There are reports Thursday that ManCrunch.com – a gay dating site whose slogan is “where many, many, many men come out to play” – submitted an advertisement to CBS Monday, January 18th for review to air during the Super Bowl telecast February 7th. The ad reportedly features three men, on a couch, bowl of chips between them, watching a football game. When two of three reach for the chips at the same time, they begin making out “wildly.” When ManCrunch.com contacted CBS representatives Friday, January 22nd, they were told by the network that “the spot hadn’t been officially approved of yet” but added that “all the Super Bowl spots were sold out.” ManCrunch.com informed CBS to continue its review process in case a commercial dropped out, as historically happens. However, a network representative told Pop Tarts that commercial space was still available. ManCrunch.com – cleverly cultivating free publicity at the expense of CBS’s homophobia – contends that the network does not want to reject the ad outright, fearing that decision would highlight an obvious double standard that sanctions a Tim Tebow starring anti-abortion ad for Focus on the Family, while censoring a gay dating site commercial.
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors in Mexico indicted that they will attempt to repeal Mexico City’s gay marriage law as well as law that allows gays to adopt, arguing the laws violate the country’s constitution. The Mexico City ordinances were passed in December and are scheduled to take effect in March. However the federal Attorney General Office released a statement that the law “violates the principle of legality, because it strays from the constitutional principle of protecting the family.”
Orlando Bloom stars in a new campaign for Me&City, photographed by Terry Richardson.
Photographer Spencer Tunick says his next project will be The Base, a series of thousands of nudes set on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, on March 1st, to correspond with the Australian city’s annual gay and lesbian Mardi Gras.
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