Advertisers Pull Out of Paper That Printed Same-Sex Marriage Notice

[babylonsister]

I'm convinced; our country is regressing. This is nuts!


Advertisers Pull Out of Paper That Printed Same-Sex Marriage Notice


Published: November 01, 2007 7:50 AM ET

ST.LOUIS Three advertisers are pulling their business from a Warrensburg, Mo., newspaper and several readers are threatening to cancel their subscriptions after the publication of a same-sex engagement announcement.

For John Scott Jr., 29, and Elijah Davidson, 29, asking The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg to run a photo and announcement of their Nov. 13 commitment ceremony was all about equality.

"I want people to know that he makes me happy, and all we want is to be happy just like straight couples," Davidson, of Warrensburg, said during a telephone interview Wednesday from Warrensburg, which is in Johnson County, southeast of Kansas City.

Such announcements have become increasingly common. About 900 daily newspapers ran same-sex commitment announcements by the end of 2006, according to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a media watchdog group.

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[sniffa]

1. way to go gays

first you cost us eLections, and now you cost this newspaper some money. i hope you're happy.

[babylonsister]

2. Holy mackeral!

:crazy:

[midlife_mo_Jo]

5. Huh?

Did you forget the :sarcasm: ?

Edited to add: I see your lavender liberal comment. Ok.

[Possumpoint]

3. You Tell Me This

and it turns out to be in the so called "Bible Belt", no surprise. If it had been in a more enlightened area, I would have been surprised.

[Octafish]

4. Consumers should boycott those advertisers.

It's about the only power citizens in Bushmurika have.

[Forkboy]

6. Sad reaction, but that's their right.

Hopefully even more people will like what they did and pick up the slack.