Next Thursday, 1400 members of the Boy Scouts' National Council will converge in Dallas to vote on a resolution critical to the Boy Scouts' longstanding ban on gay members. Celebrities such as Tegan and Sara, Jersey Shore's Snooki and Sammi and GLAAD's Wilson Cruz tweeted out their support for equality in the Boy Scouts. Look out for more in the coming week leading up to the vote on Thursday.
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04/11/13
Entertainment Weekly's "Greatest TV Couple of All Time" bracket competition ends tonight and Glee's beloved gay couple, Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson, have made it to the final two. Vote now!
04/04/13
The Switch: A new television series where transgender persons play transgender characters | 04/04/13
The Switch is a television series set in Vancouver Canada. Produced by Trembling Void Studios the show is a first of its kind. The Switch will feature 6 recurring transgender roles and tell their stories as they navigate thru contemporary Canadian society.
04/04/13
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has invited GLAAD to speak to staff and talent after a video was posted online showing one of its stars, Bully Ray, subjecting a fan to an anti-gay tirade.
04/01/13
Tonight National Geographic Channel's Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? airs back-to-back episodes ending in the season finale. The series' low ratings prove that America will not tune in to the Boy Scouts anti-gay discrimination and is ready to see a change from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).
03/29/13
Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
03/27/13
Last night's episode of NBC's GLAAD Media Award-nominated comedy The New Normal saw former Eagle Scout David (Justin Bartha) and his fiancée Bryan (Andrew Rannells) taking on the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gay scouts and scout leaders.
03/26/13
Tonight's episode of NBC's GLAAD Media Award-nominated comedy The New Normal will see former Eagle Scout David (Justin Bartha) and his fiancée Bryan (Andrew Rannells) taking on the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. Bartha did a special Ask Me Anything with Redditt today where he answered a question from GLAAD about the BSA ban.
03/26/13
As the United States Supreme Court begins to hear arguments in cases that will decide the future of Prop. 8 and DOMA today in Washington DC, out celebrities and allies took to Twitter to express their support for marriage equality.
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02/28/13
In 2000, actor Hong Seok-cheon was finally starting to see his hard work pay off. After being scouted in the comedy circuit and costarring in '90s sitcoms, he became the host of South Korea's most popular children's show. This was going to be his breakthrough.
02/27/13
Just last week, Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court upheld a law that prohibits joint adoption by gay couples.
02/08/13
USA’s football melodrama Necessary Roughness will tackle the outing of a gay player in its season finale.
02/08/13
On Thursday’s Very Last Word, Eagle Scout and gay rights advocate Zach Wahls discussed immigration and gun safety with Daniel Hernandez.
02/06/13
ABC Family has picked up to series two of its three drama pilots — The Fosters, executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, and Socio, which has been renamed Twisted. Filming on both, which are produced in-house, will begin in the spring for a summer debut.
02/05/13
Super Bowl champ Brendon Ayanbadejo tells Don Lemon Chris Culliver's anti-gay comment will be a learning experience.
02/04/13
Melissa Harris-Perry: "Being married to an Eagle Scout is a wonderful thing. My husband can make fire in minutes and build a shelter for two with a rock, some dried leaves and an armful of sticks!"
01/24/13
The service man who was booed during a Republican primary debate has become an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights and is now calling for marriage equality in the military.