movieguy Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Macy's Removes Pride Window When Anti-Gay Group Complains by The Associated Press June 7, 2006 - 1:00 pm ET (Boston, Massachusetts) Macy's department store has removed a window display marking Boston's gay pride week after a group that opposes gay marriage complained it was offensive. The display at the downtown Boston store featured two male mannequins, with one wearing a gay pride rainbow flag around his waist, next to a list of several planned Boston Pride Week events. MassResistance, formerly the Article 8 Alliance, which has campaigned against gay marriage and gay-themed textbooks in public schools, (story) objected to the display and said the mannequin wearing the flag had a "skirt" on, the Boston Herald reported. The group posted pictures on its Web site and scores of its supporters complained to Macy's by phone and e-mail. Elina Kazan, a Macy's spokeswoman, said the store decided to remove the mannequins but leave the list of events in order to strike a balance. Displays in previous years did not use mannequins. "We believe in diversity, and our customers are very important to us," Kazan said. "But (the display) did offend a few of our customers, and we had to re-examine it. ACLU of Massachusetts spokeswoman Sarah Wunsch criticized Macy's for "succumbing to the bigotry" of what she said was a fringe anti-gay group. ©365Gay.com 2006 links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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