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Man I Feel Like A Woman! Transgender Miss Universal Hopeful Shows Off Bikini Body


Posted on May 18, 2012 @ 02:00PM - 8 comments

By Radar Staff

We've got these new shots of Jenna Talackova, the transgendered Miss Universe hopeful, as she strutted her stuff in the Miss Universe Canada pageant in Toronto Thursday.

Born Walter Talackova, the Miss Universe hopeful was re-admitted into the pageant by owner Donald Trump after a brief disqualification in March.

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Bristol Palin’s Blasting Of Same Sex Marriage 'Is At Odds With Most Young People' Says GLAAD


Posted on May 11, 2012 @ 12:20PM - 8 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Alaska governor Sarah Palin never held back from making controversial comments, and daughter Bristol is following loyally in her mother’s footsteps.

The former Dancing With The Stars contestant has managed to diss first daughters Malia and Sasha Obama, slam the President’s support for same sex marriage, and even bash Glee in her most recent blog and RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that her caustic comments has outraged gay rights group GLAAD.

Alaska governor Sarah Palin never held back from making controversial comments, and daughter Bristol is following loyally in her mother’s footsteps.

The former Dancing With The Stars contestant has managed to diss first daughters Malia and Sasha Obama, slam the President’s support for same sex marriage, and even bash Glee in her most recent blog and RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that her caustic comments has outraged gay rights group GLAAD.

 

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Transgender Beauty Queen Jenna Talackova: ‘I Thought That I Was In The Wrong Body’


Posted on Apr 06, 2012 @ 11:00AM - 11 comments

By Radar Staff

Born Walter Talackova, now known as Jenna Talackova, the Miss Universe hopeful speaks with Barbara Walters on 20/20 Friday, opening up about her decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery at 19, and a preview of the highly anticipated chat aired on Good Morning America.

The interview comes just days after Miss Universe owner Donald Trump re-admitted Jenna into the Miss Canada qualifier following her disqualification in March.

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Speaking with Walters about her surgery four years ago, Jenna said that “as soon as I was conscious, I just always knew that I was not what they were saying. 

“It wasn’t right,” Jenna said about her time as a male, adding “I thought that I was in the wrong body.”

Born Walter Talackova, now known as Jenna Talackova, the Miss Universe hopeful speaks with Barbara Walters on 20/20 Friday, opening up about her decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery at 19, and a preview of the highly anticipated chat aired on Good Morning America.

The interview comes just days after Miss Universe owner Donald Trump re-admitted Jenna into the Miss Canada qualifier following her disqualification in March.

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Donald Trump: Gloria Allred ‘Easy To Beat,’ Jenna Talackova Should Focus On Miss Canada


Posted on Apr 04, 2012 @ 04:00AM - 4 comments

By Radar Staff

Donald Trump said transgender Miss Universe hopeful Jenna Talackova should focus on winning the pageant in her home country of Canada, and had stinging words for the attorney who began representing her in the wake of the controversy, Gloria Allred.

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Kirk Cameron Apologizes For Anti-Gay Remarks: ‘It’s My Life’s Mission To Love All People’


Posted on Mar 06, 2012 @ 06:00AM - 3 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

True to the unspoken rule regarding any Hollywood celebrity embroiled in a scandal, Kirk Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the anti-gay comments he made to Piers Morgan on his CNN show last week.

“I spoke as honestly as I could, but some people believe my responses were not loving toward those in the gay community. That is not true. I can assuredly say that it’s my life’s mission to love all people,” the Growing Pains star said in a crisis statement to ABCNews.com.

True to the unspoken rule regarding any Hollywood celebrity embroiled in a scandal, Kirk Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the anti-gay comments he made to Piers Morgan on his CNN show last week.

“I spoke as honestly as I could, but some people believe my responses were not loving toward those in the gay community. That is not true. I can assuredly say that it’s my life’s mission to love all people,” the Growing Pains star said in a crisis statement to ABCNews.com.

