http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/lgbt_issues This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: LGBT Issues en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180009 Discussing gay marriage, San Francisco radio host Brian Sussman said to guest Charlie Self: "On your website -- it's interesting you're addressing this very topic, Dr. Self, and you talk about how gay and lesbian radicals actively recruit through our schools and the media in order to swell their ranks. Talk to us about that for a moment." Self asserted that there has been "a rash of [TV] programs in the last 10 years" that are "normalizing this particular chosen lifestyle." Self added, "The only way that you are going to grow the ranks of this kind of movement is this kind of onslaught because it is simply not part of the nature of things as designed or as evolved or as historically recorded for thousands of years." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180009 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:14:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180005 Responding to a caller who said, "I had to explain to my young son why these two men were holding hands the other day," Michael Savage stated, "You've got to explain to the children ... why God told people this was wrong." He went on to say, "You have to explain this to them in this time of mental rape that's going on. The children's minds are being raped by the homosexual mafia, that's my position. They're raping our children's minds." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180005 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:48:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120007 On <em>The Sean Hannity Show</em>, Tom DeLay falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama is "in favor of a bill to fingerprint every American in this country and have a national fingerprint database." In fact, the bill to which DeLay was apparently referring would require employees of banks that apply for "licensing and registration as a State-licensed loan originator," as well as individuals who apply for licenses, to submit fingerprints to "to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information for a State and national criminal history background check." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120007 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:06:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280006 While discussing Sen. John McCain's position on gay marriage, Wolf Blitzer said: "Because on that issue, he doesn't really disagree all that much with [Sens. Hillary] Clinton or [Barack] Obama. He opposes a constitutional amendment on the issue of marriage, is that right?" CBN's David Brody replied: "That's right." In fact, McCain supports amendments to state constitutions to ban same-sex marriage and would also support under certain circumstances an amendment to the federal Constitution banning same-sex marriage. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280006 Wed, 28 May 2008 17:39:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220008 The Associated Press reported that Sen. John McCain "opposes an amendment to the Constitution to ban same-sex unions." In fact, in a March appearance on <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, McCain said he supports amendments to state constitutions to ban same-sex marriage and would also support an amendment to the federal Constitution banning same-sex marriage if necessary. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220008 Thu, 22 May 2008 18:38:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805200008 On <em>Red Eye</em>, Greg Gutfeld criticized Ellen DeGeneres' announcement that she plans to marry Portia de Rossi: "For me, public exhortations of love are no different than telling everyone how great your bowel movements are since switching to All-Bran -- no one gives a [bleep] except you." Gutfeld then said: "And so, this is why I never discuss my marriage with anyone, which is the main reason why John Stamos and I are so happy together. And if you disagree with me, then you, sir, are worse than Hitler." But Gutfeld himself has engaged in "public exhortations of love" and has talked about his wife. In addition to writing about his wife in a book, according to a 2005 <em>New York Observer</em> item, Gutfeld "talks incessantly and adoringly of his 24-year-old Russian bride, Elena, and carries with him an envelope chock-full of photos." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805200008 Tue, 20 May 2008 20:33:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805190006 CNN's Carol Costello said that Sen. John McCain "told reporters ... he would support a [same-sex marriage] ban in his own state of Arizona in November," without noting that McCain previously supported such a ban in Arizona that was rejected by the state's voters in 2006. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805190006 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:44:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070011 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, author Marc Rudov said: "I think we are promoting a homosexual lifestyle, and I fear ... the long-term consequences for children." However, studies have consistently found no evidence that children raised by gay or lesbian parents suffer adverse effects in their psychosocial development. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070011 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:44:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070005 On MSNBC's <em><em>Tim Russert</em></em>, responding to Christopher Hitchens, Andrew Sullivan said, "And now you've made me forget my second point," to which Hitchens replied, "Oh, well, don't be such a lesbian. Get on with it." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070005 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:31:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804040006 In a promotional ad for Bill O'Reilly's Fox News show, an announcer said, "Is the media celebrating gay culture? Inside Rosie's family cruise." O'Reilly has stated that "I think everybody's got to relax on all this gay stuff." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804040006 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:31:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802290003 On his Townhall.com blog, Kevin McCullough posted an entry about Sen. Barack Obama's statement on "bring[ing] about real change for all LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual] Americans" under the headline "Obama: Hey Homos, I'm Your Dude!" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802290003 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:05:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250001 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Mika Brzezinski described John Gibson's statement in response to the firestorm over remarks he made concerning the death of actor Heath Ledger as "an awful, awful joke of an apology," and later asserted that it was "not an apology." After airing Gibson's statement, Joe Scarborough said, "What he said was, 'I'm sorry if you were offended. ... I'm sorry if you were offended that I mocked the death of a young man.' " Scarborough also asserted that Gibson "got caught in an anti-gay tirade." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250001 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:16:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801240008 John Gibson responded to criticism of his comments the previous day mocking the death of actor Heath Ledger, and said "Did I mock him?" After Gibson's producer pointed out that Gibson had in fact mocked Ledger's death, Gibson replied, laughing, "Oh, that. Well," later adding, "There's no point in passing up a good joke." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801240008 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:34:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190012 On his radio show, Michael Savage responded to a <em>Media Matters</em> item noting that his website used the following headline in linking to an article: "BULL-DYKE FASCIST TASERS STUDENT WHO ASKS KERRY TOO MANY QUESTIONS." Savage asserted that "a fascist, gay website named <em>Media Matters</em> has attacked me for pointing out that it was a so-called feminist type who tasered the student who asked [Sen. John] Kerry too many questions." http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190012 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:51:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180009 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:24:58 EST