Travel + Leisure's Openly Gay Edor Proudly Defends Ad That Some Attacked as 'Unnatural'

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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
• FRIENDLY ATHEISTSUBSCRIBESIGN {"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","URL":","MAENTYOFPAGE":","HEADLE":"CHRISTIAN MOM: HILTON AD PROMOT \U201CPERVERSN\U201D BY SHOWG GAY MEN WH A CHILD","SCRIPTN":"IMAGE GETTG THIS ANGRY OVER AN AD THIS HARMLS.","IMAGE":[{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":"}],"DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-01-09T20:04:10+00:00","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-01-09T20:04:10+00:00","ISACCSIBLEFORFREE":TE,"THOR":[{"@TYPE":"PERSON","NAME":"HEMANT MEHTA","URL":","SCRIPTN":"EDOR AT WRER. YOUTUBER. PODSTER. ","INTIFIER":"ER:552032","IMAGE":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"}}],"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"FRIENDLY ATHEIST","URL":","SCRIPTN":"COMMENTARY ABOUT RELIGN AND POLICS, CENTERED AROUND ATHEISM.","TERACTNSTATISTIC":{"@TYPE":"INTERACTNCOUNTER","NAME":"SUBSCRIBERS","TERACTNTYPE":","ERINTERACTNCOUNT":1000},"INTIFIER":"PUB:95153","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"},"IMAGE":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","NTENTURL":","THUMBNAILURL":"},"SAMEAS":["]}}SHARE THIS POSTCHRISTIAN MOM: HILTON AD PROMOT “PERVERSN” BY SHOWG GAY MEN WH A COPY LKFACEBOOKEMAILNOTOTHERCHRISTIAN MOM: HILTON AD PROMOT “PERVERSN” BY SHOWG GAY MEN WH A CHILD

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

"“Travel and Leisure isn’t a gay-specific magaze sent directly to homosexual’s [sic] hom, " the AFA add. 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?

CONSERVATIV MAD AT HILTON FOR SHOWG GAY UPLE AD

Gay people go to the doctor and get their rs fixed too!

THIS AD IS BEG LLED THE “GAYT COMMERCIAL OF 2021”

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 .

TRAVEL + LEISURE'S OPENLY GAY EDOR PROUDLY DEFENDS AD THAT SOME ATTACKED AS 'UNNATURAL'

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? The Library of Congrs clar the purpose of Pri Month is to “regnize the impact that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals have had on history lolly, natnally and ternatnally.

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TRAVEL + LEISURE EDOR FENDS HILTON AD THAT SHOWED GAY UPLE BED

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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.

TRAVEL & LEISURE RECEIV BACKLASH FOR GAY AD

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CHRISTIAN MOM: HILTON AD PROMOT “PERVERSN” BY SHOWG GAY MEN WH A CHILD

The AFA guns were load aga after Hilton clud gay upl their mpaign “Stop Clickg Around”, dubbed by a journalist as “Hilton's Biggt Bolst Campaign”. Ironilly, some of the lyrics pla about els rmatn om advertisg) of the imag ed is of a (non-naked) sg gay uple bed together, sharg a set of earphon. The AFA’s arguments are ually repetive, but this se worth quotg: “Travel and Leisure isn’t a gay-specific magaze sent directly to homosexual’s hom.

However, gays playg tennis at the Hilton would be “reasonable”: so fact the old stance “they n be gay, but not act gay” appli.

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Unlsed they played tennis gayly, of urse.

In 2014 a gay uple was shown — eventually wh the headle, “Be the uple whose honeymoon never ends. To promote their app, Hilton prented two gay parents wh their sleepg kid, checkg to their hotel room seemlsly (whout wakg the kid up).

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. The edor, who is gay, of Travel & Leisure has rpond and says he is proud of the magaze for nng the ad. Acrdg to the AFA, by placg the ad a “mastream” publitn like Travel + Leisure, Hilton is “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.