GLAAD takes money from entertainment companies, then hands them awards for depicting gay people.
That’s journo Michelangelo Signorile‘s gripe in The Advocate this week.
“Like a drug habit, this setup enormously compromises the group: What kind of effective watchdog takes money from the industry it polices? Imagine the ineffectiveness of a congressional watchdog group taking money from House and Senate members.”
GLAAD officials, needless to say, were not thrilled. The group’s response here.
More at the JustOut blog
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January 17, 2010 at 6:13 am |
GLAAD hasn’t been doing its job for years. Signorile is offering an explanation as to why. If GLAAD wants to provide another one and show a plan of action to address that other cause, fine. The main point is that GLAAD is terribly broken and needs to be fixed.