Focus on the Family settles lawsuit over ad

Focus on the Family settles lawsuit over ad

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Focus on the Family has settled a 3-year-old lawsuit involving its advertisement of a Florida conference about homosexuality and youth.

A lawyer representing the conservative Christian group based in Colorado Springs, Colo., announced Oct. 13 that a settlement had been reached with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority and Clear Channel Outdoor, Tampa Bay Division.

The ministry filed suit in 2001 after it was barred from placing ads on Tampa-area bus shelters that promoted “Love Won Out,” a one-day conference that was described as “addressing, understanding and preventing homosexuality in youth.”  (TAB)