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A New Zealand coffee company called Fagg's has got itself into hot water with the gay community because of billboard advertisements declaring its product is "straight". Several people have complained that the ads, which also refer to Ponsonby, a suburb of Auckland known for its large gay community, are "overtly homophobic", according to the Advertising Standards Complaints Board. The billboards say, "Not as Ponsonby as the name suggests. The great straight coffee." Complaints board spokeswoman Heather McKenzie told today's edition of Wellington's Dominion Post some people claimed use of the word "straight" insinuated a slur on gay men. Debbie Gee,...