American Idol - Gay or GLADD?

GLAAD concerned about gays on American Idol
You've probably read somewhere that Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has called American Idol "increasingly homophobic." The controversy starts with episode one, where Charles Berry was denied entry into the competition. He had auditioned before and each time was denied, but given advice. He claimed to have followed all of their advice. This time Simon Cowell told him to shave his beard and wear a dress.

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Then the next episode, we met Zachary Travis. Wearing high heals, a girly shirt, and a girl's haircut. He came in speaking like a girl, talking about how people keep asking him if he's a girl. So of course Randy Jackson bit, asking him if he was a girl. Duh, what do you expect people to do if you confuse them like that. Anyhow, he was turned down because he couldn't sing.

So now we're at the point where GLAAD gets involved. According to the GLAAD website, they have only ever made three comments about the issue. First up:
All fair and good, after all, AI has never been overly gay-friendly. Simon has poked fun at male contestants who weren't manly enough (for example the runner-up in Season Two whose name I am loath to mention as it will bring his rabid fans down upon me). Simon and host Ryan Seacrest trade jabs with each other, each either calling the other gay or implying it. So yeah, go ahead and talk to the producers about the show being more gay-friendly. I personally don't think it will work, but if it makes you feel better, why not?

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