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No Lesbian Or Gay Couples Advance In Today Show’s “Modern Love” Contest

08/23/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire

NBC may have allowed same-sex couples to apply for the “Modern Love” wedding contest, but that does not mean that any of those couples were going to make it to the final round.  The four finalists were revealed on this morning’s Today Show, and none of them are same-sex couples.  The show actually extended the contest deadline and called for same-sex couples to apply after facing pressure from GLAAD over their decision to exclude lesbians and gays from the contest.

The winners of the contest will be married on-air on 6 October.  What the entire process regarding them being chose has not been fully explained, but it is likely that the same-sex couples were not excluded based upon their sexual orientation.  The likelihood is that, given the short announcement time, that there were not many lesbian and gay couples who signed up.

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