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Tracey Gold Speaks Out After Co-Star Kirk Cameron’s Homophobic Scandal


Posted on Mar 05, 2012 @ 05:30AM - 2 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Child star Tracey Gold is speaking out in light of her on-screen brother Kirk Cameron’s homophobic comments by expressing her support of gay rights.

"I am a strong supporter of the #LGBT Community, and I believe in equal rights for all. #NOH8 #LOVE," Gold wrote on her Twitter page on Sunday in response to the former teen idol’s anti-gay statement on CNN.

Child star Tracey Gold is speaking out in light of her on-screen brother Kirk Cameron’s homophobic comments by expressing her support of gay rights.

"I am a strong supporter of the #LGBT Community, and I believe in equal rights for all. #NOH8 #LOVE," Gold wrote on her Twitter page on Sunday in response to the former teen idol’s anti-gay statement on CNN.

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GLAAD Slams Kirk Cameron For Anti-Gay Comments -- Growing Pains Actor Calls Homosexuality 'Unnatural'


Posted on Mar 03, 2012 @ 05:22PM - 88 comments

By Radar Staff

Former TV idol star Kirk Cameron has angered the gay community by making outrageously homophobic comments on CNN.

The Growing Pains actor told Piers Morgan that he does not support gay marriage and believes homosexuality is wrong.

“I think that it's - it's - it's unnatural. I think that it's - it's detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization,” he said about homosexuality.

Former TV idol star Kirk Cameron has angered the gay community by making outrageously homophobic comments on CNN.

The Growing Pains actor told Piers Morgan that he does not support gay marriage and believes homosexuality is wrong.

“I think that it's - it's - it's unnatural. I think that it's - it's detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization,” he said about homosexuality.

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'Family Values' Group Demands JC Penney Fire Ellen DeGeneres; GLAAD Fights Back


Posted on Feb 01, 2012 @ 03:30PM - 17 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Ellen DeGeneres was excited to announce her partnership with JC Penney last week, but some people are far less happy about the union and even calling for the talk show host to be fired by the fashion giant, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The group known as OneMillionMoms.com, a project of the American Family Association, told its supporters to petition against Ellen being named the new spokesmodel for the chain store and demand that she be replaced by someone not openly gay.

“Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families,” reads a statement on the site, which claims more sales will be lost than gained by the move.

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GLAAD Outraged With Christmas Carol Mocking Chaz Bono In Massachusetts Newspaper


Posted on Dec 20, 2011 @ 08:30AM - 11 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

The holidays should be a time of good cheer to all men, women and transgender, but when a local newspaper changed the lyrics of a classic Christmas carol to make fun of Chaz Bono, it caused outrage with gay rights group GLAAD, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.

A columnist for the Lowell Sun in Massachusetts published a list of 'Christmas Carols With A Twist,' and a ditty to be sung to the tune of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer inappropriately talks about the Dancing With The Stars contestant in poor taste.

The first verse begins:
"Chaz Bono got turned into a man, dear.

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Controversy Erupts Over New Sitcom, Will 'Harm Transgender People' Says GLAAD


Posted on Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:00PM - 16 comments

By Radar Staff

Two high profile organizations, GLAAD and Human Rights Campaign, are speaking out against a new ABC comedy before the show even hits the air.

Work It, a sitcom set to premiere Jan. 3, revolves around two unemployed car salesmen played Ben Koldyke, Amaury Nolasco, who after their dealership shuts down, dress as women so they can get jobs as salespeople at a pharmaceutical company looking to hire female sales reps.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the HRC both say the comedy reflects negative transgender stereotypes.

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The HRC is urging supporters to send emails asking the network to not “air a show that reinforces negative and damaging stereotypes about transgender people.”

The show doesn't claim to depict transgender people, and in fact the network has called it an updated version of Bosom Buddies, but the two groups don't see the humor.

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"Transphobia is still all too prevalent in our society and this show will only contribute to it,” GLAAD acting president Mike Thompson said in a statement on the organization's website.

“It will reinforce the mistaken belief that transgender women are simply ‘men pretending to be women,’ and that their efforts to live their lives authentically as women are a form of lying or deception.”

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