Bowl Ad Practices
Without mentioning Mancrunch.com specifically, GLAAD yesterday called on CBS to explain why it chose to "exclude an ad with gay content" from Super Bowl programming. Said GLAAD President … [Read more...] about GLAAD Calls on CBS to ‘Come Clean’ on ‘Homophobic Double Standard’ in Super Bowl Ad Practices
