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Twitter ADL attendee reporting:

Adam sang beautifully. He received standing ovation from every table

Steven Spielberg just said that @adamlambert is one of his heroes.

He also said that his kids will be most impressed that he met @adamlambert tonight

Steven Spielberg thanked Adam for singing tonight and said that @adamlambert has an amazing gift.
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AO – Funny, “liberate” ha ha. They probably came out of there with the same cold weather junk type situation!

One more thing, IDK if you’re in the mood for Rent but Jai Rodriguez is doing 10 shows in Long Beach starting this weekend. Alisan Porter choreo’d it (Adam’s friend).

http://www.musical.org/

Take care!

I did enjoy our conversation. I’m glad we kept it civil. That can be a challenge sometimes. I certainly agree to disagree.

As for the war between ideology and biology, I’ll answer that by quoting Sean Penn’s portrayal of Harvey Milk when asked if gays can procreate, “No, but God knows we keep trying.”

Enjoy your evening.

As for the promiscuity, etc., well, DS, I think you’re battling the biology of the male psyche. Regardless of orientation, guys are guys. And sorry to tell you, when idealists do battle with biology, biology always wins eventually. Read Gibbon. LOL

As for poor Mother Theresa, not familiar with the author you mentioned, but I’m sure after those diaries were published, there’s all manner of criticism of that icon springing up. Fact remains, she had a decades long up-close and personal relationship with a real world that I think is pretty unimaginable to us, and that was her conclusion. But I guess we both share her doubts as well.

I’ve enjoyed this discussion, and I wish you well. Thanks for thinking that I seemed intelligent. Actually, I have two graduate degrees, but I’ve been unemployed for the last six months due to the general failure of the economic structure, particularly severe here in California. I’m getting a little worried, and I probably spend more time than I should pissing on various websites. LOL

Hi, Swarm!!!

How’s it hangin’? LOL We’re unusually cold here. Kind of hard to display some glambulge when you’re junk is up around your larynx trying to keep warm.

My friend told me there was another meltdown at AO when some gay guys tried to “liberate” the joint. LMAO ! I went in to take a look, but I didn’t see anything. But you know I don’t actually go into the forums. God help the guys that go in there is all I can say. LOL

No, actually, I’m irritated that when I refer to mainstream, moderate Americans who are indifferent to homosexuals and are generally supportive of many efforts to grant us equality under the law, this is construed as meaning ultra-conservative, homophobic bigots who are determined to strip of us of civil rights. Distortions are BS, disagreement, that’s easy. Obviously, some people need to work on their reading comprehension.

~“Which takes me back to the actual point. Community Standards. The FCC is the arbiter of Community Standards in the media and all actions on t.v. deemed as falling outside of said standards will be ruled on by individual cases as opportunities are presented.”~ Swarm

I am well aware of who determines what passes on public electronic communications, but thanks for the public service announcement. Nonetheless, I don’t recall disputing this and I don’t know what bearing it has to my point in this issue. By all means, point out where I advocated the FCC should intervene and smite your hero Adam Lambert. As someone who strongly opposes government censorship, you’ll have your work cut out for you in finding an example where I have advocated for it.

If you can’t point this out then I suppose that leaves you with a great deal of explaining to do.

~“Also why GLAAD missed the boat and any trial attorney worth their fee could have come out of the gate like gangbusters against Liberty Counsel in their sleep.” ~

Take this matter up with GLAAD, I’m not their spokesman.

~“Try and get this point. You argue your strongest winning position not flail around equivocating and making excuses for your Achilles heel. It goes on all day long in every courtroom and political backroom in America.” ~ Swarm

I think there are a few commas missing in there… Even compensating for those I still don’t get it. Nope, I’m afraid you’ll have to try again, I missed that one and how it applies to me.

~“Regarding your missing posts, it’s a glitch here, nothing specific to you.” ~ Swarm

That could be, I admit, I’m new. It is working now. But I have had similar incidents at other blogs, and while I assumed it was a glitch at first, after a few more attempts at posting and those didn’t work, but yet posts that I made at other articles here at the site did, well, I had what I think is a reasonable suspicion. Afterall, my critique was, in part, directed at the writer at Queerty. And, in my experience, some blogs just can’t handle that. My mistake. I have significantly more trust in the site now.

