Eharmony gay couples
I know you’ve seen those commercials. We all own. They’re full of grinning idiots waxing on about their happy lives and fulfilling relationships, delighted about how they have start their real true cherish, and you can too. That is, unless you’re gay.
eHarmony, the massively famous dating site isn’t for everyone – and the founders have made that abundantly clear. After a series of lawsuits alleging anti-gay discrimination, New Jersey ruled against the misled matchmakers in , insisting that they open their service up to gay couples. Ultimately, they created a distinct site, Compatible Partners available to similar sex couples “looking for meaningful, long-term relationships.”
In a recent interview for Yahoo! Finance Blog, Off the Cuff, eHarmony founder, CEO, and bigot extraordinaire, Neil Clark Warren has taken his discriminatory beliefs one step further. He says: “I think this issue of same-sex marriage within the next five to 15 years will be no issue anymore. We’ve made too much of it. I’m tired of it. It has really damaged our company.” Has it? Is that because people don’t
eHarmony's new inclusive ads are enraging some on the right
Once viewed as unwelcoming to the LGBTQ community, popular online matchmaker eHarmony has gone through a queer-friendly rebranding of late.
The site, which boasts more than 2 million messages a week, began offering same-sex matches in This winter, it launched its first queer-inclusive commercial, featuring a female homosexual couple.
The ad, “I Scream,” is part of eHarmony’s current “Real Love” campaign and opens on a female couple in their kitchen. In between kisses, one miss tastes her partner’s cooking and makes it clear she’s not a fan. The pair wind up on the couch enjoying a pint of ice cream and going in for another peck.
“Being honest with each other,” a voiceover announces. “Saying yes to superb ideas. eHarmony — here for genuine love.”
Gareth Mandel, principal operating officer at eHarmony, told NBC News it was important that “our ad campaigns, our platform, and everything else we perform accurately reflect what real love, concrete dating and genuine relationships look fancy both today and always.”
“We’ve spent substantial time
&#;One Million Moms&#; Rages Over eHarmony Ad Featuring Lesbians
The anti-LGBTQ organization One Million Moms has already found a new provider of outrage in the fresh year.
The target of the group&#;s latest ire is a second commercial from the online dating website site eHarmony featuring an interracial lesbian couple, including a girl with a shaved head, which One Million Moms says is an attempt to &#;glorify sin.&#;
In the ad, the couple are holding one another on the couch while watching their washing machine and dryer. After the dryer chimes, one woman gets up to remove the laundry from the dryer while the shaved-head woman jumps into bed, spreading out her arms and taking up space.
The partner then brings the laundry basket complete of warm clothes and empties it onto her partner, completely covering her body except for a portion of her meet. The partner kisses her on her forehead &#; one of the few areas left exposed from under the laundry pile. The commercial ends with the shaved-head woman smiling and a narrator saying, &#;Get who gets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)&#;eHarmony, the firm that built much of its early success by advertising in Christian media, has launched a parallel matchmaking website for homosexuals, billing it as service that helps foster &#;serious relationships for the homosexual and lesbian community.&#;
The website went live in recent days, several months after eHarmony and the Modern Jersey attorney general&#;s office announced a settlement to an investigation that began nearly four years earlier when a homosexual gentleman filed a complaint alleging that eHarmony &#; which at the time didn&#;t match same-sex couples &#; was in violation of state law. New Jersey has an anti-discrimination commandment covering &#;sexual orientation.&#;
As part of the November settlement, eHarmony agreed to launch the website, advertise it in homosexual media and allow the first 10, users to register for free. The new website features pictures of men holding hands and women hugging and claims to be a &#;site for singles seeking a long-term, same-sex relationship.&#; But explore shows such relationships, particularly ones involving