Posted on 04/11/2004 7:46:18 PM PDT by chance33_98
Univision Assailed for 'Homosexual Cure' Show
April 7, 2004 Gfn.com News
A Spanish language family talk show, Casos de Familia, has been assailed for a program that featured so-called "reparative therapy," which told viewers homosexuality could be "cured" with religion.
During a March 25 program, hostess Judith Grace also suggested that gay people are homosexual because they were abused or raped as children, reports the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
"Would it be that all [homosexuals] have been abused, hence their sexual preference?" asked Grace during the March telecast. She then followed up the question by issuing the following advice: "Let’s stop our relatives from touching, abusing our own children so they do not end up like this."
"We're absolutely appalled by Univision's lack of understanding about homosexuality,'' said Monica Taher, GLAAD's people of color media director.
Calling the show unfair and unbalanced, Taher noted the American Psychological Association, among many reputable psychological associations, have established that homosexuality is not a disease requiring treatment, and that other research shows "reparative therapy" is ineffective.
The show's lack of psychological experts to counter the theory of religious conversion, ignited criticism on the network's Web site,www.univision.com, and a request to Univision from one of the shows sponsors, Pizza Hut, not to air its ads on Casos de Familia in the future.
"We would never buy time around that show,'' Patty Sullivan, spokeswoman for the Dallas-based chain, told reporters. "We would never endorse those kind of comments. It's not who we are.''
In a statement, Univision said: "We broadcast quality programs that present an objective and balanced discussion of issues such as race, culture, gender and sexual preference in a responsible way."
GLAAD reports they are contacting other advertisers, including Sears, Universal Studios Hollywood, KFC and Hershey's. The group said they are also requesting a meeting with Univision programming executives to urge them to portray the gay community with more sensitivity.
"Given that 97 percent of Spanish-speaking people in the United States watch Univision, all LGBT people and their straight allies should be concerned about the standards Spanish-language media professionals use in covering LGBT lives and issues."
See also: Utah Station Pulls Show on Turning Gays Straight
Bringing Up Baby, the Gay Way
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Agreed. I can't understand a damn word they're saying, but I still like to watch...
If you're like me and favor the original thin crust, the closest alternative is Pizza Inn. Toppings and cheese are the same, sauce is close, and crust is better than any other alternative except Pizza Hut.
"More sensitivity" = "What we approve, and only what we approve."
That program is the fulfillment of the potential situation that led the Gay-stapo to harass advertisers of Dr. Laura Schlessinger's TV short-lived TV show.
One Saturday afternoon in 2000, I was ready to go to Sears to purchase a new stove when I read here at FR that after publicly standing by DLS days before, Sears had bailed out on Laura. I haven't been to Sears since. Nor have I purchased any products from Procter & Gamble (which is hard to do) or Radio Shack. I only buy Barilla pasta because they resisted the queer radical threats.
I'm calling KFC ASAP. Ain't no way I am going to let nuns in drag and their pit bull lawyers get between me and Honey BBQ Wings.
Looks fine to me! Note to self: maybe I need sleep!
And did you see this one --
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