Last week, anti-LGBT group Amerin Fay Associatn created a petn directed towards Travel & Leisure for displayg a Hilton ad that shows a gay uple bed s June issue.
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- HILTON AD SHOWG GAY COUPLE IN BED SENDS AFA INTO CONNIPTN“IF HILTON HAD ADVERTISED TWO MEN PLAYG TENNIS, RDS OR HAVG LUNCH, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLE." {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ADAM SALANDRAJULY 27, 2016/9:32 PMBY ADAM SALANDRAJULY 27, 2016 / 9:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HILTON AD SHOWG GAY COUPLE IN BED SENDS AFA INTO CONNIPTN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-28T01:32:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-28T01:32:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ADAM SALANDRA","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH A REACTN THAT LIKELY SURPRIS NO ONE, THE LEARS OF THE ANTI-LGBT AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN ARE LOSG THEIR MDS OVER SEEG AN AD FOR HILTON HOTELS THAT FEATUR TWO MEN BED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AFA FOUND THE AD A PY OF TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZE, AND QUICKLY PUT OUT A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSE TO REPRIMAND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HILTON WORLDWI SHOCKED REARS BY PLACG A FULL-PAGE AD THAT FEATURED TWO MEN BED TOGETHER," THE POST READS. “IF HILTON HAD ADVERTISED TWO MEN PLAYG TENNIS, RDS OR HAVG LUNCH, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“TRAVEL AND LEISURE ISN’T A GAY-SPECIFIC MAGAZE SENT DIRECTLY TO HOMOSEXUAL’S [SIC] HOM," THE AFA ADD. "IT’S A WILY DISTRIBUTED MASTREAM PUBLITN THAT N BE FOUND MANY PUBLIC PLAC SUCH AS DOCTORS’ OR TO REPAIR WAG ROOMS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A HILTON SPOKPERSON RPOND TO THE PLATS BY FENDG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HILTON WORLDWI IS A GLOBAL PANY OF DIVERSE CULTUR SERVG DIVERSE GUTS," THE SPOKPERSON SAID. "WE ARE PROUD TO PICT AND REFLECT OUR GUT DIVERSY OUR ADVERTISG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AFA HAS MAND TO HAVE A MEETG WH HILTON REPRENTATIV TO SIST THAT ADS ARE MORE "FAY-IENDLY" OM NOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: LGBTQ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- CONSERVATIV MAD AT HILTON FOR SHOWG GAY UPLE AD
- THIS AD IS BEG LLED THE “GAYT COMMERCIAL OF 2021”
- TRAVEL + LEISURE'S OPENLY GAY EDOR PROUDLY DEFENDS AD THAT SOME ATTACKED AS 'UNNATURAL'
- TRAVEL + LEISURE EDOR FENDS HILTON AD THAT SHOWED GAY UPLE BED
- TRAVEL & LEISURE RECEIV BACKLASH FOR GAY AD
- CHRISTIAN MOM: HILTON AD PROMOT “PERVERSN” BY SHOWG GAY MEN WH A CHILD
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HILTON AD SHOWG GAY COUPLE IN BED SENDS AFA INTO CONNIPTN“IF HILTON HAD ADVERTISED TWO MEN PLAYG TENNIS, RDS OR HAVG LUNCH, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLE." {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ADAM SALANDRAJULY 27, 2016/9:32 PMBY ADAM SALANDRAJULY 27, 2016 / 9:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HILTON AD SHOWG GAY COUPLE IN BED SENDS AFA INTO CONNIPTN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-07-28T01:32:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-07-28T01:32:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ADAM SALANDRA","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH A REACTN THAT LIKELY SURPRIS NO ONE, THE LEARS OF THE ANTI-LGBT AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN ARE LOSG THEIR MDS OVER SEEG AN AD FOR HILTON HOTELS THAT FEATUR TWO MEN BED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AFA FOUND THE AD A PY OF TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZE, AND QUICKLY PUT OUT A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSE TO REPRIMAND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HILTON WORLDWI SHOCKED REARS BY PLACG A FULL-PAGE AD THAT FEATURED TWO MEN BED TOGETHER," THE POST READS. “IF HILTON HAD ADVERTISED TWO MEN PLAYG TENNIS, RDS OR HAVG LUNCH, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“TRAVEL AND LEISURE ISN’T A GAY-SPECIFIC MAGAZE SENT DIRECTLY TO HOMOSEXUAL’S [SIC] HOM," THE AFA ADD. "IT’S A WILY DISTRIBUTED MASTREAM PUBLITN THAT N BE FOUND MANY PUBLIC PLAC SUCH AS DOCTORS’ OR TO REPAIR WAG ROOMS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A HILTON SPOKPERSON RPOND TO THE PLATS BY FENDG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HILTON WORLDWI IS A GLOBAL PANY OF DIVERSE CULTUR SERVG DIVERSE GUTS," THE SPOKPERSON SAID. "WE ARE PROUD TO PICT AND REFLECT OUR GUT DIVERSY OUR ADVERTISG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AFA HAS MAND TO HAVE A MEETG WH HILTON REPRENTATIV TO SIST THAT ADS ARE MORE "FAY-IENDLY" OM NOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: LGBTQ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
The anti-gay AFA flips out, aga * hilton commercial gay couple *
"“Travel and Leisure isn’t a gay-specific magaze sent directly to homosexual’s [sic] hom, " the AFA add.