~“Kinda ironic that when it happens to me I get all “Hell, Queerty fix the damn server” and you get all “OMG I’m being censored here”. THAT’s a good illustration of the variance in Community Standards.
Next time copy your post with your mouse before hitting submit.”~

I did… That’s why I reposted it 2, or was it 3 times…..? Anyway, yeah, I tend to save my posts for that very reason, things happen, but thanks anyway for the advice.

And next time, don’t be a liar and put quotes around words that I did NOT write. Or are you not capable of honesty? Perhaps you were you just trying to do a little character assassination; score points because your social standards are in the gutter…?

If so, don’t waste your time, I’m not an amateur.

You’re irritated because you’re mistaking disagreement for “misunderstanding”. There is no misunderstanding; you’re not the first person to hold that view and won’t be the last.

Which takes me back to the actual point. Community Standards. The FCC is the arbiter of Community Standards in the media and all actions on t.v. deemed as falling outside of said standards will be ruled on by individual cases as opportunities are presented. Which is why I doubt the FCC will act on this complaint since they’d be taking on a boatload of issues that would just cause mayhem. Starting with the poorly written COMPLAINT citing H O M O S E X U A L acts.

Also why GLAAD missed the boat and any trial attorney worth their fee could have come out of the gate like gangbusters against Liberty Counsel in their sleep.

Try and get this point. You argue your strongest winning position not flail around equivocating and making excuses for your Achilles heel. It goes on all day long in every courtroom and political backroom in America.

Regarding your missing posts, it’s a glitch here, nothing specific to you.

Kinda ironic that when it happens to me I get all “Hell, Queerty fix the damn server” and you get all “OMG I’m being censored here”. THAT’s a good illustration of the variance in Community Standards.

Next time copy your post with your mouse before hitting submit.

I’m not calling upon some golden age of virtues as it doesn’t really exist. All eras have had their debauchery. But this is no case against a society promoting healthier, more meaningful relationships.

And it is definitely a misconception that in treating sex and relationships with more dignity, one must adopt archaic notions about the subservience of woman and homosexuality being an abomination.

I also want to make it clear that I’m not singling us out, I disapprove of the sort of performances that heterosexual entertainers are engaging in as well. But I figure the heteros can work on their own community, I’m more concerned about ours. And here’s the key difference between us and them, they’re not fighting for equality, we are. Heterosexuals on the whole are not misunderstood, plagued by stereotypes and seen as an assault on culture and tradition, we are. And we should keep that in mind in our endeavors to be as permissive and defiant about it as we want to be.

Frankly, your ‘competition’ argument is weak. First of all, keeping up with others has never been a valid excuse for one’s behavior, second, many pop entertainers do not rely on the sort of raunchy content that you’re defending as ‘mainstream’, and neither does Adam Lambert.

He can do what he wants, but he’s doing us no favors and in fact a disservice when he does the sort of thing he did at the AMA. It turns more of those on the fence against us and it perpetuates stereotypes. You’d have to be delusional not to see this taking place right now.

You are correct that this is what a segment of the public seems to want, and no I don’t like it. Hence, when I’m cautioning against it. For this, I’m being urged to ‘live a little’…

Well, if by “living” you mean embracing promiscuous sex, shunning monogamy, and depicting relationships as if they involve leading people around on leashes, no thanks. Anything goes doesn’t fly with me.

Lastly, I think we got off to a bad start. I appreciate your comments, I understand where you are coming from in many respects, I disagree with some of your viewpoints on this matter, but you seem like an intelligent person.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that we use Mother Teresa as our example to follow, not at all. In fact, given the extensive writings from Christopher Hitchens about Mother Teresa, she wouldn’t be all that ideal an example to follow, really…

By the way, just in case your mention of Mother Teresa was due to some misconception about me, I’m not religious. Agnostic at best. And I’m no saint, either. I don’t claim to be. I’m not attempting to usher in an era of Leave it to Beaver, but I’m not at all comfortable with the path to Caligula either.

I don’t understand why there is such an extreme aversion to embracing a bit more respect, more reverence for relationships and sexual expression. I don’t see why, as a culture, we should embrace promiscuity as an ‘enlightened’ lifestyle.

Unfortunately that seems to be general consensus these days, particularly among our community, and I think that’s what is driving a lot of the backlash among moderates. It’s certainly holding them back from being more open to our cause.

You asked how representative I thought the small, bible-belt communities are of the majority of the country. Unfortunately, more so than a lot of people are willing to admit. Maybe this will become more clear after the next election cycle.

