The American Family Association has a long history of inciting riots against "pro-gay" companies. They've got their on-and-off hate affair with Wal-Mart. And of course there's their "victorious" campaign against Ford's dalliance with GLAAD.

But how do the "traditional" family focused rabble rousers know which brands to brand enemies of their fundamentalist state? They subject themselves to hours and hours of gay-endorsed television, of course. The group's project summary:

Between February 11 through May 5, American Family Association monitored the top eight prime-time network programs featuring lead or supporting homosexual characters. These programs were specifically identified by the activist-homosexual group GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) as GLAAD Media Award winners, or as showcasing leading or supporting homosexual characters.

If they're really serious about taking down fag-friendly firms, AFA members should again take GLAAD's advice: the media watch dog has a rundown of all the gay pride month televisuals.

Ten companies to support, as per the AFA [AfterElton]
It's Not TV. It's H-O-M-O. [Good As You]

Donald Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association has his own radio program called the AFA Report. We think that is is safe to assume this an entirely unbiased news program.

On a recent show, Wildmon addressed Soulforce’s current cross-country anti-homophobic bus tour. We’re still a bit disturbed that these bitches aren’t traveling the country in style. But we digress...

Wildmon had an interesting exchange with one of AFA’s editors, Rusty Benson. Upset that Soulforce is protesting Christian schools that ban the “enrollment of GLBT students,” they both hypothetically suggested that they invade gay bathhouses all over the U.S. Just what we need; horny old closeted men interupting our sex lives.

Unsurprisingly, these guys showed off their intolerant side.

JACKSON: Yeah. Well, we know where the media would have its sympathies in that case. Of course, and it wouldn't be done, anyway. But these people, it just reinforces as you say, Don, what you just said. They regard Christianity, they regard biblical teaching, as the source of their problems. And what they're demanding is no less than you Christians stop teaching that homosexuality is a sin. WILDMON: Stop -- stop -- stop preaching from the Bible.

JACKSON: That's right.

BENSON: Yeah, I mean, this is -- this is what you call -- what? -- chutzpah. This is -- this is --

WILDMON: That's a Jewish word, right? Be careful.

Yes, be careful. The Jews are just as bad as the homos. And we're sure there's nothing worse than a gay Jew who speaks nonstop Yiddish with a lisp.

AFA's Wildmon proposed a hypothetical tour of gay bathhouses, repeated misinformation on average gay incomes [Media Matters]

Feel like you just read about the American Family Association boycotting the Ford Motor Company, like, just yesterday? While it wasn’t days ago, it was only a few short months back. Yes, the AFA has reinstated their boycott. And this time they’re bringing along 44 of their best (read: homophobic) friends - organizations all seemingly with either “family” or “marriage” in their names. All because Ford is still supporting the gay community.

They've also added an entire laundry list of specific reasons as to why they’re so ticked at Ford.

One of the reasons listed is Ford’s sponsorship of the London Mardi Gras. And, in order to show to their angelic supporters the debaucheries of gays they don’t link to just any old Mardi Gras site. They link to a gay porn site.

We just wonder why is the American Family Association so concerned about what happens in the United Kingdom?

Still, we’re glad the AFA is back in the news. They’d been so quiet after their Book of Daniel boycott, that we were starting to worry. We’ve missed them so.

Boycott Ford [Official Site]

When NBC announced Britney Spears would play a Christian Fundamentalist who hosts a cooking show called “Cruci-fixin’s” on Will & Grace, we knew there’d be an uproar, but, well, not because of this: the American Family Association (we don’t know about you, but we’ve missed them terribly lately) is all up in arms about her character.

"To further denigrate Christianity, NBC chose to air [the episode] the night before Good Friday," AFA Founder and Chairman Donald E. Wildmon complained.

"NBC does not treat Jews, Muslims or other religions with such disrespect. Yet the network demonstrates a deep of hostility toward followers of Christ."

Of course, we’re horribly offended as well. Not about the crucifix thing, though (it’s a JOKE, people.) No, we’re just offended that we have to sit through a half hour of Britney Spears trying to act.

Let’s just hope she spares us with her singing.

NBC Offends Christians Again [CNS News]

NBC has cancelled the Aiden Quinn drama about a pill-popping priest with a gay son that met fire from conservative Christian groups. Naturally, groups such as Focus on the family and the American Family Association are gloating.

AFA Chairman Donald E. Wildmon said NBC's decision to cancel the program is instructive. "This shows the average American that he doesn't have to simply sit back and take the trash being offered on TV, but he can get involved and fight back with his pocketbook," he said.

Of course, if you know Hollywood you know they only pray to one God: the green one, and the real reason the show was axed was, like 90 % of shows lucky enough to make it to the air, that it wasn’t bringing in the book of numbers, so to speak. Still, it’s always sad to see a quality show end, even if it did star the guy from Desperately Seeking Susan.

