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GLAAD

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton stands with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) on stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Did GLAAD snub Obama for Clinton?

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - Maybe Obama is playing politics, too, but in the end, he’s been more progressive on gay rights than any president before him...
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Frank Ocean 'comes out': The breakout R&B star made  headlines with a small blog post in which he admitted is first love was a man. Amazingly, his admission mattered little to his fans, who helped turn his album 'Channel Orange' into one of the year's biggest hits.

Oprah, Frank Ocean among GLAAD award nominees

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced on Wednesday 120 nominees in English-language categories and 33 nominees in Spanish-language categories...
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Dr. Shaquille O'Neal, former NBA player during the Century Council event on efforts to fight college binge drinking in Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Campuses. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

Shaq posts controversial bathroom etiquette pic on Facebook

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal posted a bathroom etiquette picture on his Facebook Wednesday that sparked numerous anti-gay remarks...
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Jet features 1st male couple in weddings section

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - The newest issue of Jet magazine, which hits newsstands today, features its first black male couple in its weddings section, according to GLAAD...
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Hip-hop shifts anti-gay tone as rights issues rise

Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — For years, anti-gay epithets and sentiments in rap have largely been accepted, along with its frequent misogyny and violence, as part of the hip-hop culture...
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Transgender model featured in American Apparel ads

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Isis King is proving there is life after 'America’s Next Top Model'...
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Roland Martin tries to make peace with GLAAD

theGrio
Have Roland Martin and GLAAD made peace? Well, at least they're talking...
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Roland Martin to make peace with GLAAD

theGrio
Following his suspension from CNN over controversial (and some would argue, homophobic) tweets, Roland Martin is meeting with gay advocacy group GLAAD to smooth things over...
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Why CNN had no choice but to suspend Roland Martin

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - One wonders why a person paid to offer analysis on the current political and social climate would even tempt fate with that kind of tweet, especially at a time when anti-gay violence has become a pervasive trend...
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GLAAD: Why CNN was right to suspend Roland Martin

Kimberley McLeod
OPINION - Roland Martin's tweets advocating violence against gay people were not an isolated incident. They are a part of a larger anti-gay pattern.
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