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GLAAD Notes Continued from page 30 sexual, the right never to have information divulged that one is straight. But no such right in the realm of heterosexuality is claimed or recognized. It is hard to see, therefore, that there is any such privacy rigk.” Unfortunately, internalized homophobia is seldom contained, but is often externalized. And whenever celebrities are involved, it is typically amplified — on a massive scale. Hold the “silent celebrities” accountable; remind them that the “privacy” they invoke conceals only their pride. Also, regularly en courage journalists to avoid double standards with regard to “privacy” and sexual orienta tion. Contacts: Ellen DeGeneres, c/o Bantam Books Author Mail, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036; Bob Chatelle, National Writers Union & Boston Coalition for Free dom of Expression, e-mail kip@world .std.com, URL http://world.std.com/~kip/. Minding their business The K-mart Corporation recently demon strated its better business practices by refus ing to advertise on radio station KSFO (560 AM) which broadcasts a “Hot Talk” format more aptly described as “hate talk.” Typical of the station’s jeremiads is this “World AIDS Day” message—directed to gays—from the microphone of KSFO host Spencer Hughes: “I am fed up with people saying that homo sexual sex is just as normal as heterosexual sex! It’s an absolute lie and it has to end here...And if you can’t handle that, the hell with you! Keep up with your dangerous lifestyle and you’ll end up in a casket too...” K-mart is the latest in a series of companies that have refused to subsidize KSFO’s ho mophobic rants. “We continue to instruct our agency to review all radio buys to ensure that this particular station is not included,” said Deborah Musselman, a K-mart spokesper son. Contact: Deborah A. Musselman, Director of Agency Relations & Administration, K- mart Corporation, International Headquar ters, 3100 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48084-3163, (810) 643-3193 or (800) 635- 6278. Copy your correspondence to Office of the President, ABC Radio Division, 77 W. 66th Street, New York, NY 10023-6298. GLAAD applauds The Birdcage The Birdcage, based on the French play Z,a Cage Awe Folks, is directed by Mike Nichols and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest. The story re volves around Armand (Williams) and Albert (Lane) a gay couple from South Beach, FL who have to drastically alter their lives to impress the ultra-conservative family of their Q-Notes T April 1996 PAGE 33 son’s fiancee. The flamboyant Albert, though attempting to disguise himself throughout the film, finds altering his demeanor difficult. “There is a fine line between having an offensive stereo typical character and one that is represented fairly,” says Tamra King, GLAAD’s Enter tainment Media Director. “We have seen so many films with very one-dimensional ste reotypical characters. Their purpose has been to play the ‘straight man’ to rounds of jokes. In The Birdcage we go beyond the sterotypes to see the characters’ depth and humanity.” “Armand and Albert don’t live in a sepa rate world,” comments The Birdcage star Robin Williams, “they are a couple and have the same dynamics as any couple. It may not go with what was initially thought of as a nuclear family, but there are a lot of families like this, and they all share the same kinds of problems trying to get through life.” Write letters of support to John Calley, President, United Artists, 2500 Broadway Street, 5th Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90404. All our children All My Children, ABC’s popular daytime drama, has been awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Daytime Television for its fair and accurate portrayal of a gay teacher’s fight against homophobia in fic tional Pine Valley. In November, Michael Delaney (Chris Bruno) came out to his fi-iends, and in Decem ber, to his students while teaching about World War II and the Holocaust. In discussing various groups that were targeted for persecu tion by the Nazis, he included homosexuals. To bolster the strength of his message, he identified himself as gay. The fictional Delaney’s coming out drew various responses from the people of Pine Valley, the town around which A//A/y Chil dren is centered. Homophobic parents and school board members eventually applied enough pressure to get him fired from his job. Delaney is involved in a lawsuit against the school board for wrongful discrimination, and finds himself on a talk show to tell his story. When Kevin Sheffield (Ben Jorgensen), one of Delaney’s students, comes out to Ja son, his homophobic brother, anti-gay vio lence erupts. “The old adage that art imitates life is true. It is great to see a very popular and accessible show \\k&AllMy Children tackle such impor tant social issues of discrimination and anti gay violence,” says Tamra King, GLAAD’s Entertainment Media Director. “Hatred and bigotry are very much a reality to our commu nity. All My Children has presented them fairly and accurately,” she says. Write letters of support to Felicia Minei Behr, ABC Television Network Group, 77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023, e- mail: daytime@ccabc.com. Charlotte SinglesLine les Listen to our alternative lifestyl voice ads and createv^ your own ad FREE 536-7222 FREE CALL 24 HOURS 1831 South Boulevard • Charlotte, North Carolina 704 • 373 • 9604 Friday, April 5 Saturday, April 6 Friday, April 12 Saturday. 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