Macy's At Center Of Gay Rights Flap

Display Showed 2 Male Mannequins

POSTED: 8:19 am EDT June 7, 2006
UPDATED: 2:38 pm EDT June 7, 2006

BOSTON -- A controversy over gay rights has erupted over a display window outside Macy's in Downtown Crossing.

Part of a display supporting "Gay Pride Week" has been removed.

It showed two male mannequins, one wearing a rainbow-colored towel, standing next to a list of gay pride events.

The Boston Herald reported that the store pulled the mannequins after complaints from a group called Mass Resistance.

Gay rights advocates and Mayor Tom Menino are now criticizing Macy's for buckling to the pressure.

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