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march 21.2003* news NATIONAL egotiations broke down M arch 10 between the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and NBC News concern ing shock jock Michael Savage, who regularly launches verbal attacks on women, people of color, immigrants and queers. A cable version of his radio talk show, Savage Nation, debuted March 8 on MSNBC. “For the past two weeks, G LA A D has been negotiating in gtxxl faith with NBC News exec utives in hopes of securing a meeting to discuss NBC’s decision to offer a television platform to Michael Savage,” executive director Joan M. Garry said. "Unfortunately, we cannot agree to conditions mandated hy NBC News tcxlay that would bar us from talking about the content or outcome of the meeting with our constituents, our coalition partners or the media. It is incon ceivable an operation like NBC News would not have the integrity to publicly state it would hold Savage accountable to its current standards and practices regarding news content, as it does all other NBC, MSNBC and C N B C on-air talent.” The ultra-conservative says in his brx)k Sav Within one week of his cable talk show’s debut, age Nation, “The degenerates cm the left who Michael Savage lost all six of his national sponsors want to sell Americans on the idea that homo sexuality, bisexuality, transsexuality, even sex G LA A D announced March 12 that all six with animals is normal are using pom as a way national sponsors of Savage Nation have publicly to indcx:trinate the sheeple.” O n Page 48 he withdrawn from the program. Procter & G am writes that MSNBC stands for “More Snotty ble, Dell Computer Corporation, Casual Male, Nonsense By Creeps.” Idea Village, Cole Media Group and T he Sharp “It was evident in his debut program that er Image have instructed MSNBC that their ads NBC News was forced to exert strict control over arc not to appear on future airings. Kraft Fcxxls Savage’s content and the views expressed hy his and General Mills also have stated that they will callers,” Garry said. “Clearly, they fear that, with not support his television show. out these controls, he will revert to the types of “These companies get it,” Garry said. “They bombastic, inflammatory diatribes targeting get that Michael Savage’s racism, sexism and minorities upon which he built his reputation.” homophobia do not reflect the attitudes and beliefs of fair-minded corporations and con sumers. We applaud these companies’ swift, deci sive response and their stand against the divisive, intolerant diatribes of Michael Savage.” he National Gay and Lesbian Task Force board of directors announced March 5 that executive director Lorn L. Jean will step down from her position at the completion of her two- year contract May 31. In June she will assume the position of C EO at the L.A. Gay &. Lesbian Center, a $30 million social services organiza tion that she led from 1993 to 1999. She will be joined there hy NGLTF deputy executive director and longtime col league Darrel Cummings. “Lorri put her life on hold to come and help us at a time when the organization was fac ing tremendous financial diffi culties and overall instability,” board co-chairwoman Margaret Lorri L. Jean Burd said. “In the two years that she has been at the helm we not only have recovered from that instability but have posi tioned the organization to play an increasingly vital and effective role in the GLBT community for years to come.” Jean commented: “My work at the task force has been enormously gratifying. We have accom plished what I was hired to do, and more, thanks to a remarkably talented staff and a dedicated board. Now it is time for a new leader to take the organization to its next stage. I am proud that the new executive director will inherit a strong T rnm iLV” ®°/« to 3 .9 °/« organization that is well poised to meaningfully lead our movement towards freedom, justice and equality, and I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition of executive leadership for this vitally important GLBT organization.” he U.S. Census Bureau has released a land mark report that, for the first time, provides data on the nation’s families headed by same-sex partners. It gives information on the number of these households that are raising children, the couples’ aver age age and their racial makeup. The report was compiled on data taken during the 2000 census. Previ ously released statistics revealed that the country has 594,391 reported same-sex households— of those, 301,026 are male, and 293,365 are female. Those same numbers also showed that gay and lesbian families live in 99.3 percent of all counties in the United States. The new report indicates one- third of female partner households (34.3 percent) and one-fifth of male partner households (22.3 percent) are raising kids. 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