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 | 2009-JAN-08: USA: Campbell Soup Company portrays same-sex family:
Campbell's Soup placed an double-page ads in the 2008-DEC and 2009-JAN issues
of The Advocate -- the largest homosexual magazine in North America. It
apparently shows a family consisting of two female restaurateurs and their
young son. The American Family Association (AFA), a fundamentalist
Christian group who has regularly attacked equal rights for gays and lesbians,
condemned the ads stating that they "send a message that homosexual parents
constitute a family and are worthy of support," and that Campbell's Soup is
giving "their approval to the entire homosexual agenda." [The
so-called homosexual "agenda" is simply to attain equality for persons of all sexual
orientations and identities. The AFA goals are
to have the government and the rest of society recognize loving, committed
same-sex couples only as roommates, and reduce their children to the
status of illegitimacy.] Anthony Sanzio, a spokesperson for Campbell's said: "Our position on this is pretty straightforward. Inclusion and diversity play an important role in our business, and that fact is reflected in our marketing plan. Our plans for the Swanson brand include additional placements in The Advocate." LifeSiteNews recommends that you contact the president of Campbell's Soups,
Douglas R. Conant via Email at:
douglas_r_conant@cambellsoup.com with your thoughts. 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-JAN-14: CA: Civil rights award presented on behalf of the state of
California: Equality California presented an award honoring Harvey
Milk at the State Capitol to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair
Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The act prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sexual orientation and
gender identity. Equity California is a
LGBT civil rights organization. Milk was the first openly gay elected official
in California. The award was accepted by Stuart Milk, the late Harvey Milk's
nephew. Harvey Milk was assassinated in 1978. 2
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| 2009-JAN-18: DC: Bishop Gene Robinson to lead prayers:
President-elect Obama selected the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson -- the only openly gay
bishop from among the many gay bishops in the Anglican Communion -- to give
the opening prayer at the kickoff of Obama's inauguration. The event occurred
at the Lincoln Memorial. In an interview with the Concord Monitor, Robinson
said:
There is some speculation that he was chosen in order to counterbalance the
selection of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the inauguration itself.
Warren actively promoted Prop. 8 in California which at least temporarily
stalled same-sex marriage in that state. 3,4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-JAN-19: USA: LGBT band and celebrities featured in Obama's
inauguration: For the first time in history, a lesbian and gay band will
take part in a presidential inauguration. The National Lesbian and Gay
Bands Association will provide 177 musicians as part of the parade.
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| 2009-JAN-22: USA: "Milk" receives 8 Oscar nominations: "Milk," the
biopic (biographical motion picture) about pioneering gay California
politician Harvey Milk, earned nominations for:
Only two films received more nominations: The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button won 13, and Slumdog Millionaire won 10. 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-JAN-24: HI: Most members of Hawaiian House support civil union
bill: Thirty two of the 51 members of the House have signed on to HB 544,
a bill to create civil unions for committed same-sex couples in Hawaii.
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| 2009-JAN-27: USA: GLAAD media awards announced: The
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, (GLAAD) announced 185
nominees for the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards. They recognize fair and
inclusive portrayals of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community
and issues affecting them. As in the previous two years, ABC leads the other
networks; they have six nominations including Brothers & Sisters, Desperate
Housewives and Ugly Betty. CBS received four nominations; NBC
earned two. GLAAD president, Neil G. Giuliano commented: "The nominees this year prove that the stories of LGBT Americans are interesting, compelling and will touch not only LGBT audiences, but broader audiences as well. ... How our lives are portrayed in the media doesn't make a bit of difference it makes all the difference." Nominees for feature film in wide release include Brideshead Revisited, Milk, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, RocknRolla, and Vicky Christina Barcelona. 7 Other categories include:
But perhaps the best indication of cultural shift in favor of the acceptance of sexual minorities is see in GLBT themes within commercial advertising:
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- Thaddeus M. Baklinski, "Campbell's Soup Runs Ads Depicting Homosexual 'Family'," LifeSiteNews.com, 2009-JAN-08, at: http://www.lifesitenews.com/
- "Equality California Presents Award on Behalf of State of California Honoring Harvey Milk," Equity California, 2009-JAN-14, at: http://www.eqca.org/
- Ruth Gledhill, "Gay bishop Gene Robinson to lead prayers at Barack Obama inauguration," Times Online, 2009-JAN-12, at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
- Rachel Weiner, "Gene Robinson: Gay Bishop Giving Obama Inauguration
Prayer,"
The Huffington Post, 2009-JAN-12, at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ - Kevin Canessa Jr., "Obama Inauguration Will Feature LGBT Band, Many Celebs," Diversity Inc., 2009-JAN-17, at: http://www.diversityinc.com/
- "Oscar nominations 2009: full list of nominees," The Telegraph (UK), 2009-JAN-22, at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
- "ABC leads nominees for GLAAD Media Awards," Associated Press, 2009-JAN-26, at: http://www.google.com/
- "20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees," GLAAD, 2009-JAN-27, at: http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/
Copyright © 2009 by Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Initial posting: 2009-JAN-09
Latest update: 2000-JAN-28
Author: B.A. Robinson
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