Friday, July 9th, 2010...12:58 pm
Same-Sex Couples Allowed on Today Show Wedding Contest IN THE NEWS
Wow. This is pretty big news. After some controversy, NBC’s Today show is allowing same-sex couples to apply for their “Modern Day Wedding Contest” (audience members plan the entire wedding and the nuptials take place during the show). This, once GLAAD became involved, asking the network and program to let same-sex couples enter the giveaway. Yesterday, the Today show released the following statement:
“Over the past few days TODAY has received a considerable response regarding our wedding contest application. The rules stated that eligible couples must be able to be legally married in New York, where we will host the wedding, therefore excluding same-sex couple applicants. Our intent was not to be discriminatory or exclusive. In 2005 when the wedding took place outside of New York, the application process was open to same-sex couples. We have listened to every voicemail and read every email. We take this feedback seriously, and we will change our application process. TODAY is a longtime supporter of the LGBT community, and GLAAD considers us an ally. We are committed to keeping those relationships strong and positive. We have opened up the application process to same-sex couples, and will extend the deadline to Monday, July 12. Moving forward, we ensure that our future wedding contests will be inclusive of all couples.”
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1 Comment
July 10th, 2010 at 10:16 am
I’m very happy to see this development. It shows that we as a society continue to evolve, and that we are close to full acceptance of people in the GLBT community.
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