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Several prominent gay rights groups are
urging travel site Orbitz to drop its advertising from Fox News because
of the network's antigay content.
Leaders from the Gay and
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Courage Campaign, and Equality
Matters have all signed a letter to Orbitz CEO Barney Harford asking
that his company stop advertising on Fox News.
The letter cites
former Gov. Mike Huckabee hosting a show despite his statements in the
past, comparing homosexuality with drug abuse, incest, pedophilia, and
necrophilia. The letter also mentions host Bill O'Reilly warning about
the dangers of allowing gay people to be near children, and others on
the network "perpetuating the claim that repealing 'don't ask, don't
tell' would impact troop readiness and morale, despite multiple reports
-- including the Pentagon's -- to the contrary," according to a
statement released Monday
Orbitz has been a longtime advertiser to gay media outlets, including The Advocate, and gay pride and other events. It also has a gay-specific travel site, offering trips to LGBT-friendly destinations.
GLAAD
President Jarrett Barrios said companies like Orbitz, with a "strong
track records of LGBT inclusion, should think twice before supporting
Fox News' pervasive pattern of indefensible bias against our community."
"Orbitz
loves gay dollars and, we hope, LGBT people, but by funding homophobes
and charlatans like hosts Bill O'Reilly and Mike Huckabee, Orbitz sends
the wrong message," said Courage Campaign Founder and Chair Rick Jacobs.
"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people can go to plenty of
other travel sites. We count on Orbitz to do the right thing and stop
buying advertising on Fox News Channel so that LGBT people can continue
to shop with Orbitz. The alternatives are clear."
A call to Orbitz on a statement concerning the push to drop its ads from Fox News has not yet been returned.
Media
Matters, the parent organization to Equality Matters, has tracked Fox
News' coverage of gay issues, showing a history of antigay opinions and
content. It is also the force behind DropFox.com, the new initiative
asking advertisers to stop purchasing spots on the news network.
According to the site, the organizers say advertisers should abandon Fox
News because it advances antigay bigotry, advances misinformation about
climate science, and because it is a political operation masquerading
as a news network.
Despite a strong following, Tea Party symbol
and television personality Glenn Beck announced in February that he
would be leaving Fox News. The announcement came after a boycott was
called for in Summer 2009 to get companies to stop supporting Beck's
show. An analysis of advertisers by Media Matters shows a massive drop
in advertisers between July 2009, the height of advertising for his
show, and winter 2009. While there was a bump in ad dollars going to
Beck in early 2010, the show could not fully recover the losses.
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