Televangelist Pat Robertson and the
National Organization for Marriage (NOM) on Friday were added to the
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (GLAAD) Commentator
Accountability Project (CAP).
GLAAD earlier this month debuted the
project with 36 conservatives, most of whom are frequent guests on
cable and network news programs and are often quoted in the
mainstream media.
“Both NOM and Pat Robertson this week
further exposed the depths to which they are willing to go to turn
Americans against their LGBT friends, family, co-workers and
neighbors,” said GLAAD spokesperson Herndon Graddick. “If the
media is going to include the voices of NOM or Robertson in any story
about LGBT people, it has the responsibility to inform its audience
about who these people truly are, and the insidious tactics they
employ to derail equality for every American.”
On the project's website, GLAAD
documents Robertson's
long record of opposing gay rights, including the suggestion that
gay
sex is “somehow related to demonic possession.”
(Related: Pat
Robertson advises woman to shun gay sister's wedding.)
Five conservatives closely associated
with NOM – Brian Brown, Maggie Gallagher, Christopher Plante,
Jennifer Roback Morse and Robert George – were included in the
group's original list.
The recent controversy over the
revelation that NOM attempted to pit minorities against gay marriage
supporters tops NOM's
entry on CAP.
(Related: Maggie
Gallagher defends anti-gay marriage group's race-baiting memos.)