Geico Pulls Ads From ‘Dr. Laura’ Program

Auto insurer Geico has decided to stop running its ads on Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s radio program, the latest corporate fallout from the talk show host’s much-publicized comments on gays. The Washington-based company said it has received a great deal of feedback, mostly negative, about its advertising on the program. Much of that negative response has come from those in the gay community who said they found the remarks made by the host “to be highly offensive and prejudicial,” the company said. An assistant to Schlessinger declined to comment, and a spokeswoman for her show could not be reached immediately. Schlessinger has angered gay rights groups with her comments that homosexuality is “deviant” behavior and a “biological error.” Earlier this year, Procter & Gamble pulled its ads both from the current “Dr. Laura” radio talk show and her upcoming television talk show this fall.