Taco Bell Addresses Reports That Transphobic Radio Ads Are Still Airing
January 25, 2010 by Cindi Creager, GLAAD's Director of National News
http://glaadblog.org/2010/01/25/taco-bell-address-reports-that-transphobic-radio-ad-is-still-airing/On January 13 GLAAD reached out to Taco Bell Corporation after receiving numerous complaints about a transphobic radio commercial that was airing across the country. BorderHouse blog published the most complete description of its content on January 7th
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Unfortunately GLAAD has received several reports that the problematic ad is still running in places like Indianapolis, Indiana, Cincinnati, Ohio and Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Advocate Magazine also reported hearing a similar commercial on Sunday morning in Los Angeles on KIIS-FM during Ryan Seacrest's weekly American Top 40 countdown. According to the Advocate, "In this ad, after a fight between the man and the woman, the woman says, "Well then I don't feel so guilty telling you... [I wasn't born] Martha." The woman's voice then changes to a man's voice, which says, "I'm Marvin."
