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Stop GLBTQ discrimination on Nova 106.9 FM

Stop GLBTQ discrimination on Nova 106.9 FM

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Started by Anonymous 17 years ago
Transphobic comments were made during a morning show on the 3/11/09 and today 9/11/09 on Nova during the Breakfast program. For nearly 5 minutes on the 3/11/09 Transgender people were discriminated against and vilified on air by Meshell, Ash and Tim with Ben Teo. This was a blatant vilification attack on Transgender community and also was placed on the Nova Website as a podcast and left up for nearly a week for public download. Nova has done this on several occasions and after many complaints they continue to breed hatred over the radiowaves. Proscribed Matter 1.3 A licensee must not broadcast a program which: (a) is likely to incite, encourage or present for its own sake violence or brutality; (b) simulate news or events in such a way as to mislead or alarm listeners; (c) present as desirable: (i) the misuse of alcoholic liquor; or (ii) the use of illegal drugs, narcotics or tobacco. (d) depicts suicide favourably or presents suicide as a means of achieving a desired result; or (e) is likely to incite or perpetuate hatred against or vilify any person or group on the basis of age, ethnicity, nationality, race, GENDER, SEXUAL PREFFERENCE, religion or physical or mental disability. PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO STOP THE SPREAD OF TRANS AND HOMOPHOBIA

Updates

November 10, 2009

I have been staring at my inbox for hours and frankly the messages coming in from people who were actually hurt by those morning show comments are just heartbreaking. I am currently busy printing out every single complaint I have received to drop them off at the station because they clearly think they can just ignore the fact that they violated their own code of conduct.

November 10, 2009

I really thought this might just float into the void unnoticed but seeing all this activity is honestly kind of overwhelming in the best way. It proves people are actually paying attention to the trash being broadcast on the morning shows and I am just so ready to get these names to the station management now.

6 Comments

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Chloe Ferguson
16 years ago Featured

Disgusting. Trans people deserve respect not to be mocked for entertainment. Fix this.

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Tom Newman
16 years ago Featured

Total trash radio. No one should have to put up with that kind of hatred while just trying to get to work.

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Sarah Rivera
16 years ago Featured

Sickening behavior. Nova should be ashamed of themselves for letting this happen on their station.

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Mark Nguyen
16 years ago Featured

Time for these morons to be held accountable. Enough with the bullying garbage in the morning.

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Dave Huang
16 years ago Featured

They think they can say anything for a laugh but it is just pure hate speech. turn it off if they cant be decent people.

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Jess Wilson
16 years ago Featured

Seriously? In this day and age? Get with the times or get off the air.