In the Life Presents “Revising Gender”
March 31, 2009 by Sarah
American Public Television’s long-running LGBT-centric program In the Life has just produced a new episode for April. Throughout the month, this very special episode — all about gender identity — will be available online for free!
The hour will examine the battle over whether to reform or eliminate Gender Identity Disorder (GID) from The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) – the “bible” of mental illness. The episode will also feature a conversation between Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, and political theorist, Paisley Currah.
The episode becomes available online April 1, but may also air on your local PBS station. Check listings for air dates and times.
Watch a clip here:
What to Watch: Tuesday
March 31, 2009 by Sarah
Not sure what’s on tonight? Check out Cupid, a brand new ABC comedy starring out actress Sarah Paulson — and gay fave Bobby Cannavale. Reality TV more your thing? Adam Lambert is sure to bring his “A” game to Idol tonight.
This is a cast you can love
> 8:00 PM American Idol, Fox (1 hr, 30 min) NEW
Openly gay contestant Adam Lambert is the man to beat!
> 8:00 PM Dancing with the Stars, ABC (1 hr) NEW
Which couples will stay and who will head home? Gay judge Bruno Tonioli weighs in.
> 10:00 PM Cupid, ABC (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Lesbian actress Sarah Paulson stars in this new dramedy about a man who truly believes he is Cupid, the Roman god of love.
> 10:00 PM Chopped, Food Network (1 hr) NEW
Ted Allen hosts this food competition show in which cheftestants compete to make extraordinary three-course meals out of everyday ingredients. This week, chocolate, figs and… mussels (?) are on the menu.
Y los ganadores son…/And the winners are…
March 30, 2009 by Chuy Sanchez, Senior Media Strategist @ GLAAD
Los ganadores en 29 de las 41 categorías de los Premios GLAAD fueron anunciados en la Vigésima Edición de los Premios GLAAD Presentados por IBM y Prudential en el hotel Marriott Marquis en Nueva York este sábado.
People en Español recibió el premio para Medios en Español, Mejor Revista. El premio lo aceptarón Ángel Linares, editor ejecutivo de la revista, Judith Torrea, escritora principal y Ernesto Sánchez, editor de PeopleenEspanol.com.
“Gracias al staff de People en Español, y gracias a GLAAD por la distinción. Esto nos motiva a seguir cubriendo historias sin importar origen, raza u orientación sexual”, dijo Linares tras aceptar el premio.
GLAAD Media Award winners, 29 of the 41 categories, were announced at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Presented by IBM & Prudential at the Marriott Marquis in New York City Saturday.
People en Español received the award for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage in Spanish Language. “Thank you to the staff of People en Español and thank you to GLAAD for the honor. This motivates us to continue covering stories regardless of origin, race or sexual orientation,” said Ángel Linares upon receiving the award.
El Premio GLAAD para mejor segmento televisivo de revista periodística, en español, será presentado en Los Ángeles el 18 de abríl. en el Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Lucía Méndez estará presente y recibirá un reconocimiento especial en el evento de San Francisco el 9 de mayo en el Hilton San Francisco.
The Spanish language category for Outstanding TV Journalism Newsmagazine will be presented in LA on April 18th at the Nokia Theatre LA Live. Lucía Méndez will be present to receive a Special Recognition on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco.
Esta es la lista de todos los otros ganadores de la 20ª Edición de los Premios GLAAD, en las categorías en español, anunciados en Nueva York/Here’s a complete list of all the Spanish language category winners announced in New York:
- Mejor Novela: Alma de Hierro (Telefutura)
- Mejor Serie Dramática: Capadocia (HBO Latino)
- Mejor Episodio Individual (en una serie sin un personaje LGBT): “Duerme, mi bien” Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (Univision)
- Mejor Episodio de “Talk Show” de Día: “Juntos hasta el final” Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
- Mejor Episodio de “Talk Show”: “La primera boda de pareja de transexuales” Don Francisco Presenta (Univision)
- Mejor Segmento de Farándula: “La Proposición 8″ Paparazzi TV (Mega TV)
- Mejor Segmento de Noticias: “Drama de jóvenes hispanos gay: Rechazados por ser gay” Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)
- Mejor Artículo de Periódico: “Confesiones de padre: Hombres gay revelan su orientación a sus hijos” por Lucero Amador Miranda (La Opinión [Los Ángeles])
- Mejor Columnista de Periódico: Roberto Hernández (Alianza Metropolitan News [San José, CA])
- Mejor Cobertura de Periódico: La Opinión [Los Ángeles]
- Mejor Artículo de Revista: “Contra viento y marea” por Isis Sauceda y Judith Torrea (People en Español)
- Mejor Artículo Digital: “Cuba discutirá derechos gay” por Fernando Ravsberg (BBCMundo.com)
- Mejor Artista Musical: Giovanni Falchetti, Junto a tí
Giovanni Falchetti: Mejor Artista Musical/Best Music Artist
Felicidades a los ganadores! Congratulations to all the winners!
