GLAAD Call to Action: Ask Clear Channel why they rejected Pride billboards

Clear Channel Outdoor, the world’s largest outdoor advertising firm reaching millions of consumers, has rejected two gay pride ads in its local Tampa Bay, Florida market. The ads were submitted by St. Pete Pride organizers.

One ad features a gay couple with the caption: “my family is FUN.” The second ad features a lesbian couple with the caption: “my family is FREE.” Both were intended to advertise the upcoming St. Petersburg Pride celebration happening on June 26.

While Clear Channel Outdoor declined to run those two ads, the company did approve two additional pride related ads:  One features a drag performer, with the caption: “my family is FIERCE” and a second features two dads sitting on the couch with their son, with the caption: “my family is FABULOUS & FEARLESS.”

TAKE ACTION NOW: GLAAD stands with the local organization St. Pete’s Pride and urges you to demand that Clear Channel explain why it refused billboard images of loving and committed couples, reverse its decision and apologize to the Tampa Bay area LGBT community.

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