Call to Action
Gay and Lesbian People Need Not Apply: Call on NBC to Stop Today Show's "Modern Day Wedding Contest" from Denying Gay and Lesbian Couples the Right to Participate
Network Uses Faulty Reasoning to Exclude Participants
http://www.glaad.org/2010/calltoaction/todayshowNBC's Today Show is taking applications for its "Modern Day Wedding Contest" through Friday, July 9th. The winning couple will be awarded a wedding to be broadcast live on the Today Show in October and an all-expense paid honeymoon. Unfortunately, the network has set up rules that deny committed gay and lesbian couples the ability to participate.
An excerpt from Today's Facebook page reads: "TODAY is throwing a modern day wedding! Whether your love blossomed over the Internet or you met the old-fashioned way, we want to hear from you!" Read more about the contest.
GLAAD contacted the network last week to find out why its application listed only "bride" and "groom" as options for applicants since the Today Show welcomed same-sex couples to apply to its "Hometown Wedding Contest" in years past. Good As You blog alerted us to the application problem.
