HUFFPOST:
A new billboard for a gay dating and social networking website is causing controversy in Los Angeles, particularly among parents who feel the ad is simply too scintillating for their youngsters’ eyes. Shot by famed Spanish photographer JP Santamaria, the Manhunt ad — used to promote a new component of the site exclusively for use on portable devices such as iPhones and iPads — features two barechested male models in a sensual embrace.

Manhunt’s Jason Harvey acknowledged in a blog that both the site itself and advertising agency Lamar Advertising received a flurry of complaints immediately after the new campaign premiered. A Lamar rep said that the agency went to great lengths to ensure no billboards featuring the photo were “not within 500 feet of schools, churches, playgrounds, etc.”

“For some reason, gay sexuality is still scary and controversial for many people.”

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