London: Bus advertising to "cure" gays banned
The Christian fundamentalist group Core Issues Trust wanted to advertise the «cure for homosexuality» on double-decker buses in London. The London public transit authority has halted the advertising campaign.
Core Issues Trust campaigns for homosexuals to change their orientation. According to the SDA, the billboards would have read: "Not gay! Post gay, ex-gay and proud. Get over it!" This advertising was to be used on buses on five routes and was a reaction to the previous campaign of the London gay rights movement. This ran under the slogan "Some people are gay - Get over it!" and had been placed on around 1,000 London buses.
London Mayor Boris Johnson, who is running for re-election on May 3, stopped the campaign, according to SDA. He said: "London is one of the most tolerant cities in the world and is intolerant only of intolerance". The British Advertising Standards Authority is said to have previously approved the campaign.
