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Best & Worst of National News

October - December 2009

The Best

• The Washington Post Profiles Same-Sex Couples Hopeful for Marriage Equality
• The New York Times Exposes Economic Inequities Facing Same-Sex Couples
• ESPN.com Profiles Brendan Burke – Openly Gay Son of Professional Hockey Legend Brian Burke
• Rachel Maddow Draws Attention to Brutal Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda

The Worst

• Details Magazine Publishes Anti-Gay Slur
• BBC Asks Readers: “Should Homosexuals Face Execution?”

September 2009

The Best

• The Virginian-Pilot Profiles Lesbian & Gay Service Members
• The New York Times Magazine Spotlights LGB Youth

The Worst

• The Fox Nation.com Misrepresents Diversity Education in CA Schools
• National Coverage of South African Runner Caster Semenya Misses the Mark

August 2009

The Best

• The Denver Post Touts Legal Protections for Colorado’s Transgender Citizens
• The Los Angeles Times and Idaho Statesman Demonstrate the Concrete Harms of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
• Minneapolis’s Star Tribune Spotlights Victim of Anti-Gay Harassment

The Worst

• Marietta Daily Journal Unfairly Links Gay Men to Public Sex; Suggests They Should be "Chased Off" by Dogs

July 2009

The Best

• The Associated Press Humanizes LGBT People
• USA Today and The Christian Science Monitor Tackle “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
• The Los Angeles Times Urges Support for Federal Hate Crimes Legislation in Response to the Killing of Lateisha Green
• The New York Times Magazine Spotlights West Virginia Lesbian Couple Trying to Adopt
• The Washington Post Publishes Five Editorials in Support of LGBT Equality

The Worst

• The Denver Westword Prints Anti-LGBT Slur; Allows Abusive Commentary to Follow
• Mormon Owned Deseret News Inaccurately Portrays LGBT People

June 2009

The Best

• CNN Newsroom Humanizes LGBT Issues
• The New York Times Promotes Conversation around LGBT Issues During Pride Month
• CBSNews.com Thoughtfully Explores Gender and Gender Identity
• MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Examines President Obama’s Progress on LGBT Issues
• The Washington Post Publishes Five Editorials in Support of LGBT Equality

The Worst

• The Christian Science Monitor Detracts from the National Holocaust Museum Tragedy
  New York Post Irresponsibly Misrepresents Transgender Woman

The Best

• CNN Newsroom Puts a Face on Marriage Protections for Same-Sex Couples
• The New York Times Exposes the Inequities of Anti-LGBT Emergency Care-Taking Laws
• Rachel Maddow Critiques ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’; Urges President Obama to Take Action
• The New York Times Editorials Spotlight LGBT Legislation Advances/Setbacks

The Worst

• Bill O’Reilly Equates Marriage of Same-Sex Couples to Polygamy, Criticizes Harvey Milk Honor
• Fox News Compares LGBT People to Pedophiles, Criticizes Hate Crimes Legislation

The Best

• CNN Highlights Anti-LGBT Bullying in America’s Schools
• truTV Sheds Light on Anti-Transgender Hate Crimes
• The New York Times & Washington Post Publish Pro-Marriage Equality Editorials

The Worst

• Rep. Virginia Foxx’s ‘Hoax’ Comment Draws Criticism from MSNBC Anchors
• Bill O’Reilly Draws Irresponsible Parallels with Vermont’s Marriage Ruling

The Best

• MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Spotlights "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" 
• Judge Judy Speaks Out on CNN's Larry King Live in Favor of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples 
• Fort Myers News-Press Editorializes in Favor of Adoption for Gay and Lesbian Couples
  
• The Washington Post Spotlights the Plight of Binational couples in the United States 
• San Jose Mercury News Humanizes Struggles of Binational Couples

The Worst

• Colorado Radio Host on KNUS and KFKA Makes Remarks Condoning Violence Against Transgender People
• Rush Limbaugh Uses North Dakota Flooding Tragedy to Make Gratuitous Jokes

The Best

• Suze Orman Speaks Out About Marriage Equality on CNBC
• The Denver Post Publishes Editorial Supporting Protections for Same-Sex Couples in Colorado
• The Seattle Times Publishes Moving Column on Hospital Visitation

The Worst

• Sean Hannity Maligns Gay Kisses at the Oscars
• New York Post Sparks Outrage By Publishing Racist Cartoon; GLAAD Joins Chorus of Voices Denouncing the Paper's History of Offensive Coverage
• Two Utah Newspapers Publish Defamatory Anti-Gay Ad

The Best

• New York Post Publishes Inclusive Story about Lesbian Couple's Upcoming Wedding
• Ohio Paper Highlights Growing Acceptance of Transgender People in Columbus
• The New York Times Publishes Editorial Criticizing Arkansas's Adoption Ban

The Worst

• Mike Huckabee Repeats Ann Coulter's Defamatory Comments on His Fox News Program
• Rush Limbaugh Makes MSNBC Countdown's "Worst" List for Repeated Tasteless Remarks