Mississippi news station WLOX-TV anchor Dave Elliott on Thursday said that there has been too much coverage of LGBT issues in the news recently, according to Romanesko.
“I’m all for the LGBT community’s ongoing fight for equality. I support their fight in every way. But, it seems they’ve been in the news too much lately. Maybe they should take a short break. Go on gaycation,.. [sic] just for the weekend. Enjoy yourselves!” Elliott wrote on his Facebook page, according to a screenshot published by Romanesko.
WLOX-TV condemned Elliott’s comments on the station’s Facebook page.
“We are not happy at all with the post or any imagined “free publicity.” Dave made this post initially on his personal Facebook page,” the station wrote.
“[O]ur station is committed to covering news that happens in our community, and issues important to our viewers – that includes the LGBT community,” the station said in an additional comment on its Facebook page.
Image via WLOX
