Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 13:08:32 +0100
From: glaad@glaad.org (GLAAD)
Subject: GLAAD MediaAlert - FOCUS ON THE FAMILY ON AMERICA ONLINE

March 5, 1996



FOCUS ON THE FAMILY ON AMERICA ONLINE

Those who subscribe to online service provider America Online should be
aware of the new "Focus On The Family" forum.  The forum, engineered by the
Radical Right group led by James Dobson, features a message board on the
discussion of "homosexuality."  Message boards provide a means for people
online to discuss issues and events.

This Focus On The Family forum has the potential to become a one-sided
pulpit of hate.  The gay and lesbian community, as well as family and
friends, is encouraged to take an active role in the discussions about
homosexuality on their message boards.

GLAAD is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive
representation of individuals and events in the media as a means of
challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.

America Online subscribers can join the discussion by going to keyword:
DOBSON.  The folder on "homosexuality" is in the "Concerned Citizens"
folder on the Focus Message Boards.

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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
glaad@glaad.org
http://www.glaad.org

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
all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.
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