Idaho Radio Station Claps Back at Critics of LGBTQ+ Pride Logo
Idaho Statesman reports. Some listeners have made anti-LGBTQ+ comments, but the station isn’t backing down.“Flag stays up for another month, deal with it,” the station posted on Facebook. “If we lose fans that’s fine.
If we keep getting harassed then it will go another month. Plus Freddie Mercury rules.”“The threat isn’t idle,” the Statesman notes. “In 2021, the station prolonged the campaign through summer, posting Aug.
2: ‘We warned you, now the Pride Flag stays up another month.’”Statesman columnist Michael Deeds questioned whether the station’s support was a “publicity grab” or a “heartfelt gesture.” He didn’t have the answer, as officials with 96.6 owner Cumulus Media declined to be interviewed.
But in any case, the situation has generated “an internet marketing sensation,” he wrote.“The post about leaving the rainbow flag up through July has received nearly 4,000 comments and 3,500 shares.
