Why is still so shockg to see gay people mastream ads? At a time when every other mographic is practilly shoehorned to marketg for the sake of diversy, gays and lbians are still all but visible the TV advertisg landspe. But while you might not have seen many yourself, gay-themed TV ads are fely out there. To close out Gay Pri Month, we tracked down 50 of them om around the world and anized them to seven tegori that seem to keep poppg up ("Lbians Are Hot," "Don't Tell Mom," etc.). Check out the llectn after the jump.
Contents:
- EHARMONY’S GAY ADS
- 'ONE MILLN MOMS' MELTS DOWN OVER AD FEATURG GAY MEN HUGGG AND EATG BREAD WH PEANUT BUTTER
- PRO-GAY, ANTI-EHARMONY AD AIRS DURG HERO
- THE 50 GAYT ADS EVER
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
- JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
EHARMONY’S GAY ADS
The onle datg se is advertisg s servic wh a new gay pri mercial featurg the theme, “Here for Real Love – I Scream.” * gay eharmony ad *
Publicly, Warren — a clil psychologist, semary profsor and vout Christian — claimed that was bee he had no expertise when me to gay datg. In a 2013 terview wh CNBC, he lamented that his pany was forced to “put up a same-sex se” and said gay marriage “has really damaged our pany.
”“We lerally had to hire guards to protect our liv, bee the people were so hurt and angry wh , ” he said at the time, bee “Christian people” felt the pany’s gay datg se was “a vlatn to scripture. ”Warren also suggted to CNBC that eHarmony vt $10 ln to “figure out” homosexualy, which he lled “at the very bt … a paful way for a lot of people to have to live. ”“This eHarmony ad brawash children and adults by sensizg them and nvcg them that homosexualy is natural, ” a statement on the One Milln Moms webse reads, “when realy is an unnatural love that is forbidn by Scripture jt like love rooted adultery is forbidn.
'ONE MILLN MOMS' MELTS DOWN OVER AD FEATURG GAY MEN HUGGG AND EATG BREAD WH PEANUT BUTTER
From CarGus to Doros, when me to mercials, 2021 was pretty gay. * gay eharmony ad *
'" asked Michelle Malk To settle a discrimatn lawsu filed by a gay man, the Christian-targeted onle datg service eHarmony has been forced to open a matchmakg service for same-sex upl. Maybe straight men and women should start sug gay s—"erced tolerance" cuts both 't expect gay men and lbians to sh to e eHarmony's new service, said the blog Queerty.
PRO-GAY, ANTI-EHARMONY AD AIRS DURG HERO
If you were watchg Hero whout your DVR on Monday night, you probably ught this funny mercial om that parodi eHarmony’s no-gays-allowed policy. Pl, panrs to Hero‘ gay-iendly dience. Sure, there haven’t been any openly gay hero yet, but ic book fans (at least the more lerate on who read Alan Moore […] * gay eharmony ad *
The owner of eHarmony, Neil Clark Warren, has already ma his feelgs clear by g up wh "all sorts of fun exc to exclu gay sgl"—cludg the one where he says there's no pot tryg to help people form lifelong relatnships if 's illegal for them to marry. Nobody "wants to get hched by a homophobic matchmaker.
" That's why eHarmony's polici seem self-featg, said Liz Gunnison "Polics asi, 's surprisg om a bs perspective that eHarmony has not voluntarily opened s matchmakg service up to the gay muny. "Of urse, the creatn of a separate se for gays—even if 's absolutely intil—will almost certaly lead to more sus the future. Look at eHarmony virtue signallg the livg f*ck out of themselv, and only a few years ago, was totally anti-gay.
The datg se eHarmony is now openg a separate but equal se for gays.
THE 50 GAYT ADS EVER
* gay eharmony ad *
But attorney Theodore Olson, who issued a statement on the pany’s behalf, ma clear that did not agree to offer gay match willgly.
The settlement, which did not fd that EHarmony broke any laws, lls for the pany to eher offer the gay match on s current venue or create a new se for them. ” One prum that, as a private bs, they’d be ee to ci how to n and gays are not generally regard as a protected class. Of urse, the creatn of a separate se for gays — even if ’s absolutely intil — will almost certaly lead to more sus the future.
UPDATE: GayPatrtWt wonrs when a Christian will sue JDate, “The Leadg Jewish Sgl Network, ” and Michelle Malk suggts, “Perhaps heterosexual men and women should start filg lawsus agast gay datg webs and unrme their bs.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * gay eharmony ad *
""It’s the se’s attempt to normalize and glorify the LGBTQ liftyle by featurg a homosexual uple huggg, feedg each other, and wipg the other one’s mouth. "“This eharmony ad brawash children and adults by sensizg them and nvcg them that homosexualy is natural, when realy is an unnatural love that is forbidn by Scripture jt like love rooted adultery is forbidn.
"And jt se her pot wasn't clear, she ends her msage wh:"Homosexualy is immoral. They had no patience for homophobia the Ross/YouTubeAled Verhoeven/YouTubeMany of the menters were pleased to see eharmony AU's clive Williams/YouTubePurple Blaze/YouTubeOne person cheekily argued the most disturbg part of the ad was the preparatn of the toast.
By Moni ColeThe onle datg se is advertisg s servic wh a new gay pri mercial featurg the theme, “Here for Real Love – I Scream. ”This eHarmony ad brawash children and adults by sensizg them and nvcg them that homosexualy is natural, when realy is an unnatural love that is forbidn by Scripture jt like love rooted adultery is forbidn. Homosexualy is unnatural and immoral.
JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
Supportg the homosexual agenda stead of remag ntral the cultural war is jt bad bs. This mercial om CarGus was actually hailed “the gayt mercial of the year” by many. The 30-send ad shows one gay man shoppg for rs onle as he clar his need to “move on” and get “more space” for his outdoor gear.
The Norwegian postal service Posten went viral this Christmas after showg Santa Cls a gay relatnship.
Tled When Harry met Santa, ’ the simply adorable queer love story marks the upg 50th anniversary sce homosexualy was crimalized the untry.