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MPAA Changes Bully Rating to PG-13, Film Can be Screened in Schools

Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 9:46pm by Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD

Following its initial theatrical release as an unrated feature, the documentary Bully has been given a rating of PG-13 from the Motion Picture Association of America, which will allow children under 17 to buy a ticket without parental permission and for the film to be screened in schools as an educational tool.

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Jenna Talackova Calls for a More Inclusive Miss Universe Competition

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 3:53pm by Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD

Following the announcement that the Miss Universe Organization would allow transgender contestant Jenna Talackova to compete, and that GLAAD would be working with Miss Universe to open the pageant up to the trans community, Talackova says she wants pageant owner Donald Trump to make sure “no one else has to suffer the discrimination I have had to endure.”

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VIDEO: Glee and Jersey Shore Stars, GLAAD, and The Weinstein Company Team Up for Anti-Bullying Videos

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 4:14pm by Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD

Glee stars Naya Rivera and Cory Montieth, along with the Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino, star in a new PSA series explaining what parents and kids can do to take a stand against bullying, and asking them to visit thebullyproject.com. The PSAs are being released in conjunction with the film Bully, which opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles tomorrow.

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Lesbian Comedian Kate McKinnon Joins Saturday Night Live, According to Report

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 3:28pm by Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD

After 37 years on the air, NBC mainstay Saturday Night Live may add its first openly lesbian cast member on next weekend’s show. Upright Citizen’s Brigade and Big Gay Sketch Show alum Kate McKinnon will reportedly make her debut as a featured player on the next new episode, airing April 7.

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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