But don’t reduce this to small towns just because I happen to live in one. Conservatives and moderates make up the overwhelming majority of this country, and you can find them in every town and every city. Not just here in flyover country. Need more proof of this, take a look at where same-sex marriage has been repealed by popular vote. It isn’t just the backwater, bible-belt towns that are rallying against us, it’s otherwise progressive, heavily populated areas.

Really, it’s a bit irritating that you and others are completely misunderstanding what sort of people I’m saying we need to win the hearts and minds of. I’m not trying to appeal to the ultra-conservative bigots who are hell bent on denying us equality and will stop at nothing to accomplish this. You are correct that they are indeed a small minority, and there is little chance on ever swaying their perspectives (though former-fundamentalists like Frank Schaeffer should give us some cautious optimism).

No, the moderates I’m referring to are people who generally don’t have a problem with us, they don’t agree with discriminating against us in regards to most issues, and they’ve had some positive experience with gays but they’re still a little uncertain about what sort of unforeseen changes could come from breaking with “tradition” and giving us a more prominent place in society.

They probably think most of us are a good lot, but often wonder about our sense of values. This point has certainly been made to me numerous times. So they have some trepidation on some issues, particularly same-sex marriage and adoption.

We ignore these sort of people at our own peril. We can thumb our noses at them, say to hell with their core values, wait a few decades for the coots to die off, and for the young generation which is much more permissive of just about everything under the sun to give us the recognition we deserve. Or we can show them that we share many of the same values and get to some real equality sooner.

Personally, I see no reason in resigning ourselves to waiting, and I see no benefit in doing so just because we can say we’re living some sort of sexually liberated, post-modern idealism.

And incidentally, Adam Lambert’s performances are quite standard and unoffensive in the main. He performed that particular song in the manner that the lyrics dictate. And, again, it was on a par with other material performed that night by straights. If you’re a performer, you have to compete with the standards of public taste. And like it or not, that’s the sort of thing the public wants. His record sales shot up after that show. Why should we be held back from competing?

And besides, we can’t all be Mother Theresa. I’m pretty decent all in all. I treat people fairly and always try to see things from other people’s perspective, but I’m no saint. And I can change my mind about things if new information warrants it. But yours is an old argument, and it doesn’t move me. Sorry. And did you know that even Mother Theresa, saintly and devoted as she was, lost her faith in the end and doubted the existence of God? She wrote about it in detail in her diaries which were published after her death. The Vatican had a conniption.

Life is more complex and more colorful than what goes down in those small towns.

And really now, DS, have you ever read Shakespeare? Do you know how dirty it gets? LOL What standards are you talking about? Being buried alive in oatmeal? Life makes noise. It gets raunchy. Live a little, DS. Don’t worry about what the straights think. The ones you worry about, like I said, are not going to be moved in any case. AND they’re a much smaller minority than you think. A lot of people are voting our way, and the young are really going to change things even more. You mentioned living in a small, bible belt community. How representative do you think that is?

As I said, I appreciate what you’re saying, I’ve lived in a small conservative town myself growing up. But, in truth, those towns, and their attitudes, are less and less relevant to America.

@Robert, NYC
I find it unfortunate that some in our community (it’s certainly not exclusive to us) advocate for censorship.

It’s bizarre how some people think simulating sex acts on TV awards shows are some kind of ‘right’ while exchanging ideas and debate should be blocked in the spirit of political correctness. A peculiar sense of priorities to say the least.

Maybe Queerty allow those with dissenting views, including trolls, because they value the principle of free speech even if they don’t technically have to observe it by law. You know, just like some liberals like to troll conservative websites.

While I would argue that flaming a thread (no pun intended) doesn’t add to civil discourse, at the same time, I for one wouldn’t want to be the arbiter of what qualifies as heated discussion and inciting hostility.

By the way, surely you weren’t suggesting that I’m one of these anti-equality haters. You are seriously so far off base if you were. First of all, just because I don’t toe-the-line and take the usual defensive position of any and all things supposedly gay, doesn’t mean I’m a heterosexual.

Second, I don’t engage in trolling, I share my ideas, I make suggestions, challenge mainstream thought sometimes, but I don’t pop in just to agitate people. In fact, I rarely ever respond to trolls because if you feed them they come back. A point I’d like to make to you is that just because you don’t agree with someone doesn’t make them a troll and in my case it damn sure doesn’t make me a “straight” advocate for anti-equality, either.

Now I don’t really care whether you believe this or not, but for those genuinely curious out there, I’m petty easy to find online. My username is all over the place. While I’m not a “liberal”, you still might find that you agree with me on most important issues.

