Calif Radio Hosts Targeted For Transgender Remarks

Williams suggested transgender people suffered from a mental disorder.

"They are freaks. They are abnormal," he said. "Not because they're girls trapped in boys bodies, but because they have a mental disorder that needs to be somehow gotten out of them."

Bank of America spokesman Joe Goode said the company pulled advertising from the station because of the offensive comments.

"Our commitment to equality and diversity informs every aspect of our business, including our approach to advertising," Goode said. "We listened to the segment and the follow-up comments, and found it quite difficult to defend."

Chipotle shared that sentiment, said spokeswoman Lisa Kovitz. So did CKE Restaurants, parent company of Carl's Jr., and Verizon Communications Inc., company representatives said.

Representatives of the gay and lesbian alliance said other companies have since pulled advertising. In a statement to the alliance, Nissan Motor Co. said it would not renew its advertising, which ended June 1.