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Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:19PM by TMZ Staff
CBS' explanation for why they blurred Adam Lambert's man-on-man kiss ain't cuttin' it with the folks at GLAAD -- who claim the network is treating openly gay performers as second class citizens.
Jarrett Barrios, president of GLAAD -- the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- tells TMZ, "The Early Show's decision this morning to blur Adam Lambert's kiss from the American Music Awards reinforces an unfortunate double standard that is applied to openly gay performers."
Barrios adds, "I would have hoped CBS would provide the same treatment for images of gay and lesbian people and not create an unfair double standard that treats our community differently."
Filed under: TV, Exclusives, Adam Lambert
Tags: adam lambert, AdamLambert, cbs, early show, EarlyShow, gay, gay and lesbian alliance against defamation, GayAndLesbianAllianceAgainstDefamation, glaad, jarrett barrios, JarrettBarrios, kiss
Posted Nov 5th 2009 12:57PM by TMZ Staff
GLAAD isn't buyin' Chris Jericho's apology for using anti-gay and racist slurs at a recent event -- in fact, the gay rights group is going after the wrestler for being "insincere and worn."
Jarrett Barrios -- president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- tells TMZ:
"Just three months ago Chris Jericho's boss and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon acknowledged to GLAAD that words matter.
There is no time, context or occasion in which it is acceptable to utter racist and anti-gay slurs. Jericho's hollow apology 'if (he) offended anyone' is a template used by many and is insincere and worn."
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives
Tags: chris jericho, ChrisJericho, gay lesbian alliance against defamation, GayLesbianAllianceAgainstDefamation, glaad, jarrett barrios, JarrettBarrios, jericho, wrestling, wwe
Posted Oct 27th 2009 3:59PM by TMZ Staff
GLAAD has responded to Larry Johnson's apology for hurling a gay slur at reporters yesterday -- and they're hoping the ordeal can be used as an example to other players in the NFL.
President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Jarrett Barrios tells TMZ: "Larry Johnson's apology sends an important message that there is no excuse for using anti-gay epithets.
GLAAD is continuing to call on the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs to use this unfortunate incident as a way to educate and start a dialogue with players and fans regarding the dangers of homophobia in sports."
As we previously reported, the Kansas City Chiefs have already sidelined Johnson from team activities.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: football, Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GayLesbianAllianceAgainstDefamation, glaad, Jarrett Barrios, JarrettBarrios, kansas city chiefs, KansasCityChiefs, larry johnson, LarryJohnson
