The ads were part of a regional government campaign to combat anti-gay discrimination.
The declaration also commissions a study of anti-gay discrimination around the world.
He asserted that "there have been numerous documented cases of anti-gay discrimination by insurance companies around the country."
As recently as this year, he was on record as an unambiguous opponent of anti-gay discrimination.
The European Union requires all member states to prohibit at least a minimal amount of anti-gay discrimination in order to join.
Two years ago, several communities passed laws banning anti-gay discrimination in jobs and housing.
The commission ruled that the parade was a public accommodation, subject to the city's human rights law, which bars anti-gay discrimination.
Wisconsin becomes the first U.S. state to ban anti-gay discrimination.
But, citing a directive issued in 1994 by the national commander saying that the force would tolerate no anti-gay discrimination, they had him overruled.
Were he to spend some time there, he would understand that anti-gay discrimination is real, common, insidious and, too often, deadly.