I’ll try again and call it done.

You spoke of condescension before. I didn’t appreciate yours in assuming since I don’t toe-the-line and jump on the oh-woe-is-us-because-we-can’t-be-as-raunchy-as-the-heteros bandwagon, that means that I’m probably not gay. Nothing could be further from the truth. I’m homosexual not homogeneous.

Obviously some want to disown those of us who advocate for moderation or what I consider a more sensible approach. Yes, how dare one of us advocate for raising our standards as a community…

As for my bona fides as a non-groveler, for many years now, from my small, mid-western, bible-belt community I’ve strongly advocated for same-sex MARRIAGE even as much of the gay establishment was suggesting we settle for ‘separate but equal’ civil unions. So, I’d appreciate it if you (and others) would not assume that I’m an advocate for settling because I’m not.

What I argue is not about groveling nor settling, it’s about what is decent and what isn’t and possessing the common sense to know that if you want to be respected, be seen on par with others, then you have to earn that.

At the heart of our movement is the notion that people should be judged by the content of their character. Some of the behaviors promoted by our most public figures, Adam Lambert for instance, is not what I or most folks in this country consider in good character.

I can knock down most any argument against civil equality for homosexuals and same-sex couples, but there is one in particular that is quite vexing — why is OUR media and many of our most outspoken members so overtly-sexualized, crude and hedonistic in nature? Why don’t we condemn thuggery amongst some of us? Especially if such things are not reflective of the majority of us.

To those who are cynical or unsure of us I’d like to provide more examples of where we as a community do call out our own for being over-the-top or where we condemn certain unhealthy practices in our community, but they are few and far in between. Instead, we seem to have this built-in defensive mechanism, ready to pounce on anyone who would offer any criticism of anything that can remotely be tied to our community or to sex in general. It’s as if there is this crippling paranoia about appearing judgmental. What’s wrong with having sensible judgment?

It seems most of us would rather blame the system, claim discrimination and then wonder why the non-homophobic majority aren’t more sympathetic to our cause.

Some folks obviously believe in lowering standards. I don’t. In fact, I don’t think we should be falling back on ‘well, the straights get to do it, so should we’. Let’s aim a little higher than what the heterosexuals do with their “Girls Gone Wild” videos and their 50% divorce rate.

You mentioned I was off topic here. When does this topic ever come up? There is plenty of outrage that ABC might have canceled Mr. Lambert’s shows and that GLAAD might accept ABC’s explanation of why they canceled them, but where is the outrage about his performance? Where is the outrage at what passes for entertainment these days? Where is the outrage that while we NEED a more positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in the media, instead we get performances like that in question?

So, I saw this article, & I thought it was completely misguided. You can call it off-topic, I think I got to what should be the main discussion about this incident.

Dragon Scorpion apparently wants to be an arbiter of good taste. Good luck on that. LOL America has NEVER been a tasteful or moral society, but always a hypocritical one, especially when it came to us. The only thing different about today vs. the “good old days” is that we talk about stuff in the open now. Saw a book about pornography during the Victorian era. WOW! those guys could teach the modern S&M sites a thing or two. LOL

I just wanted to let everyone know that 1) I did attempt to respond to Romeo’s remark, and 2) that Queerty may be in the habit of censoring posts for no justifiable reason as there was nothing offensive in it.

See, this attitude is why you can’t get anywhere. Who is this Gladd spokesperson really? Is he really a friend? I’d say not. You’re no friend to yourselves either. You need to stop bickering among each other. I keep telling you that, but it’s like trying to tell a drunk not to drink.

Adam has the RIGHT to do WHATEVER he wants. The last time I checked, we lived in America. Adam is a FIERCE rock star who isn’t afraid to push the boundaries. Adam isn’t a stereotype. Neil Patrick Harris is more of a stereotype than Adam. Adam’s a free spirit who isn’t afraid to live his life based on what he wants to do instead of “Well, here’s the way I better act because I’m gay and I’m afraid of the way people will perceive me.” He’s actually doing you a favor (not purposely on his part.) I think he’s doing all human-kind a favor. I hear a lot of straight people who say that they’re glad Adam came along because they didn’t realize gays were treated this badly and are now on board with helping to promote equal rights.

I suspect you are not gay. However, if you wish to grovel to a, frankly, failed straight society for a few crumbs, go right ahead. Those that are destined to accept us won’t care that our pop performances are on a par with contemporary standards, namely a little sleazy sometimes. That’s what most people like.

