One the heels of the controversial New York Post cartoon that depicted a dead chimpanzee with two bullet holes in its chest with a police officer holding a gun saying, “They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill,” GLAAD has launched a call to action noting Sean Delonas, the cartoonists, long history of anti-LGBT cartoons.
GLAAD president Neil Giuliano said:
“Sean Delonas has a history of defamatory work and we stand with those who decry this recent cartoon as unacceptable and a vicious portrayal that neither enlightens nor entertains. It's unacceptable that the New York Post continues to provide a platform for such instances of hateful defamation.”
GLAAD goes on to remind readers:
As we mentioned yesterday, Delonas has been the subject of three separate GLAAD Action Alerts for his continued juvenile and defamatory treatments of LGBT issues as well as making the “Worst” on the “Best and Worst” list on several occasions. This year he was named to GLAAD's "Worst Defamation of 2008" list.
Here is a slideshow of some of Delonas' anti-LGBT cartoons:
You can learn more about GLAAD's action campaign here.