Issue Area: Homophobia


Extra Articles and Studies
Homophobia, Racism and Sexism?: The Connections Are Clear to Far Right (July/August 1995) By Laura Flanders

Dowd Must Not Read Reviews: Columnist claims critics never called her on her sexism (Update August 2008) By Veronica Cassidy

Not a Man, Not a Story: No coming out party for Swoopes (Update February 2006) By Julie Hollar

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With Respect to Mary Cheney: Pundits use Kerry’s lesbian “gaffe” to rewrite debate (January/February 2005) By Julie Hollar

Media's Gay Marriage Consensus: Insider critics charge press didn't play it straight (September/October 2004) By Julie Hollar

Activism Shifts Coverage of Proposed Gay-Marriage Amendment (March/April 2004) By Peter Hart

Controversy, Not Credibility: A study of 'gay change' with the results media were looking for (September/October 2001) By Jennifer L. Pozner

Sex Panicked: Women Unheard in Sexuality Debates (March/April 1998) By Laura Flanders

Rumors of Homophobia: Coverage of Promise Keepers failed to check the record (January/February 1998) By Al Kielwasser

In the Life: PBS Keeps Its Distance From Gay Programming (June 1993) By Dorothee Benz

Ask Not What Gays Will Do to the Military--Ask What the MIlitary Is Doing to Gays (June 1993) By Jim Naureckas

Outings and Innings: Media and the Closet (November/December 1991) By Stephen H. Miller

Anti-Gay Violence: Off the New York Times' Agenda (July/August 1990) By Laura Flanders

Action Alerts and Advisories
NYT Smears Peace Movement, Again: Newspaper invents Obama dig (8/24/07)

Howard Kurtz's Imus Amnesia: Critic forgets requests to shun racist show (4/19/07)

New York Times Corrects the Record: Anti-war smear unsubstantiated (6/19/06)

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Amendment Proposal Needs Serious Attention: Politics aside, how would Constitution be affected by gay marriage ban? (6/7/06)

New York Times Suggests Bisexuals Are "Lying": Paper fails to disclose study author's controversial history (7/8/05)

PBS Censors Postcards From Buster: Episode featuring lesbian moms deemed not 'appropriate' (1/31/05)

Networks Bar Ad Promoting Tolerance: A church's acceptance of gays is deemed "too controversial" (12/3/04)

ABC, NY Times Respond to FAIR Alert (2/27/04)

Amendment Deception Needs Media Clarity (2/16/04)

Savage Homophobia on MSNBC (7/7/03)

GE, Microsoft Bring Bigotry to Life (2/12/03)

Pat Buchanan in His Own Words (2/26/96)