NBC takes a dive
Washington Blade Opinion Aug 29 08NBC takes a dive Olympics coverage fails to acknowledge gold medal winner's sexual orientation. By BRIAN MOYLAN Friday, August 29, 2008 GROWING UP, I was the stereotypical gay boy, ignoring the ball game on television while my brothers and parents cheered and yelled at the set. I couldn't think of anything more excruciating than being stuck in the living room through an entire Patriots game (except maybe being stuck out in the cold watching the game at Foxboro Stadium). But that would all change every four years when the Summer Olympics came around. I remember at age 6 being enthralled by the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and later racing around the back yard with my brothers competing for imaginary medals. Full story...
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ON NOV.
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The arrogance of white gays
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