June 30, 2017
After Backlash, 'Homophobia is Gay' Poster Nixed from London Pride for Being Anti-Gay
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Posters for London Pride that were supposed to counter homophobia have been deemed anti-gay and will be removed from the event this year following an online backlash, the BBC reports.
The controversial images feature different phrases on them: "Being homophobic is sooo gay," "My gay friends make me more attractive by association," and "Gay man, straight man, we're all Hu-man."
They were created by an artist who turned phrases used by Londoners into posters. But some say the colorful signs missed the mark and that they found the word "gay" used pejoratively.
After a Twitter backlash Pride organizers in London removed the images.
"It is clear we misjudged the content of some of the messages in this poster series, undermining the individuality, importance, and dignity of the LGBT+ community," a spokesperson for Pride In London said in a statement to BBC. "This was never our intention. We are genuinely sorry to have played any part in something that appears to devalue our own community.
"Our ambition is, and always will be, to promote and celebrate the visibility and diversity of London's LGBT+ community, to stand up against hate, and campaign for true equality at home and abroad," they added.
Pride In London is set for July 8.