Para más fotos y detalles del evento por favor visite a/For more photos and details please visit: www.glaad.org/mediaawards.
A Jihad for Love Wins at GLAAD Media Awards
March 30, 2009 by Tania Torres, GLAAD's Religion, Faith & Values
A Jihad for Love wins best documentary at the GLAAD media awards. Writer/director Parvez Sharma and producer Sandi Dubowski were present to accept the award for their groundbreaking work. From their web site:
(L-R) Director Parvez Sharma and producer Sandi Simcha
Islam today is the world’s second largest and fastest growing religion. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many worlds of this dynamic faith discovering the stories of its most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims.
Filmed over 5 1/2 years, in 12 countries and 9 languages, “A Jihad for Love” comes from the heart of Islam. Looking beyond a hostile and war-torn present, this film seeks to reclaim the Islamic concept of a greater Jihad, which can mean ‘an inner struggle’ or ‘to strive in the path of God’. In doing so the film and its remarkable subjects move beyond the narrow concept of ‘Jihad’ as holy war.
Rush Limbaugh Uses North Dakota Flooding Tragedy To Make Gratuitous Jokes
March 30, 2009 by Cindi Creager, GLAAD's Director of National News
Last week syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh used the dire flooding situation on the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota to make jokes about the word, “dike,” which newscasters have used interchangeably with the word levee in their descriptions of the area.
Media Matters for America posted audio of the nonsensical Limbaugh commentary.
It is not entirely clear why Limbaugh decided to fixate on the word “dike” but using Fargo’s tragic circumstances to make jokes is a slap in the face to the people of North Dakota who are dealing with this disaster.
Yet another crass move from the notoriously offensive Limbaugh.
Pictures and Winners From The 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in NYC
March 30, 2009 by GLAAD Blog
We’ll have some great videos and a full recap of the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City in the coming days, but for now we hope you enjoy the below slideshow and list of winners from Saturday’s event. You can also view the individual pictures in our photo gallery.
The GLAAD Media Awards continue in Los Angeles on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre LA Live where GLAAD will honor Kathy Griffin, Bishop Gene Robinson and The L Word. Special guests include Jessica Alba, Dustin Lance Black; Balthazar Getty; Megan Mullally; Alan Cumming; Gus Van Sant; George Takei; Bruno Tonioli; Robert Gant, Peter Paige, Thea Gill, Michelle Clunie; Wilson Cruz; and Chad Allen.
A third ceremony takes place in San Francisco on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco honoring Chad Allen and Lucia Mendez with special guests including Dustin Lance Black, Michelle Clunie, Wilson Cruz, Robert Gant, Jason Lewis and Suze Orman.
Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards will be presented in Los Angeles on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, and in San Francisco on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco.
