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Ten TV Shows That Helped Shape National Attitudes on Same-Sex Couples and Marriage Equality

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012  |  Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD

President Barack Obama became the first sitting US President to officially support marriage equality for same-sex couples. According to his own staff, the President’s position and thoughts on the subject have evolved over time to reach this point, and he’s not the only one.  As the newest polls demonstrate, the country on a whole continues to progressively evolve in its recognition of same-sex relationships, and as Vice President Joe Biden himself has admitted, television programs and popular culture can take quite a bit of the credit.

For many Americans, it was television shows that gave them their first images of same-sex couples, and a chance to recognize the commonalities with their own lives.  TV couples like Mitchell and Cam on Modern Family, of which President Obama has admitted to being a big fan, show audiences that the lives and relationships of LGBT people are just as complex, mundane, and important as those of straight people.

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Republicans discriminated against Tracy Thorne-Begland because he is gay

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Early this morning, Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates voted against appointing Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland as a judge on Richmond’s 13th District Court. Had Thorne-Begland been appointed, he would have been the first openly gay judge elected in Virginia.

Though Thorne-Begland had bipartisan support when nominated, a smear campaign led by Republican Delegate Marshall, based solely on Thorne-Begland’s sexual-orientation, resulted in the rejection of Thorne-Begland as a nominee.

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LGBT Reactions to Obama's Embrace of Gay Marriage

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obama-gay-marriageMichael Hamar | May 10th, 2012

As regular readers of this blog know, I have often been frustrated and/or angry with Barack Obama and his repeated willingness to throw LGBT Americans under the bus when deemed politically expedient.  Yes, at times Obama has exhibited pro-gay actions: passage of DADT repeal (under extreme pressure), cessation of defense of DOMA, and various administrative actions.  Today, much to my surprise, Obama finally got off the fence on same sex marriage.  Am I pleased that he finally did so?  Most definitely, even though it's unclear what Obama's personal support for same sex couples will mean from a practical perspective.   I do hope that Obama's statements will perhaps help LGBT youth to believe that the future can be better.  From surfing the blogosphere, I'm not the only one with mixed emotions and uncertain as to what the consequences will be.   First, these reactions from Andrew Sullivan:

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