CONSERVATIV MAD AT HILTON FOR SHOWG GAY UPLE AD
The Amerin Fay Associatn lls "unnatural and offensive," but a Hilton ad featurg a gay uple Travel + Leisure is a pot of tremendo pri for the magaze's edor. * hilton commercial gay couple *
The anti-gay AFA flips out, aga. The latt source of the anizatn's outrage is Hilton Hotels -- for havg the dacy to n an ad featurg a sg gay uple bed together, sharg a set of earphon.
In a new petn, the anizatn ets, "Travel and Leisure [sic] isn't a gay-specific magaze sent directly to homosexual's hom.
However, Hilton chose to make a cultural and social statement by purposely marketg the promotn of homosexualy to a large segment of the populatn who fds the ia of two men sleepg together unnatural and offensive. How about that gay people don't exclively read gay-themed publitns, any more than I subscribe to Hetero Whe Lady Monthly? Gay people go to the doctor and get their rs fixed too!
THIS AD IS BEG LLED THE “GAYT COMMERCIAL OF 2021”
The openly gay edor of US travel publitn Travel + Leisure has fend an ad for Hilton Worldwi that ran is magaze showg a gay uple relaxg bed together. * hilton commercial gay couple *
Do the clowns thk that gay people are somehow ls gay when they're havg lunch?
Or that 'd be acceptable to pict a somehow gay game of tennis but not a gay snuggle?
See, this is exactly the absurdy of homophob — when they reveal their squeamishns and sentially say, "We don't md if you're homosexual as long as you don't seem homosexual around . Hilton and Target and lots of other huge brands grasp that gay people buy stuff and go on vatns, and that is not news. It bothers you to know that a gay uple share a bed?
TRAVEL + LEISURE'S OPENLY GAY EDOR PROUDLY DEFENDS AD THAT SOME ATTACKED AS 'UNNATURAL'
* hilton commercial gay couple *
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TRAVEL + LEISURE EDOR FENDS HILTON AD THAT SHOWED GAY UPLE BED
One Milln Moms claims two parents an ad released months ago means Hilton Hotels sudnly "is phg the LGBTQ agenda" and "gay liftyle." * hilton commercial gay couple *
The events that followed would later be known as the Stonewall Uprisg and would set a fire unr the already burgeong gay rights movement the Uned Stat and around the world. Much like other gay-iendly muni, Washgton D.
TRAVEL & LEISURE RECEIV BACKLASH FOR GAY AD
Seventh Avenue, home to one of the cy’s most vibrant LGBTQ+ nightlife scen, is the first stop for explorg gay-iendly Phoenix.
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CHRISTIAN MOM: HILTON AD PROMOT “PERVERSN” BY SHOWG GAY MEN WH A CHILD
S., or stop by Harvey Milk Plaza, the memorial to San Francis’s—and the Uned Stat’—first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk.
A new ad om CarGus is beg lled "the gayt mercial of 2021"Photo: Screenshot. An ad for the CarGus webse is beg lled “the gayt mercial of 2021” onle and ’s not hard to see why. The Amerin Fay Associatn lls "unnatural and offensive, " but a Hilton ad featurg a gay uple Travel + Leisure is a pot of tremendo pri for the magaze's edor.
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The openly gay edor of US travel publitn Travel + Leisure has fend an ad for Hilton Worldwi that ran is magaze showg a gay uple relaxg bed together. "Dpe all the progrs we have ma recent years, ’s still relatively rare to see pictns of gay life like what we see that Hilton ad, cludg “mastream” magaz like ours, " he wrote. Featured openly gay actor Zachary Quto and featured a lendar of worldwi Pri events, although by March 2015 still listed events om early 2014 - so was not really kept up-to-date.
This hate group has blamed gay people for the Holot and claimed that eedom of relign only appli to Christians.