GLAAD launches new slew of PSAs

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GLAAD will be launching a series of new public service announcements starting today. They are a part of an ongoing campaign called “Be an Ally and a Friend” and feature a number of gay or gay-friendly celebrities asking straight people to be “allies” of the gay community.

The list of talent recruited for this campaign is pretty impressive. It includes the likes of Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), T.R. Knight, Sara Ramirez and Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy). What, no Isaiah Washington? Didn’t he tape a PSA for GLAAD awhile back? I guess his segment didn't quite make the cut.

No matter. You can view the first of the new crop of PSA’s on GLAAD’s website. That one includes Jerry O’Connell, T.R. Knight, Marlee Matlin, and John Amaechi. Coming in the next few weeks is PSA from the cast of Ugly Betty.

Of note: One of the first “Be An Ally and a Friend” PSAs (from back in 2006) featured As The World Turns actors Van Hansis (Luke Snyder) and Martha Byrne (Lily). You can watch their PSA here.

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