Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Barrios became president of GLAAD in September 2009, making him the only bilingual leader of a national LGBT organization.
Barrios resigned from his position on June 18, 2011, following allegations of impropriety by some former board members after GLAAD issued two statements supporting the merger of one of its corporate donors, AT&T, with T-Mobile and questioning the merits of network neutrality. Both statements were promptly retracted by the organization. The press releases were criticized by Michelangelo Signorile.
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