CBS makes It Gets Better Video
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 13:44
- Written by Lara Tacita
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CBS has joined the ranks of business organizations attaching themselves to Dan Savages It Gets Better project. Employees of the television network added their own video to the It Gets Better Project. Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, decided to launch the videos in response to the increased number of teens getting bullied for their actual or perceived orientation.
GLAAD president Barrios resigns over AT&T letter
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- Published on Sunday, 19 June 2011 20:01
- Written by Lara Landis
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The debate on net neutrality is far from over. The feud between Google, AT&T and the small ISPs continues. The president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation recently found himself embroiled in the debate, whether he wanted to be or not.
Old Navy addresses limited supply of Pride T-shirts
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 June 2011 15:45
- Written by Lara Landis
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The Old Navy Pride t-shirts are hard to fined. Customers have gone into and out of stores thinking that the elusive shirts may have been a myth put out by the companys public relations department. Asexual News asked the retailer about the decision to support the It Gets Better Project, but the response received was a form letter that did not answer the questions asked.
The shirts were sold only in larger cities and in certain markets.
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Google rolls out new LGBT rainbow logo
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- Published on Saturday, 18 June 2011 15:57
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Google's new logo does not appear to all users. The logo of the search engine giant only changes when certain words are entered into the search engine. Transgender, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual will cause a rainbow appear to the right of the Googles scroll bar.
Certain words associated with the LGBT movement do not cause the logo to come up. Transsexual, a somewhat outdated term does not. Intersex, Questioning and Asexual do not cause the search engines logo to change.
American Family Association calls for boycott of Old Navy
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- Published on Saturday, 11 June 2011 16:55
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Clothing retailer Old Navy offered LGBT pride shirts in honor of Gay Pride month. The shirts went on sale only in Urban areas. The retailer made this choice, in part of consideration of the sensibilities of its customers.
The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission suggested Christian consumers take their business elsewhere. Gary Cass, a spokesperson for the Christian group accused the store of promoting a lifestyle that is “a complete rebellion against God”. Cass expressed dismay over the retailers decision to offer the shirts and said the Christian Anti-Defamation commission is now facing the difficult task of expressing its anger and its dismay.
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