GLAAD issued a "call to action" this week over FX Networks' Morgan Spurlock series 30 Days from In the episode, which aired last night (and is scheduled to repeat in NYC on Friday night), a woman who opposes gay and lesbian parents and their families lives for 30 days with gay parents Dennis and Thomas and their four adopted sons.
The episode also airs a disgusting statement from Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council (watch it, AFTER THE JUMP). Says Sprigg: "Homosexuality is associated with higher rates of sexual promiscuity, sexually transmitted diseases, mental illness, substance abuse, ...
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Earlier today, we filled you in on how GLAAD is upset with FX for allowing a very negative, unchallenged comment from the Family Research Council's Peter Sprigg to appear on tonight's episode of "30 Days." Well now, GayWired.com has much more on the situation. First up, a comment from FX’s VP of Public Relations (and former GLAAD staffer) Scott Seomin:
"The comments made by Peter Sprigg… show that not only do same-sex parents like Dennis and Tom face bigotry and ignorance from individuals like Kati, but that they also face discrimination and marginalization from organizations ... Flag post
The gay media watchdogs over at GLAAD have been watching an upcoming episode of FX’s 30 Days - and they don’t like what they see.
A forthcoming episode of the series, which transplants people into new lives for a month, features an anti-gay woman who trade places with a child-rearing lesbian. Cue dramatic music…
In an effort to highlight opposing views, 30 Days‘ producers include an interview with right wing activist Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council, who asserts “Homosexuality is associated with higher rates of sexual promiscuity, sexually transmitted diseases, mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, and child sexual ... Flag post
The Family Research Council's Peter Sprigg is an anti-gay activist whose truth-stretches we've challenged on here a number of times (like when he suggested we should "export homosexuals from the United States"). But while we recognize that nothing Mr. Sprigg says about our lives and loves should be presented as fact, on tonight's episode of the FX series "30 Days," Sprigg will reportedly be permitted to present his faith-based notions of gay life without any real push back. This according to GLAAD, who says via press release:
During the June 24 episode [of ... Flag post
