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Peter Sprigg claims Christians are 'hated minority' and CNN lets him get away with it

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 3:18pm by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

The CNN Belief Blog ran a report entitled "When Christians become a 'hated minority'" that gave a platform for falsehoods spread by anti-gay activists, including Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council, while claiming the false identity of victim.

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George Takei, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brad Goreski Team Up for Funny or Die's "Gays Beware" Mock-PSA

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 1:00pm by Megan Townsend, GLAAD's Entertainment and Operations Coordinator

Funny or Die today released a new mock public service announcement, "Gays Beware," narrated by George Takei and starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Brad Goreski, about the "dangerous individuals that oppose marriage equality" that may be living in your neighborhood.

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What to Watch Monday 5/6: RuPaul's Drag Race season finale

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 9:00am by Megan Townsend, GLAAD's Entertainment and Operations Coordinator

Tonight catch the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race, the series premiere of Newlyweds: The First Year and playoff rounds begin on a new episode of The Voice.

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Former Boy Scouts bike 1,800 miles to end ban on gay members

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 9:00am by Ryan Houlihan, Programs and Communications Fellow at GLAAD

David "Old Scout" McGrath and his son Joe will be biking 1,800 miles from their home to the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) headquarters to urge the Boy Scouts to support a non-discriminatory policy for gay members and leaders. They have launched a new Kickstarter campaign to raise funds so they can document the process.

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Gay Catholics in NYC barred from entry to mass, threatened with arrest

Sunday, May 5, 2013 - 6:41pm by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

A group of gay and allied Catholics gathered to worship together at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City with dirty hands in response to comments made by Cardinal Timothy Dolan. However, even as they were gathering, they were told by the police that they would be barred from entering the Cathedral unless they washed their hands.

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Take Action: People of faith support Scouting for all people

Sunday, May 5, 2013 - 8:13am by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

This evening, the Family Research Council is launching their "Stand with Scouts" webcast. They will attempt to pit people of faith against inclusive Scouting. From the promotional video, we can tell they are going to claim that allowing gay scouts (not to mention gay leaders) will somehow hurt churches, synagogues, and other faith organizations.

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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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