Antigay ad sparks lawsuit.(Brief Article)

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) | February 27, 2001 | Copyright

The far right group Focus on the Family has slapped a federal lawsuit on a Florida transit authority after advertisements for its "ex-gay" Love Won Out conference were yanked from Tampa-area bus shelters. In its suit, the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based group alleges that its free speech rights were violated when a private ad firm that contracted with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority pulled the ads because of concern over the phrase "preventing homosexuality," the Orlando Sentinel reports.

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