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NEW YORK – The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLADD, has requested an apology from NBC for a recent skit on “Saturday Night Live” called “Estro-Maxxx”. According to GLAAD, the piece was a mock commercial for estrogen replacement

therapy and featured men with facial hair wearing dresses, meant to represent transgender women.

“This segment cannot be defended as ‘just a joke’ because there was no ‘joke’ to speak of,” contended GLAAD in a written statement. “The attempted comedy of the skit hinges solely on degrading the lives and experiences of transgender women. Holding people up for ridicule simply on the basis of their identity fuels a dangerous and hurtful climate and puts people in danger, especially given how infrequently the media shines a fair and accurate light on the lives of transgender people.”

GLAAD has requested that NBC remove the skit from their Hulu view-on-demand website and any future airings of the show’s episode.

Neither NBC/Universal or its parent company, Comcast have responded to the GLAAD request.