- Excellence in Media Award: Tyra Banks (presented by Clay Aiken)
- Vito Russo Award: Suze Orman (presented by T.R. Knight)
- Special Recognition Award: Phil Donahue (presented by Cherry Jones)
- Special Recognition Award: The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later – The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard (presented by Stockard Channing)
- Outstanding Film – Limited Release: TIE: Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom (Logo Features/New Open Door Productions) and Shelter (Regent Releasing)
- Outstanding Documentary: A Jihad For Love (First Run Features)
- Outstanding Daily Drama: As the World Turns (CBS)
- Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “Special Comment: Gay Marriage is a Question of Love”Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)
- Outstanding Newspaper Article: “Owning His Gay Identity – at 15 Years Old” by Theresa Vargas (The Washington Post)
- Outstanding Newspaper Columnist: Leonard Pitts, Jr. (The Miami Herald)
- Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage: The New York Times
- Outstanding Magazine Article: “Let God Love Gene Robinson” by Andrew Corsello (GQ)
- Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Newsweek
- Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: “Gay Athletes Are Making Their Mark” by LZ Granderson (ESPN.com)
- Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: “Is Gay the New Black?” by Jessica Bennett and Jennifer Molina (Newsweek.com)
- Outstanding Music Artist: k.d. lang, Watershed
- Outstanding Comic Book: Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)
- Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway: Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway: Arias with a Twist by Joey Arias and Basil Twist
SPANISH-LANGUAGE
- Outstanding Novela: Alma de Hierro (Telefutura)
- Outstanding Drama Series: Capadocia (HBO Latino)
- Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character): “Duerme, mi bien” Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (Univision)
- Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode: “Juntos hasta el final” Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
- Outstanding Talk Show Interview: “La primera boda de pareja de transexuales” Don Francisco Presenta(Univision)
- Outstanding Celebrity News Segment: “La Proposición 8″ Paparazzi TV (Mega TV)
- Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “Drama de jóvenes hispanos gay: Rechazados por ser gay”Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)
- Outstanding Newspaper Article: “Confesiones de padre: Hombres gay revelan su orientación a sus hijos” by Lucero Amador Miranda (La Opinión [Los Ángeles])
- Outstanding Newspaper Columnist: Roberto Hernández (Alianza Metropolitan News [San Jos#233;, CA])
- Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage: La Opinión [Los Ángeles]
- Outstanding Magazine Article: “Contra viento y marea” by Isis Sauceda and Judith Torrea (People en Español)
- Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: People en Español
- Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: “Cuba discutirá derechos gay” by Fernando Ravsberg (BBCMundo.com)
- Outstanding Music Artist: Giovanni Falchetti, Junto a tí
What to Watch: Monday
March 30, 2009 by Sarah
The day has finally arrived when two of our favorites return! First up, GRΣΣK (nominated for a GLAAD Media Award — YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING THIS SHOW) returns for another fun-filled season. And also we’re looking forward to Reaper, where the gay demon — one of TV’s best characters — comes back!
> 8:00 PM Dancing with the Stars, ABC (2 hrs) NEW
Another round of dancing, another round of mistakes. Gay judge Bruno Tonioli evaluates the couples with a rapier-like wit.
It hurts to be a demon in this world
> 8:00 PM Reaper, The CW (1 hr) NEW
Gay demon alert! Ken Marino returns as the friend – and sometimes foe – of our heroes.
> 8:00 PM Gossip Girl, The CW (1 hr) NEW
Serena shows Jenny a sweet-16 party. Though Eric’s been MIA the past few weeks, surely he’ll show up to his best gal pal’s party, right?
> 8:00 PM GRΣΣK, ABC Family (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Frannie’s gone and started her own sorority, leaving ZBZ – and Casey – in the dust. Meanwhile, we’re wondering what Calvin and Heath have been up to all summer!
> 9:30 PM Sophie, ABC Family (30 min) NEW
Sophie is a talent agent who’s just been dumped – just days before having a baby. Her gay BFF (and OB/GYN!?!), Matt, will surely help her through this trying time.
What to Watch: This Weekend
March 27, 2009 by Sarah
Last weekend’s offerings were wrought with season finales, which means this weekend, we’re treated to some great new shows! Our picks? The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Any Dream Will Do and a BBC News special called The Making of Me: John Barrowman.
FRIDAY
> 10:00 PM Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO (1 hr) NEW
This no-holds barred news show is broadcast live, so you never know what to expect. Bill regularly discusses LGBT issues and features gay panelists and commentators, so check it out!
SATURDAY
> 9:00 PM Color Splash, HGTV (30 min) NEW
Gay interior designer David Bromstad reworks living spaces. Tonight he creates an Italian-style kitchen.
> 10:00 PM The Graham Norton Show, BBC America (1 hr) NEW
Openly gay talk show host Graham Norton welcomes actor/comedian Ricky Gervais and British TV legend Ronnie Corbett.
SUNDAY
> 8:00 PM Kings, NBC (1 hr) NEW
Tonight we learn just what King Silas’ rebellious gay son has been up to all these nights.
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
> 8:00 PM The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, HBO (2 hrs) SEASON PREMIERE
Precious is Botswana’s first female private investigator. She has a gay hairdresser named BK who acts as a crucial means of emotional support.
> 8:00 PM Any Dream Will Do, BBC America (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Contestants compete for the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in a production on London’s West End. One of the judges is openly gay actor/singer John Barrowman, with host Graham Norton.
> 8:00 PM The Amazing Race 14, CBS (1 hr) NEW
Five teams are still competing to win the ultimate prize. The father/son duo of gay activist Mel White and his bi son Mike White finished second last week, while gay contestant Luke finished fourth with his mom. Go gays, go!
