Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:47:06 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Subject: SPECIAL ONLINE ALERT: FOX FILES SPECIAL ONLINE ALERT: FOX FILES Watch "Fox Files" Tonight - Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 9:00 P.M. EST/PST According to information received by GLAAD, tonight's edition of the Fox network's news magazine Fox Files, will feature a segment on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community that may require your response. The segment is described on the Fox web site as follows: " FOX FILES examines the growing trend of 'gay gangs.' FOX FILES shows hidden video footage of 'gay gangs' performing vicious and unlawful acts on par with other well-known violent gangs like the 'Bloods' and the 'Crips.'" While the information obtained has yet to be verified, GLAAD is alerting members on line to watch the show because of serious concerns regarding the report's accuracy and fairness. Fox Files will air at 9:00 P.M. EST/PST. Please contact GLAAD and let us know your comments and concerns regarding the show. You can reach us via e-mail at glaad@glaad.org, via use our Online Alertline at http://www.glaad.org or by using our National Alertline at 1-800-GAY-MEDIA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of combatting homophobia and challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.