▁critic ized ▁in ▁les bian , ▁gay , ▁bis ex ual , ▁and ▁trans sex ual ▁( L GB T ) ▁media ▁for ▁these ▁views . ▁Gay ▁& ▁Les bian ▁Alliance ▁Again st ▁Def am ation , ▁an ▁L GB T ▁media ▁watch dog ▁group , ▁began ▁monitoring ▁Sch less inger ' s ▁on - air ▁comments ▁about ▁L GB T ▁people , ▁posting ▁trans cript s ▁of ▁relevant ▁shows ▁on ▁its ▁website . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁gay ▁activ ists ▁launched ▁Stop Dr La ura . com , ▁an ▁online ▁campaign ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁convin cing ▁Param ount ▁to ▁cancel ▁Dr . ▁Laura ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁premi ere . ▁The ▁group ▁protest ed ▁at ▁Param ount ▁stud ios , ▁stating ▁her ▁views ▁were ▁off ens ively ▁big oted . ▁Stop Dr La ura . com ▁organized ▁protest s ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada , ▁and ▁picked ▁up ▁on ▁an ▁advert iser ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁radio ▁and ▁the ▁TV ▁shows ▁started ▁by ▁another ▁grass - ro ots ▁organization ▁which ▁called ▁itself ▁" Sil ence ▁Of ▁The ▁Sl ams " ▁operating ▁its ▁boy c ott ▁through ▁A OL ▁H omet own . ▁ ▁On ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Dr . ▁Laura ▁asked ▁for ▁forg iveness ▁from ▁the ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁community . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Laura ▁premier ed ▁to ▁low ▁ratings ▁and ▁un kind ▁reviews .