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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 05 October 2012
Tags: glaad, where we are on tv, annual, report, 2012, broadcast, cable, lgbt, characters, representations, gay, trans, bisexual, hbo, abc, nbc, glee, partners, modern family, the new normal

The 17th annual "Where We Are On TV" report from GLAAD, released today, reveals that LGBT representations on broadcast television series are at the highest levels ever! 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 30 August 2012
Tags: glaad, 2012, network responsibility index, tv, rankings, top, bottom, mtv, cw, abc, nbc, cbs, fox, tbs, primetime, cable, lgbt, gay, same sex, couples, families, trans, representation

GLAAD's annual ranking of networks based on LGBT representations in television is finally here, just in time to give us a sense of where we need to direct our DVRs ahead of the fall TV season.

There seems to have been a bit of flip flopping in positions this year, but it's no real surprise who lands on the bottom and who was quick to assume the top. Before we get too distracted by the previous sentence's innuendo, let's take a look at how the networks rank in 2012!

 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 08 August 2012
Tags: thomas roberts, patrick abner, same-sex wedding, same-sex marriage, msnbc, new york observer, cable news anchor

Yummy MSNBC news anchor Thomas Roberts is on his way to the altar, where he'll become the first cable news anchor in a same-sex marriage.

We'll definitely being taking notes on the nuptials as we plan for our impending wedding with Anderson Cooper, but in the meantime, we'll let Thomas have his time in the spotlight!

More after the jump!

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Tags: roland martin, cnn, ascot, lifts, suspension, dbags, glaad, super bowl, tweets, david beckham, anti gay, cable

After a month that put the ascot industry in the red from a lack of free advertising, CNN has lifted controversial commentator Roland Martin's suspension. Details follow. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Tags: chris meloni, hotties, true blood, svu, join, cast, hbo, nakedest, cable, tv, vampire

Chris Meloni, the hunky former SVU star and a dear friend to the gay community, is thisclose to joining TV's nakedest show. Score! (Details follow.)

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Tags: fox news, don't ask don't tell, repeal, coverage, cable news, dadt, end, ban, gay, silence, chart, msnbc, cnn

Fox News did not ask nor tell its viewers much regarding yesterday's historic end to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Details follow.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 03 August 2011
Tags: glaad, network responsibility index, nri, 2011, fifth annual, abc family, the cw, tv, lgbt, gay, characters, fox, showtime, cbs, usa, tbs, cable

On Wednesday, ABC Family became only the second network in history to earn an "excellent" rating from GLAAD (MTV scored the first in 2010), as detailed in the organization's fifth annual Network Responsibility Index. Details and where the other network's fall, after the jump.

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Tags: time warner cable, twc, cancel day, boycott, marriage equality, new york, jeffrey marx, national organization for marriage, nom, ads, controversy, same-sex

Time Warner Cable's decision to run a vehemently anti-gay National Organization for Marriage ad in New York last month didn't bode well with subscriber Jeffrey Marx. So today he's asking pro-equality customers to cancel their subscription for what he's calling "Time Warner Cable Cancel Day."

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Monday, 25 April 2011
Tags: rachel maddow, cable, msnbc, cnn, anderson cooper, bill o'reilly, beck, gay, closet, come out

Any closeted cable news anchors might want to listen to the intimidating Rachel Maddow...

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Friday, 18 February 2011
Tags: uganda, wikileaks, homophobia, violence, u.s., government, cables, gay, death, kill the gays

In what I believe is the first major LGBT-related leak, Wikileak's has released a cable between Uganda and the U.S. that describes a deteriorating human rights emergency and worsening -- if that was even possible -- of violent, deadly homophobia in the African nation. The silver lining in the correspondence between a U.S. diplomat in Kampala and Washington shows that the American government might be more concerned with the possible genocide than they lead us to believe.

From the Sydney Morning Herald:

Confidential memos sent between Kampala and Washington in 2009-10 and made public by WikiLeaks paint a picture of a worsening human rights climate in the run-up to the Ugandan presidential elections, which were to be held yesterday, Uganda's...

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 07 December 2010
Tags: despicable me, giveaways, DVDs, Prize patrol

We can certainly relate to hiding a horde of brown-eyed men sporting overalls in our dungeon (more on that later…maybe), which is probably why we hearted one of the summer’s best animated romp’s, Despicable Me. Lead with Steve Carrell’s versatile voice, Despicable Me follows the misadventures of evil genius Gru whose popularity stock is slipping despite a grand plan to capture the moon (and strong support from the Tea Party base). So, as most evildoers in a pinch must, Gru adopts three little orphaned girls in the hopes of regaining his No. 1 spot on the list of world’s worst bad boys. Like us, the girls begin calling the naughty man "Daddy" in no time, which thwarts Gru’s plan and warms his heart organ exponentially.

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