Homophobic slur against gay politician enrages GLAAD

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20th July 2007 16:08
Tony Grew

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a US group that monitors media representation, has protested against a cartoon lampooning former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey.

The cartoon refers to the minor scandal surrounding the release of compromising photos of the current Miss New Jersey, Amy Polumbo.

There were attempts to blackmail her over the images, which had appeared on social networking site Facebook.

Mr McGreevey shot to international fame in 2004 when he declared at a press conference, "I am a gay American," as his wife looked on supportively.

He resigned three months later when it emerged he was having an affair with a male state employee.

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