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More From Carson Daly About His On-Air Gay Jokes: "I'm not that guy."

More From Carson Daly About His On-Air Gay Jokes: "I'm not that guy."

Carson Daly really supports the movement for gay people to stand up against bullying...even if he cracks a few wise ones about gay stereotypes on his radio show. After being approached by GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Daly issued a statement. more ›

Candid Cameron: Former "Growing Pains" Star Under Fire For Speaking Out Against Homosexuality

Candid Cameron: Former "Growing Pains" Star Under Fire For Speaking Out Against Homosexuality

Actor Kirk Cameron, known once for his role as the popular troublemaker Mike Seaver on "Growing Pains" and now more for his devout Christianity, says he's had to endure "hate speech" since expressing his moral opposition to homosexuality during a recent TV interview. more ›

King Of The 'Gay Slur' Brett Ratner To Produce GLAAD Gay Rights Video Campaign

King Of The 'Gay Slur' Brett Ratner To Produce GLAAD Gay Rights Video Campaign

In a rather ironic partnership, producer Brett Ratner has teamed up with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to produce and direct an educational video campaign. Why the irony? If you'll remember, Ratner stepped down from his producer post of the 84th Academy Awards on November 8 after blurting out a "gay slur" at a screening event. During a Q&A following a screening of his film, "Tower Heist," Ratner used the term "fag." more ›

Kristin Chenoweth, 'Modern Family, 'Glee,' and Others Praised at GLAAD Media Awards Last Night

       

The celebs were out in full force last night for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards, which honored a handful of their 2011 winners in the second of a three-part, three city series. more ›

GLAAD Not so Glad About Bruno

GLAAD Not so Glad About Bruno

Sacha Baron Cohen's latest character-star-turn as the "flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista," Bruno opened on movie screens all around the country yesterday, and now The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has come out in objection to the flick, saying it "reinforces negative stereotypes and decreases the public's comfort with gay people," according to the Huffington Post. While some of the movie's moments "hit the mark," Cohen's cavorting "hit the gay community pretty hard and reinforce some damaging, hurtful stereotypes" GLAAD's president noted. Universal Studios, who released the film, sought input from GLAAD during advance screenings, and insist the film is meant to be seen only as satire. However, one scene that includes "Bruno in a hot tub with his adopted infant son and two naked men involved in a sex act," remained in the film, despite GLAAD's objection. Bruno has also ruffled feathers locally after a series of photos taken at Birmingham High angered LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines. more ›

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