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Bi The Way, a Documentary on Bisexuality, Now Available on DVD

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Bi The Way, a feature length documentary on bisexuality, and winner of the 2008 Alternative Spirit Grand Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, has just been released on DVD.

“Training Rules” Screening in Seattle

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On Saturday, October 24th, GLAAD and the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival brought to you by Three Dollar Bill Cinema are sponsoring a special screening of the film “Training Rules.” The film looks at how anti-LGBT attitudes and actions within women’s collegiate sports destroy the lives and dreams of many gifted athletes.
“Training Rules” chronicles women’s [...]

Bestselling Author Jodi Picoult to Pen LGBT Fiction

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With sixteen books under her belt, three made-for-TV movies and a play inspired by her novels, Jodie Picoult celebrated the premier of New Line Cinema’s adaptation of her internationally celebrated fiction, My Sister’s Keeper, last night in New York.

The Hangover Resorts to Unfunny and Offensive Gay Slurs

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In The Hangover, an otherwise funny film that is currently #1 at the box office, moviegoers are greeted within the first ten minutes by an unwelcome and offensive string of anti-gay jokes.

GLAAD Congratulates Milk & Vicky Cristina Barcelona on their Oscar Nominations

Today, GLAAD congratulated the creative teams and casts ofMilk and Vicky Cristina Barcelona which received a combined 9 Oscar nominations during today’s announcement of nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

Carrey Hits on Ellen, Misses on Letterman

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Jim Carrey has been busy promoting his film Yes Man, which opens on Friday. As he’s made his way through various talk shows, the actor, who plays a gay man in the upcoming comedy I Love You Phillip Morris, has been uneven when speaking about LGBT issues.

Here Comes the MILK Man

MILK hits select theaters in just a few short weeks, and glaadBLOG is celebrating by providing YOU with a daily “fun fact” about Harvey Milk, courtesy of San Francisco magazine. In honor of Election Day, we’re sharing a political act involving the power of the people.

Drink Your MILK!

It’s time for your daily glass of MILK, dear readers! glaadBLOG is counting down the days until the Harvey Milk biopic opens November 26, and that means YOU get to read a fun fact every day about the movie or the man, compliments of San Francisco magazine.

Milk Inspires Hope

The highly-anticipated Milk made its world premiere in San Francisco on Tuesday night, fittingly in the Castro, a neighborhood where gay activist Harvey Milk made history three decades ago.

A Single Man Casting News

We first reported a month ago that designer (and GLAAD honoree) Tom Ford was making his directorial debut with an adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood 1964 novel A Single Man. Now he’s announced his cast, and it’s chock full of gay faves.

USA Network Does Its Best to “De-Gay” Bring It On

An angry TV viewer wrote gay news/pop culture blog Queerty after viewing the campy cheerleading flick Bring It On when it aired on USA Network last Saturday. Apparently, USA edited out an entire gay storyline, but kept in all the homophobic slurs.

Support GLAAD & Attend the Hollywood Premiere of “Milk”

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We at GLAAD are very excited for people to learn about Harvey Milk’s life and the work he did for the LGBT community when they see the upcoming release of Focus Features’ film “Milk.”  
Now, through a generous donation from Focus Features, we’re giving our members a chance to support GLAAD and be among the first [...]

Negative Transgender Imagery in Horror Films Explored

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From Silence of the Lambs to The X Files: I Want to Believe, horror and suspense films have long demonized transgender characters. A new article ranks “The Top 15 Transsexual Killer Movies.” And “top” in this case really means the “worst.”

“For My Wife” Premieres Sunday, Oct. 19th

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We recently highlighted the story of Charlene Strong, the woman who lost her partner of 9 years, Kate, during a flood in their Seattle home in 2006. Charlene was initially denied access to be with Kate at the hospital due to the lack of legal recognition for their relationship, and was subjected to further discrimination [...]

Top Stories Today – 10.06.2008

National News:

Associated Press – Gay Elders’ Distinctive Challenges Get Closer Look
The New York Times – Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese Votes for Split
Associated Press – Sen. Clinton Calls McCain ‘Mimic’ of Bush
Newsweek.com – An Apparent Flip-Flop On Gay Rights
Los Angeles Times – COLUMN: Prop. 8 and Teaching to the Marriage Test