Advocate Writer Laments: Ben-Hur ‘Bland,’ Lacks Gay ‘Hot Tension’
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Ben-Hur: when missing a golden opportunity for a gay love twist hurts worse than losing a chariot race.
Turns out not everyone is pleased with the platonic relationship between Ben-Hur and Messala in Timur Bekmambetov’s upcoming remake of the epic classic. According to Advocate contributor Daniel Reynolds, 1959 Ben Hur screenplay contributor and “godfather of gay literature” Gore Vidal would be…
Five-To-One: Networks Prefer Any Word Other Than ‘Terrorist’
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This June was marked by a wave of radical Islamic terrorist attacks – in Turkey, in Orlando, in a Paris suburb, in Israel, and elsewhere around the world. As the bodies piled up and nations were gripped with grief and rage, broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) did their best to call the horror anything other than the work of terrorists.
Ezra Klein: Media ‘Increasingly Biased' on Trump, and He Deserves It
It’s often noted that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the most disliked presidential nominees in a long, long time. Vox’s Klein claimed in a Tuesday piece that their unpopularity extends to the media, especially in Trump’s case. “While it’s ridiculous to suggest the media likes Hillary Clinton — her relationship with the press is famously, legendarily toxic — the media is increasingly biased…
Apple CEO Tells WashPost He Got Cooper’s Advice Before Coming Out
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Before Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly revealed his sexuality, he received advice from CNN’s Anderson Cooper — who came out publicly in 2012. That’s what Cook told The Washington Post in a wide-ranging interview including his views on homosexuality and environmentalism.
Gay Match Game: Bert and Ernie Caught 'Playing with Each Other'
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Poor Bert and Ernie just got called gay on national television! On tonight's edition of The Match Game on ABC, contestants were asked to fill in the following question: "'Sesame Street' is being rocked by a tabloid scandal. Instead of a rubber ducky, Bert and Ernie were photographed in the bathtub playing with BLANK."
WWE Goes PC: No Fighting the Gay Agenda
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At a Beyond Sport United event earlier this week, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon announced plans to incorporate gay themes into programming. Sensitivity will be achieved through a partnership with – you guessed it – GLAAD.
NBCNews.com: Is Gun Control the New Frontier for the Gay Community?
In a piece that was pointed out on Thursday afternoon by The Blaze’s Dana Loesch on Twitter, NBCNews.com and it’s NBC Out section promoting the gay community published an article that actually tried to argue that passing strict, liberal gun control would mean that they could be “even more relevant to national politics and to win over allies outside the community.”
Liberal Sports Website to NBC: ‘You Have a Gay Problem’
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Cyd Zeigler at Outsports, a part of the SB Nation network, is no fan of NBC and their refusal to celebrate gay marriage at this year’s summer games.
Daily Mail: Mother, Son ‘Fight For Their Right To Have' Sex
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For a progressive media outlet, like Daily Mail, balancing coverage of newly invented oppressed demographics and shock-value click bait, the mother-son couple made for a serendipitous story.
LGBT Activists to Block BYU's Admission Into Big 12
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The ‘tolerance for me, but not for thee’ crowd is at it again. This time, the target is not the State of North Carolina. According to Sports Illustrated, this time the Rainbow Jihad has trained its sights on the Mormons.
CNN: Lesbian Proposal ‘As Dramatic As Olympic Final’
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Brazilian women’s rugby player Isadora Cerullo got engaged to a female manager at the Deodoro Stadium after the manager Majorie Enya gave an “emotional speech.” The online media, including CNN, ABC, and The Huffington Post, saw the opportunity to resurrect the “love wins” slogan.
WashPost Lets Jonathan Capehart Invent 'Vast' Anti-LGBT 'Conspiracy'
It would appear that being a Washington Post columnist means never having to say you're sorry — even if you are a member of the paper's editorial board.
Beginning on July 7, the Post's Jonathan Capehart set out to advance the agenda of a group called Freedom for All Americans (FFAA), an outfit which believes it has proven that there is, in Capehart's words, "a 'vast right-wing conspiracy' out to…
Anti-Catholic Show Season 2 Debuts On National Coming Out Day
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Despite abysmal ratings, ABC announced in May that it was green-lighting the anti-Catholic Real O’Neals for a second season. And now they’ve announced just when that second season will premiere: October 11, National Coming Out Day.
Oscar-Winning Actor Criticizes 'Conservative' Hollywood
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Hollywood deserves to be criticized, but not because it is, in any way, a bastion of conservatism. Actor Jared Leto disagrees. In a recent interview with GQ Style for his movie Suicide Squad, the Oscar winner was asked if America was ready to accept a gay leading actor. Leto’s response was that in Hollywood, “I definitely don’t think a gay leading man would have the same opportunities as a…
