Entertainment News Roundup: TV's rising LGBT presence critical to rights

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Michael Jackson's 'Bad' tour jacket up for auction

Michael Jackson's black "Bad" jacket that the singer wore on his first solo tour is going up for auction in November and could fetch up to $100,000. Julien's Auctions said on Friday that the jacket, which Jackson signed on the back with a silver permanent marker, was worn throughout the singer's "Bad" world concert tour from 1987-89.

TV's rising LGBT presence critical to rights: advocacy group

Drama series "Pose" and new transgender superhero in "Supergirl" helped boost the number of LGBTQ characters to an all-time high on U.S. television, according to a report released on Thursday that said diversity programming was a crucial bulwark around attempts to undermine gay rights. GLAAD, the media advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning people, said TV shows featuring LGBTQ themes and actors not only helped increase acceptance but paid off in terms of large audiences.

(With inputs from Reuters)