GLAAD Steps in to Fight for OLTL's Kicked to the Curb Kish





The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) isn't too happy about One Life to Live's decision to kick Kish to the curb. In a statement to TV Guide Canada, GLAAD president Jarret Barrios revealed his organization had sought out ABC Daytime to advocate for the popular pairing of Kyle (Brett Claywell) and Fish (Scott Evans) to no avail.

“The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today advocated for continuation of the storyline of characters Kyle and Fish on One Life and spoke out on the importance of bringing fair and accurate media images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to Americans. Last summer, One Life brought a ground-breaking relationship into the homes of millions with Kyle and Fish’s story, one that built acceptance and understanding of gay people. While we understand that the close of storylines is a frequent occurrence on daytime dramas, cancelling this story just as it gains momentum is a step backward in ABC Daytime’s representation of the lives of gay Americans.”

He continues, “When news reports broke yesterday, GLAAD spoke to ABC Daytime to voice concerns over the cancellation and advocate that the storyline continue. We remain disappointed that ABC Daytime has chosen to stop sharing this powerful story with viewers of One Life. GLAAD will continue to advocate that in the near future, producers and writers at ABC Daytime incorporate gay and transgender characters in their programming.”


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alstonboy4315's picture
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Oh, suki, suki NOW............LOL!! There are two types of people who you don't mess with----gay men and children!! Doing either is guaranteed to get you CUT every time!!! LOL!!!! I hope that Brian Frons is packing!! Get em!!!!!

I just had visions of Perez Hilton and every gay male actor and actress in Hollywood boycotting the OLTL studios with rainbow flags, pink flip-flops and daisy dukes!!! As a gay man, I might have to write Mr. Frons a letter and give him a piece of my mind!! I don't watch much OLTL, but he needs to leave the gays ALONE!!!!! This is about to be good, ya'll......

There isn't enough Vaseline in Hollywood to save Frons now........
 

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It's such a shame that it has to go to this extreme. I'm hoping GLAAD's intervention, the story pick-up on non-soap outlets (Perez Hilton), and the "Don't Put KISH in the Closet" campaign yield a reversal of the decsion. Finally OLTL gets some promotion, just not the kind I want.

I just hope what one poster mentioned is not ture. That this and the other recent firings smelled like freeing up some scratch for Thorsten Kaye. Great bare chest model, but acting - eh, not so much. Better than Ambien.

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I hope GLAAD can make a difference. Most of the time I find GLAAD too soft on issues, but I'm supporting them in this case.

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KISH fans unite:
next friday, March 19, instead of watching OLTL, watch ATWT. And write a letter to ABC, letting them know that is what you are doing. Let's all KISH fans do this and see what happens to the ratings that day!

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I HOPE this makes a difference.

  1. In ALL fairness, its weird to alot of people.
  2. ONE LIFE TO LIVE has done a great writing job for this story.
  3. There has been no tackiness involved.
  4. These actors have done NOTHING but an excellent job.
  5. Once made real even for a SOAP it's a FACT.
  6. Some of US CANT have it  made a FACT.

I am not gay but reality  " I do sometimes get weirded out"  but I feel I want to see stories of differences either in relationhips, etc.
A  HUMAN Being is GAY , STRAIGHT or BISEXUAL ,It comes down to THAT for me.
ALL PEOPLE  have right to live and be as much apart of a Soap World as any race, woman, man, child, pet.

I see a greater harm then if NOT fought for.

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Good for GLAAD. I hope the admonishment and the lack of forthcoming awards actually makes Frons think and he revers his decision.

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with all this outpouring of love and support going to Brett and Scott surely FV and ABC will listen to their 'real' audience and bring back the best couple and two most talented actors they have ever had.....keep hope alive that we will see Kish again soon..... 
  

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They won!

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Gee GLAAD where were you when AMC was crapping on Bianca & Reese, and telling viewers they were imagining things when it came to Reese & Zach?

I say too little too late, you can't pick and choose your battles.