As for the people YOU want to please, well they’re not going to like you no matter what you do. That’s the truth of the matter. And they’re just playing gay people on that score. We’re a perfectly decent bunch on the whole. Probably better behaved than most straights. I for one don’t appreciate your condescending tone.

So actually, no, I don’t realize this is about the FCC and what is allowed on TV at 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock because frankly, that’s not my concern in the least.

What I am concerned about are two things, one) the increasing hedonism of our society, general decline in decency and the media’s glamorization of sex, two) what ordinary folks think about stunts like this and what their perceptions of us are because of it.

I can tell you what most of these people are NOT worried about. They’re not worried about what the FCC guidelines are. They’re not worried about whether this near-pornographic performance took place at 9:55pm or 10:00pm or 3 o’clock in the morning. They’re not the least bit interested in what the rehearsal was like. Go read some moderate blogs on non-homosexual websites and you’ll start to get more clarity about this.

Some of them are disgusted because of the homosexual nature of the incident. They can go straight to hell as far as I’m concerned, but other folks were disgusted because it was so blatantly sexual, disrespectful; just another sign of the times in declining values. And these people, which you can belittle if you like for being uptight, make up the majority of this country and they vote. And they are the ones who are ultimately deciding whether or not to allow or revoke the civil rights of people like you and I.

While you may not like this reality, it is a reality which exists nonetheless. When average folks who don’t have an anti-homosexual agenda but also don’t have a pro-homosexual agenda see behavior like this, they find it incredibly difficult to relate to us. Even more difficult to understand how this sort of thing is acceptable to other people.

While some of us run around screaming about rights being violated because ABC had decided to cancel some of this guy’s shows — regardless the legal details, this is the perception — these middle-of-the-road folks are looking for someone willing to condemn this stuff as outrageous. Who does that leave? The very same anti-gay conservative bigots who are trying to convince the country that, ‘oh, and by the way, the gays are trying to destroy our most hallowed traditions’..

So what’s a moderate to do? Side with us? We who demand boycotts because a guy has a ‘right’ to simulate oral sex at a major music awards event as part of his ‘art’ or to make some sort of ‘statement’? Not hardly.

This is what I’m concerned about. This is MY point which YOU missed and one that our community ignores at our peril. We will never earn legitimate respect if we’re not willing to call out impropriety, most especially that in our own community.

Now you or others may say that you don’t care what the outraged people think of this incident — I’ve found it to be an all too typical reaction these days — but if you care at all about advancing equality for us then I suggest you start caring.

The article claims that GLAAD’s stance is “harming the gay community” and “embarrassing”. For what? Quite the contrary, this article’s defense of conduct (which they are doing by default) that is in no way defensible is harming our image and it is quite embarrassing.

“You do realize this is about the FCC guidelines on what can and can’t be shown on TV right?”

Should have said:

“You do realize this is about the FCC guidelines that virtually ANYTHING can be shown on t.v. after 10:00 pm and this only showed at 9:55 CST due to ABC’s incomptence.”

If you don’t read the facts about the show, rehearsals and subsequent GLAAD/ABC FAIL your post is out of touch.

You do realize this is about the FCC guidelines on what can and can’t be shown on TV right? And nothing to do with the public’s personal reviews of the show.

Go watch Gaga in London last night ON XFACTOR. SHE slapped a dancer’s face and pulled his head into her groin and the camera cut upward.

ABC FUBAR’D AND BLACKBALLING ADAM IS NEITHER AN EFFECTIVE NOR PROPER RESPONSE.

Sorry, but comments like this really annoy me.

If you don’t want Adam to be the ‘face of gay men everywhere’ then you should be fighting for MANY MORE and diverse representations of gay men, rather than trying to censor the one particular gay man you don’t like.

It’s unhelpful to take the attitude that no gay man should achieve visibility/fame unless he is ‘the perfect gay’, whatever the hell that is.

Yes, there were headlines filled with the words “controversial”, that’s because simulating sexual acts, particularly exotic acts like oral sex IS controversial! And don’t kid yourselves, this sort of blatant sexualized behavior on TV has been controversial in the past and it would would have been this time had Adam been Brittany, et al.

It’s stunts like Mr. Lambert that continues to perpetuate stereotypes about us. And for what, because he can? Sure, that’s mature. Until we realize that this kind of stuff isn’t ‘just being like everyone else’, and link this to our argument that deep down we’re really just like everyone else, little is going to change. Fight, rant, scream, invoke bigotry and double-standards all you want — you’re just making a spectacle out of us and garnering more hostility that we’ll all pay for.

