The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) formally withdrew...
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) formally withdrew its support for the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, the group said in a letter sent Wednesday to the FCC. Many GLAAD members were upset after the group endorsed the deal in May,…
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said the letter by acting President Mike Thompson. Former GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios resigned in the wake of complaints over the endorsement. “We have taken those concerns under consideration, and have over the last several weeks engaged in a much more rigorous and consultative examination of the relative benefits and drawbacks to AT&T’s application than we undertook in advance of the filing of our initial letter,” he wrote. GLAAD is now officially neutral on the deal. “We recognize, and fully respect that these organizations, which do important work, will make up their own minds about whether to support the merger or remain neutral,” said an AT&T spokesman in response. “And, though it should go without saying, the decisions made by these organizations will not in any way impact our desire to work with, partner with, or support those organizations in the future."