New original web series to explore issues surrounding sexuality and gender identity (VIDEO)

NEW YORK and ARLINGTON, Va.– WNET, the flagship PBS station based in New York and PBS Digital Studios, have announced the launch of First Person, an original digital series exploring sexuality and gender identity. The series, the first to come as a result of the previously announced strategic partnership between WNET’s Interactive Engagement Group and PBS…

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Alan Cumming stars in new PSA about FDA’s blood donor policy (VIDEO)

NEW YORK — A coalition of organizations, including GLAAD and Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), have launced a new PSA and social media campaign starring Alan Cumming to raise awareness about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men.  Created by Saatchi & Saatchi NY…

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Doctor refuses to care for gay couple’s baby

A Michigan pediatrician refused to work with the baby of a same-sex couple, citing her anti-gay religious beliefs. It’s another case that highlights the potential dangers of conservative media’s campaign to champion “religious freedom” in the face of anti-gay discrimination, reports Carlos Maza at Media Matters for America. In October of 2014, Krista and Jami Contreras…

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Fox News gets duped by another bogus anti-gay horror story

Fox News uncritically reported a bogus story about the alleged bullying of anti-gay students in a California high school, according to the school’s superintendent. It’s the second time the network has been duped by the lies of one of California’s most notorious anti-LGBT hate groups, reports Media Matters of America. In a February 9 opinion piece for…

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