GLAAD Outraged at 'SNL' Transgender Skit

By Kelly Fisher Posted Feb 2nd 2011 07:00AM

'Saturday Night Live' is in hot water this week thanks to a controversial skit it aired during last weekend's show.

According to E! News, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is up in arms over a parodied commerical for a fake product called Once Daily Estro-Maxx, a pill designed to "give you all the sex-changing hormones you need."

Male 'SNL' cast members, including Bill Hader, are pictured as transgender women talking about their bodies and hormone levels.

"The piece was a mock commercial for estrogen replacement therapy and featured men with facial hair wearing dresses, meant to represent transgender women," GLAAD said in a statement. "This segment cannot be defended as 'just a joke' because there was no 'joke' to speak of."

"The attempted comedy of the skit hinges solely on degrading the lives and experiences of transgender women," the group continued.

GLAAD took to its website and has demanded an apology from NBC for the skit, which the group claims is a "dangerous and blatantly anti-transgender segment." GLAAD has also circulated a petition for supporters to sign demanding the online clip be removed as well.

So far, there has been no comment from 'SNL' regarding GLAAD's complaints.

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Wednesday 02 February

By Diva Queen

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Pleeze, stop whinning! This is SNL.

By Sawyer50

Ohhhh I want my country back. The allowing the few, to make American the land of the weird.

By Justice

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Interesting that GLAAD and their followers can make fun and hate other groups for their beliefs, but they cant handle an SNL skit.

By Culinary Clod

I think the skit was very funny. So does my boyfriend. He's a Transgender Shemale who's 11 years older than me. We met at the Drag Races. He came in third place only because one of his high heels broke. Unfortunately, ever since he started taking Estro-Maxx, his pee-pee looks like a needle on top of two BB's. It wouldn't satisfy a ladybug. So sorry GLAAD!

By Bill

I didn't know that the drags raced.

By CeCe

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This show is the worst it has ever been. It use to be funny now it is just juvenile and painful to watch! It will never match up to the years when the cast were actually funny and talented! Now it's a bunch of over indulged, entitled, marketing hypes making derrogatory skits! Take it off the air! The end of what use to be a great source of entertainment!

By Laura

I thought it was funny and kind of cool that they even mentioned transgenders on their show. It's a damn joke. I don't get all upset when they make fun of Spanish television and I'm Spanish. I get that to be trans is a big deal because a lot of people just don't get it or are totally ignorant. And DUH they looked like dudes with beards….. because it's rediculous…. that's what makes it funny. It's not an actuate portrayal of transgenders at all. That's how a JOKE works!

By js

Wouldn't it be more prejiduce if everyone else were made fun of on SNL except the gays? There would probably be upset people for that too. No pleasing anybody.

By robb

indeed. this was hilarious. what makes it even funnier is people getting so upset. it reminds me of the Andy Kaufman skits. I say SNL should keep doing what they're doing

By Peggy

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Oh get over yourselves..Gladd...get a sence of humor...

By john

@ Meaghan--I'm not a homophobe, nor am I a homophile. I don't fear homosexuals, nor do I love everything about them. Maybe they would get some respect if they wouldn't make their lifestyle revolve around their sexual proclivities. I might know some homosexuals, I don't know, and that's the point! What they do in their own home is no business of mine. However, far too many of them make it their "lifestyle" for all to see, whether you want to or not. You want to see some miserable and hateful people? Try to suggest to one of them that they keep it to themselves and you will find plenty!

By Jayne

If GLAAD had kept quiet about this, I would never had known about it. Since they were so whiny, I watched it. I'm betting the skit will get twice the attention now. Idiots!! BTW, very funny.

By Ron

Saturday Night Live has had a history of making fun of everyone, it was a skit, there was nothing more. I am gay, and can find the humor in it. Let's not forget the laughter. GLAAD needs to spend time on the real issues

By brian

thats funny.The freaks should see some humor in that but all they want is to draw attention to themselves.I wonder if George Washington would have fought with all the people who died for this country if they would have known how some people(gays lesbians,liberals,etc)where going to exploit the constitution and make it sound like its for them.So sad

By phiz

the disclaimers at the end are funny

By Teresa

This skit is funny and it's good to laugh at yourself. Get a grip GLAAD!! Don't take life so seriously!!!!

By Dmoongo

The "joke" here, is that groups such as GLAAD even exist. Everybody back in the closet, please.

By Dan

GLAAD......get a life..infact drop dead

By danny

Homophobe is such a ridiculous term. Just because I dont care for Homosexual wants,needs,desires,demands or rants for equal anything,like marriage or benefits or adopting or paying surrogates, and I dont care for the flamboyant lifestyle that so many of them lead,and I dont care for the fact that they feel they have to announce to the world that they are gay or want to repeal "Dont ask,dont tell" because they wanna tell in an environment that doesnt have any use for such admissions,and I dont care for the constant claims that they were born gay and that it wasnt a choice when it is really either a mental problem or an emotional one that led them down the wrong road in the first place. Well,jeez, I seem to have wandered a bit!! hehe But the point is,the term Homophobe was just created so that Homosexuals could have a name to call all of us that disagree with thier chosen lifestyle. Yeas, I said "Chosen"!!!!

By michael

oh grow a sense of humor!

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