> 8:00 PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC (2 hrs) NEW
The team helps a family that lives in a run-down trailer by building a new home with an animal sanctuary for their many rescues. Gay designer Michael Moloney lends a hand.
> 9:30 PM American Dad!, Fox (30 min) NEW
Steve and Roger the Alien play detective duo “Wheels and the Legman.” Something tells us that many disguises will be employed.
John Barrowman
> 10:00 PM The Making of Me: John Barrowman, BBC America (1 hr) NEW
In this one-hour BBC special, openly gay actor/singer John Barrowman sets out to unearth what the latest scientific research can tell him about the origins of his orientation.
> 10:00 PM The United States of Tara, Showtime (30 min) NEW
In this comedy about a woman with multiple personalities, Marshall is her sweet, sensitive son who has a crush on a cute boy from class.
GLAAD Educates Future Journalists about LGBT Issues
March 27, 2009 by Sarah K @ GLAAD
Last week I attended the College Media Advisers Convention in NYC to meet with student journalists from across the country. In my work as a Media Field Strategist for GLAAD, I work with journalists every day to educate them on fair, accurate, and inclusive LGBT media coverage.
GLAAD’s Young Adult Media Program works with college journalists and educates using our College Mdia Reference Guide. I presented a workshop about reporting on LGBT issues, and found that the students had great questions.
The room was full of editors-in-chief, arts and entertainment editors, copy editors, and general assignment reporters. Student journalists wanted to know which pronouns to use for 
transgender and genderqueer students, why “alternative lifestyle” isn’t the best term, and how to ensure their coverage is well-done.
Though many of the students had either written or edited a story on LGBT folks for their campus newspapers, one had a particularly troubling story–the newspaper’s adviser, a private college faculty member, had taken the newspapers’ Associated Press Stylebook (which is considered to many, the “Bible of Journalists”) and ripped out the pages that explained the terms “gay” and “transgender.”
Though it was fantastic to hear an editor-in-chief engage us on his challenges and successes while editing a story on a genderqueer student, there fact that even one student newspaper was without the tools to fairly and accurately report on LGBT students is disheartening!
After many of the almost two dozen student journalists in the workshop gave their support for the student, I ensured she had a copy of our Media Reference Guide to take back to her campus. It includes excerpts from the AP Stylebook’s pages on gay and transgender issues, so now her newsroom will have the right tools!
The students in the workshop were from private and public universities, all the way from Maine to Hawaii. Each student publication that was represented at the conference (more than 200) was given a copy of GLAAD’s College Media Reference Guide. Engaging future professional journalists will help ensure their future coverage of our community is fair, accurate, and inclusive!
One Step Closer to Marriage in New Hampshire!
March 27, 2009 by Sarah K @ GLAAD
AP photo of folks leaving the NH State house today.
This just in–the New Hampshire House has approved a marriage equality bill! The bill’s next stop is the Senate.
If passed, New Hampshire would be the third state to allow marriage for gay and lesbian couples. The state currently allows civil unions for same-sex couples, which has provided all the statewide benefits of marriage for the past two years.
Massachusetts and Connecticut currently have marriage equality laws on the books. Though the Vermont Senate approved a marriage equality bill this week, the state’s Gov. Jim Douglas has announced he would veto it.
The Rev. V. Gene Robinson (who will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at our LA Media Awards!) testified in support of marriage and told the AP:
“I am delighted, because it’s clear to me that New Hampshire values one class of citizenship and not two.”
VIDEO: Black LGBT Media Images Explored
March 26, 2009 by Damon
Members of the entertainment community came together recently to discuss the state of African American LGBT images in the media. And with The Wire, Noah’s Arc and The L Word all part of television history, these images are slimmer than ever. Thanks to our friends at Screen Actors Guild, the 90-minute panel is now available for viewing — and in HD — right here at glaadBLOG.
“Knocking Down the Door: Black LGBT Images in Media” was a standing-room only event that took place at Screen Actors Guild, sponsored by GLAAD and the National Black Justice Coalition. The panel was co-sponsored by SAG’s LGBT Actors Committee and the Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch of the NAACP.
The panel began with opening remarks from SAG Interim Executive Director David White, and featured Deondray Gossett and Quincy LeNear, the creative duo behind The DL Chronicles; actor/director/writer Maurice Jamal (Dirty Laundry, The Ski Trip); performer J. Karen Thomas, founding member of the SAG LGBT Actors Committee; TV personality Marcellas Reynolds; performer and trans activist Ashley Love, host of the online series LGB to the T; actor and NAACP Image Award nominee Sonja Sohn (The Wire); and Willis Edwards, member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. The event was moderated by Rashad Robinson, GLAAD Senior Director of Media Programs and featured a special appearance by Alice Huffman, President of the California State NAACP.
