A South Carolina
tourism employee has resigned after an outcry over an ad
campaign to attract gay tourists.
Spokesman Marion
Edmonds would not say why the unidentified Department of
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism employee resigned.
Last week the
tourism agency dropped out of an ad campaign tied to gay
pride week celebrations in London that included ads saying
"South Carolina is so gay."
Edmonds said
managers didn't know about the promotion until reading a
release from an advertising company.
Director Chad
Prosser said the agency would not pay a fee of nearly
$5,000 to participate in the campaign, proposed by the
state's London advertising coordinator.
State senator
David Thomas of Greenville has called for an audit of the
agency. (AP)