NBC pulls the plug on 'Book of Daniel' [World Net Daily]

• We love Varla Jean Merman. This is just more proof as to why. [Frontiers]

• Poor members of the AFA. They go through so much just to hate us! [Manhattan Offender]

• Pete Burns continues to prove he is the UK’s Janice Dickinson. [WOW Report]

• Rich has schooled us on Italo Disco, the “heavily synthesized, heavily arpeggiated, Moroder-inspired post-disco disco that thrived from about '79-'87.” The Sylvester track posted is pure heaven. [Four Four]

• Justin Timberlake is set to open a LES restaurant. With one announcement, the Lower East Side is officially over. [Gawker]

• The American Family Association is once again waging war on Ford but this time they're bringing along 40 of their fanaticaly conservative buds! [AFA]

• DirtyColin.com may have quickly come and gone but our go-getting sister at Jossip dug up some dirt straight from a key player as to the status of the site. [Jossip]

• Sony and Logo are launching a music label specifically for "lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered artists" called Music with a Twist. Obviously someone neglected to consult a gay person about the label's name. [Reuters]

• The gay hook-ups keep on coming. Here TV and Google video are joining forces and in turn become BFF.
[Multichannel News]

• Mr. Blackwell phones in yet another worst dressed list with less surprises and even less interest than last year. [E Online]

• You too can own a piece of Keith Haring art! Well, if you have seven figures and can squeeze a 77-foot long mural into your pad. [SF Gate]

An Indiana NBC affiliate has decided to remove the new drama The Book of Daniel from it’s line up because of several complaints it’s received from viewers (read: one batshit televangelist told his audience to write). The new show stars hottie Aiden Quinn as a conflicted, pill-popping Episcopal priest with a, shock of shocks, a gay son.

The AFA says NBC is promoting the show as a serious drama about Christians, but calls Quinn’s character “a drug-addicted Episcopal priest whose wife depends heavily on her midday martinis." In a statement, AFA Chairman Donald E. Wildmon said, “We are tired of NBC’s anti-Christian bigotry.” The group also points to a gay character as another problem with the show.

Actually, we at Queerty encourage stupid moves like this by the anti-gay lobby. More publicity for a quality drama that explores actually complex issues. Hell, a few more boycotts and the show might reach number one. Actually, we’re hoping the American Family Association boycotts us.

NBC Affil Drops Daniel [Broadcasting & Cable]
The Book Of Daniel [Official Site]

• Seems like Jack and Ennis weren’t the only queers on Brokeback Mountain. About 8% of the sheep were big homos too. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

• Maybe Santorum was right and that homosexual marriage will lead to people marrying animals. A woman in Israel has married a dolphin. We bet he’s hung. [The Age]

• Bradford is going to be on Sirius Radio’s Derek and Romaine show tonight, we think around 8 or 9. Kim Stolz from America’s Next Top Model will be on too. When we get the exact time, we’ll post it here. [Sirius Radio]

• The AFA is considering their boycott of Ford again. Because it so worked the first time. Not. [Town Hall]

• PinkLegal.co.uk launched the other day and the site offers legal advice for homosexuals entering “civil partnerships, which helps gay couples draw up pre-nuptial agreements and update their wills.” Benjamin Cohen, who became a teenage millionaire during the dotcom boom with his sites SoJewish and JewishNet, publishes the site. [Irish Examiner]

Yawn. Another week, another gay-related boycott from The American Family Association. This time they’re turning their love and attention to NBC and the new dramatic series The Book of Daniel. The show is about a druggie Priest and his family who seem to have so many more problems than those ultra-dysfunctional Fishers on Six feet Under.

We learn the AFA office is in desperate need of a thesaurus:

The writer for the series is a practicing homosexual.

The homosexual son will be network prime-time's only regular male homosexual character in a drama series.

They always seem to go out of their way in calling queers “homosexuals” instead of “gay.” But they know a thing or two about pandering to their right wing supporters with effective buzzwords. After all, this is the same organization that changed its name from the bitchy-sounding Federation of Decency to the warm and fuzziness of the American Family Association.

Oh and The Book of Daniel? We’ll be watching.

AFA Wants To Close Book of Daniel [Broadcasting & Cable]

New NBC Drama Show Mocks Christianity [AFA}

• The UK held their first same-sex civil unions today with two women being the first to take the plunge. Let's hope these history-making lezzies fair better than their American counterparts. [BBC]

• Our own boss man, David Hauslaib, has gone and landed himself on the 100 people of the year list in USA Today’s Popcandy. We feel a more deserving spot would have been on Out’s 100 list. [USA Today]

• We're still pretty weirded out by the fact that Elton John and Bill Clinton are friends. [The Mirror]

• The Ft. Lauderdale police department is looking to recruit more gays. Start in South Beach. [Sun Sentinel]

• Never ones to feel adequate unless boycotting a company that supports equal rights, the AFA turns against one of their own: Wal-mart. [The Morning News]