To read more about the panel, check out this post, or just sit back and watch it for yourself here:
Special thanks to Kevin Curran, Screen Actors Guild
Gay Couple’s Honor Defended in Sports Bar
March 26, 2009 by Ted Rybka, GLAAD's Director of Sports Media
New Jersey
The news/entertainment program “What Would You Do?” recently aired a segment involving a gay couple at a sports bar. The premise behind the show is to have performers act out ethical dilemmas and videotape the responses of the public.
This past Tuesday, the show’s segment entitled, “Would You Help This Gay Couple?” was filmed at a sports bar in Linden, NJ. Real-life gay couple and actors Dusty St. Amand and Dominic Benevento sat at a bar like any other couple, holding hands, hugging and kissing.
Another set of actors portrayed a straight couple sitting across from them. And finally, another actor, Vince August, was hired to play a homophobic bar patron.
Throughout the segment Vince August would make homophobic comments trying to egg on other patrons to denigrate the gay couple. However, most of the patrons came to the gay couple’s defense. One man told August to pipe down, turned to the couple and said, “You don’t have to go, you didn’t do anything wrong. I think you’re beautiful.”
And one woman was so upset at August’s comments that she got into a shouting match with him stating, “You’re making me uncomfortable. Nobody in this bar is making me uncomfortable but you.” She was so upset with August’s homophobic attitude that she left the bar.
While I’ve never been a fan of hidden camera journalism, it does have its place. For example, one patron remarked the gay couple was disgusting, but once the cameras were brought out he claimed he didn’t care if the couple was there and kissing. The hidden news cameras were able to capture an unfiltered moment.
You can watch the entire segment here:
What to Watch: Thursday
March 26, 2009 by Sarah
Idris Elba alert! The hot hot hottie from The Wire and RockNRolla returns to The Office tonight, which is reason enough to tune in, IMHO. Meanwhile, poor Betty is on hiatus, but our favorite medical soap, Grey’s is back with a new episode.
> 9:00 PM Grey’s Anatomy, ABC (1 hr) NEW
After weeks of anticipation, things are starting to heat up between Arizona and Callie.
Oh, Idris
> 9:00 PM The Office, NBC (30 min) NEW
Michael is confronted by the Vice President of Dunder-Mifflin (guest star Idris Elba) but it doesn’t stop him from goofing off and continuing to avoid work at all costs.
> 9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen, Fox (1 hr) NEW
Nine chefs remain to obtain the “head chef” position at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. One of the contestants is a lesbian from Las Vegas named LA.
Gainesville, FL Voters Turn Down Discriminatory Measure
March 25, 2009 by Chuy Sanchez, Senior Media Strategist @ GLAAD
Supporters celebrate defeat of anti-discriminatory measure.
On Tuesday, March 24, 58% of voters turned down a measure that would have taken away Gainesville government’s anti-discrimination protections for LGBT residents. The challenge began in 2008 when Gainesville’s anti-discrimination ordinance was revised to be inclusive of transgender people.
The revision provides protection from job and housing discrimination as well as allows them to utilize the public restroom of their choice.
High turn out impacts vote.
The same proposed measure would have prohibited Gainesville government from enforcing anti-discrimination laws that protect other groups not specified by the Florida Civil Act, which recognizes race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, handicap, marital and familial status.
The Associated Press’ article on Gainesville’s anti-discrimination laws kept provides a fair and accurate report of the events.
Presbyterian Lesbian Still Fighting for Ordination
March 25, 2009 by Ann @ GLAAD
Lisa Larges - Photo courtesy Bay Area Reporter
In San Francisco, on March 25, a Presbyterian commission rejected the process used by the Presbytery of San Francisco to certify openly lesbian candidate for ordination, Lisa Larges.
The ruling did not deal with her qualifications but the procedural ruling effectively puts additional hurdles in her path toward ordination. Larges said:
This decision makes it abundantly clear that the Presbyterian Church must remove the current prohibitory language that denies ordination to openly LGBT people and adopt a new policy. The amendment now being voted on across the country properly aligns our understanding of ministry….
Larges has been working toward ordination for two decades. In 2002, she began work with the organization That All May Freely Serve, a group that advocates for a church that honors diversity and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons as full members eligible for ordination. She now serves as the Minister Coordinator of the group.
