ABC Family Head Michael Riley Says Network Committed To Gay-Inclusive Programming

2011-08-04T07:00:08Z

ABC Family President Michael Riley on Wednesday said his cable network was committed to gay-inclusive programming

ABC Family President Michael Riley on Wednesday said his cable network was committed to gay-inclusive programming.

Riley was responding to the network's “excellent” rating in the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (

CBS Employees Record 'It Gets Better' Video Supporting Troubled Gay Teens

2011-06-22T08:30:08Z

In a new It Gets Better video, CBS employees urge troubled gay teens to hang in there

In a new It Gets Better video, CBS employees urge troubled gay teens to hang in there.

The It Gets Better Project reaches out to LGBT teens contemplating suicide and encourages them to not cave in to bullies, because life eventually gets better.

“When I ...

Herman Cain Believes Being Gay Is A Sin And A Choice

2011-06-09T09:30:40Z

GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain has told CBS News that he believes being gay is a sin and a choice

GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain told CBS News' Hotsheet on Wednesday that he believes being gay is a sin and a choice.

Cain briefly talked about gay rights during ...

CBS' Nina Tassler Promises More Gay Characters

2010-07-28T13:44:41Z

CBS' Nina Tassler says she's 'disappointed' in her network's track record of representing the LGBT community and promise to do better

CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler says she's “disappointed” in her network's track record of representing the LGBT community and promised Wednesday to do better, Movieline reporte...

Americans split on gay president

2010-03-29T12:30:16Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Half of Americans say they would support an openly gay president, while slightly more would be in favor of a gay Supreme Court judge or secretary of state, according to a new poll.

The survey commissioned by Vanity Fair magazine and current affairs program 60 Minutes h...

Gay Group Says CBS Decision 'Homophobic Double Standard'

2010-06-12T00:52:16Z

GLAAD calls CBS decision not to air an ad for gay dating site ManCrunch.com during the Super Bowl biased

Gay media watchdog group the Gay &amp; Lesbian A...

'Glee,' 'Modern Family' among GLAAD nominees

2010-06-12T09:08:34Z

ABC leads GLAAD awards nominees, including 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Modern Family'

For the fourth year running, the ABC television network leads nominees for media awards from the

Gay Entertainment Report: CBS To Add More Gay Characters

2010-04-16T10:59:47Z

CBS is promising it will beef up its gay character lineup

CBS is unhappy with the failing grade it received in a report on gay and lesbian inclusiveness on television. The network is now promising it will beef up its gay character lineup.

“We have a fundamental commitment to the philosophy of diversity across the schedule, and representation of gays and lesbians on air falls into that divisi...

Fired worker sues CBS alleging gay bias

2010-09-09T04:28:04Z

Fired CBS News Producer Sues, Alleging Gay Bias; Network Calls Claims 'Baseless'

A CBS News producer whose skull was fractured while he was vacationing last year sued the network Monday, charging he was discriminated against for being gay and was fired for publicly discussing the attack.

Richard N. Jefferson, 52, claims in papers filed in Manhattan...

TV Revamped Early Show

2011-01-03T06:00:24Z

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by CBS, from left, Chris Wraggem, Erica Hill, Jeff Glor, and Marysole Castro, pose together as the new CBS Early Show...

Tax Cuts Axelrod

2010-12-12T10:30:39Z

In this image provided by CBS, White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod talks about tax cuts on CBS's Face the Nation in Washington Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher) NO SALES. NO ARC...

TV-Election Night

2010-11-01T06:01:54Z

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2008 file image released by CBS, CBS News anchor Katie Couric rehearses for Election Night of Presidential Campaign 2008 in New York. After losing viewers to cable news networks on recent election nights, television's biggest broadcasters are fighting back hard for the midterm contest.

Campaign Spending Accusations

2010-10-10T13:01:28Z

In this photo provided by CBS, White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod talks about the upcoming midterm elections on "Face The Nation" in Washington Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. Axelrod said corporate interests are spending huge sums to help CBS, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, shares a laugh with host David Letterman on the set of the "Late Show with David Letterm...

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