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  • GLAAD Urges Caution in Reporting on Language in New York Marriage Decision (Mega Barf Alert!)

    07/06/2006 5:34:08 PM PDT · by DBeers · 23 replies · 1,796+ views
    GLAAD ^ | July 6, 2006 | Cindi Creager
    GLAAD Urges Caution in Reporting on Language in New York Marriage Decision NEW YORK - July 6 - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today urged media outlets reporting on the New York Court of Appeals' decision in Hernandez v. Robles, Samuels v. New York, and the state's other marriage cases to avoid uncritical reiteration of the plurality opinion's repeated use of the phrase "sexual preference" -- an inaccurate term for sexual orientation that violates Associated Press style guidelines. The AP Stylebook's entry for gay reads: "Used to describe men and women attracted to the same sex,...