If we want to be treated like everyone else then we need to earn it, show the world that we ARE like everyone else. We’re more alike than different.

Now the non-conformist types will likely be all over me for this. Which is just fine, I know the difference between being independent vs. being a self-absorbed narcissist who craves attention and has no sense of respect for others.

We can’t control what Adam Lambert and Perez Hilton do, but we can choose whether or not we condone their behavior. Shall we take the high road and show the content of our character or shall we act like spoiled children in desperate need of recognition for our antics?

I know where I stand, I will point out bigotry and hypocrisy when I see it, but I will not toe-the-line and cry foul every time someone from our community is criticized for outrageous behavior.

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Because he’s a flaming queen who has no business being the face of gay men everywhere.

“Nothing like not getting the big picture.” See, this is why I heart you!

I had no idea…k, going to scrub my brain now with photos from being 21, dangling off our little hotel terraza drooling over the hella cute boys at Piazza di Spagna. LOL Our Brindisi to Corfu trip went on the back burner for awhile.

Enjoy your day!

Speaking of zoos, if you really want to go cross-eyed, when you’re in Rome check out their zoo. Over the main gate is an elaborate bas relief of a Gladiator using sword and spear to make hamburger out of lions and tigers, etc.. Laughed and laughed when I saw it the first time. Nothing like not getting the big picture. LOL

There are those who fight oppression, and those who are willingly complicant in their own oppression.

GLAAD is the latter.

.”I went to GLAAD in hopes they would help. Instead I was told that the GLAAD Board of Directors had representatives of the network on it”

So I noted that GLAAD’S 990 had a pretty big list of board members. LMAO

Someone needs to go through those names and research them. If you care. I really cannot I have way too much shock and awe in the animal abuse world. That would be like PETA having KFC board members jointly serving on PETA’s board. omg.

I think the element that’s missing here is the take no prisoners unequivocal aggressive passionate stance that’s needed to scare the crap out of the “advocates” and the guilty parties. I know it’s easier said than done and the Obama phenomenon only makes things worse…but just sayin…

No zoo is a good thing whether it be for 4 legged or 2 legged individuals. No matter how “nicely” you decorate it.

/deranting now

The current 990 reflects a 14 M revenue for 2008. But that’s double every prior year.

They reflect a total of 43 million over 5 years.

This 2008 number is most likely the election year factor.

The salaries are there of course, as is the large list of “board members”. IDK what’s up with that.

What bugs me is, they fail to list any detailed Program Service Accomplishments and they should. (it’s not really totally uncommon but you’re expected to)

When you comb thru the expenses the “media awards and events” line item sticks out like a sore thumb as the only detailed expense allocated that a donor would be interested in seeing (versus, say office management which is interesting but not a motivator for donors lol) Media Awards is 2.5 Mil.

For a 501C3 they seem to not get the point. IRS guidance says to list your Program Service Accomplishments for donor’s to evaluate your “worth” and to know of course where the money went.

Here’s the Guidestar link it requires an email addy for free registration. The PDF can be downloaded.

Anyone interested should contrast PETA’s 990 Program Accomplishments which is HOW a 501C3 990 should be structured so you can see where the money went.

I have alot of experience using these 990′s in my animal rights job and was going to post about GLAAD’s when I managed to get the energy and got my brain wrapped around it LOL.

PETA:
*see pages 23 for Program Accomplishments Part III and
*35 for Schedule of Donations Part II Line 22b
to see the proper accounting of where money went:

PETA:http://www.guidestar.org/FinDo.....31c4-9.pdf

GLAAD: http://www.guidestar.org/FinDo.....d59f-9.pdf

I don’t know this business as well as the animal thing, but as a donor I’d probably pass without a better understanding of the detail that’s missing. Perhaps they send donors something yearly I don’t know.

WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING THOUGH, IN EACH “PROGRAM”/”BUCKET”?

If their main mission is to say, monitor tv where is that listed and by whom? For example. Just rhetorical questions…

GLAAD is in a death spiral, losing staff, money, and credibility faster than imaginable. Their shoddy work on this story is just another indicator that GLAAD is no longer even trying to meet its mission, preferring instead to pander to its corporate sponsors. It’s a shame, and a disservice to the movement. GLAAD does more harm than good.