During the inauguration yesterday, Los Angeles ABC affiliate K-ABC refused to air an ad from GetToKnowUsFirst.org expressing the message, “Marriage promotes families. Support marriage equality.” The station claimed that the ad’s content was “too controversial [because] many families will be watching.” The rejected ad features two black men raising five children. Watch it:
The ad did play on CNN, ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, and even Fox News.
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