Fox Houston Under Fire For Asking ‘Is Glee too gay?’

Houston’s KRIV Fox 26 came under fire this week from various gay-rights groups around the nation for a segment it aired asking if the hit show Glee was “too gay,” according to The Tubular blog at the Houston Chronicle.

The nearly six-minute Fox in Focus segment followed the April 26 episode of Glee, which was inspired by Lady Gaga’s chart-topping Born This Way single and featured a heated debate between Ray Hill, a local champion of gay rights, and Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association (via Skype).

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a statement this week saying the segment “began on the wrong foot by even suggesting that television programs with positive portrayals of gay characters could negatively impact teens.”

“Fox Houston should not only apologize and correct the misinformation in this segment, but needs to think twice before elevating hurtful messages and anti-gay attitudes,” GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios said.

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