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    A new TV commercial features a good-looking young woman on a beach vacation lounging next to a good-looking young man. He bemoans the glare on his iPad and she fills him in on the Kindle Paperwhite's sun-friendly screen.

  • Stephen Cyr (left), 13, and his brother Paul, 15, attend a "Save Our Scouts" prayer vigil and rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America national headquarters in Texas on Wednesday. The organization said it needed more time before deciding whether to exclude gays as Scouts or adult leaders. (Associated Press)

    No delays from gays on Boy Scouts decision

    Traditional-values groups thanked the Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday for delaying a decision on whether to change their membership policy on gays, saying it will permit more voices to be heard on the white-hot social issue.

  • **FILE** Jennifer Tyrrell and her son, Cruz Burns, 7, are seen here on April 25, 2012, during a visit to New York. After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on July 17, 2012, emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays. One ongoing protest campaign involves Tyrrell, the Ohio mother of the 7-year-old Cub Scout, who was ousted as a Scout den mother because she is lesbian. (Associated Press)

    Gays to National Geographic: Condemn Boy Scouts' 'anti-gay policy' before new reality show

    The Boy Scouts of America are once again coming under fire from a national gay rights group, this time via a protest of the National Geographic Channel. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced Wednesday that it is supporting an online petition asking the cable network to add a disclaimer to the start of each episode of the upcoming reality series "Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?"

  • Winfrey, Frank Ocean among GLAAD award nominees

    GLAAD has named the film "Cloud Atlas," AMC's reality show "Small Town Security," and the New Yorker magazine among its nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

  • Study finds rise in gay characters on network TV

    The number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV is at its highest-ever level in the season ahead, according to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The total on cable television is also going up.

  • This image released by HBO shows Michael McMillian (left) and Denis O'Hare in a scene from "True Blood." (Associated Press/HBO, John P. Johnson)

    Study finds rise in gay characters on network TV

    The number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV is at its highest-ever level in the season ahead, according to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The total on cable television is also going up.

  • GLAAD gives CW network high marks for diversity

    The advocacy group GLAAD has given the CW network high marks among broadcast outlets for its portrayal of gay and lesbian characters. Meanwhile, cable networks Showtime, ABC Family, TNT and HBO all were given a favorable rating by the group.

  • Utah NBC affiliate won't air show about gay couple

    A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah won't air an upcoming sitcom about a gay couple that invites a surrogate mother into their home as they try to have a baby because the station deems the content inappropriate for its audience.

  • This Thursday, July 19, 2012 photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta. Gay rights advocates were surprised Thursday that the president of the Atlanta-based chain has taken a public position against same-sex marriage. Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy said this week that his privately owned company is "guilty as charged" in support of what he called the biblical definition of the family unit. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

    Chick-fil-A chief's views on marriage alienate gays, Muppets

    It's the Muppets and the mayor of Boston against an ex-governor of Arkansas, as comments by a top executive of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain in defense of Christian values and traditional marriage are cooking up a healthy side order of controversy.

  • Facebook, 'Grey's Anatomy' win GLAAD awards

    GLAAD likes Facebook.

  • Chaz Bono, Josh Hutcherson win GLAAD Awards

    Chaz Bono picked up a pair of trophies at the GLAAD Media Awards.

  • Anti-bullying teen, 'DWTS,' Gaga get GLAAD award

    A teenager who's campaigning to make it easier for children to see an upcoming documentary about bullying, the producers of the NBC musical drama "Smash" and Lady Gaga were among the winners of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation media awards announced Saturday.

  • CNN suspends Martin for 'offensive' comments

    CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin on Wednesday for "offensive" tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay.

  • CNN suspends Martin for 'offensive' comments

    CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin on Wednesday for "offensive" tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay.

  • Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood perform this past April at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The singers will team up again the night before the Super Bowl for a "CMT Crossroads" special. (Associated Press)

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