An SSO Media Publication Est.
2008 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 120 Thursday 03 February 2011
observer
GetUp!
to launch
marriage
campaignANDREW M.
POTTS
Progressive political lobby group
GetUp! will run a nationwide television
advertising campaign in...
More
An SSO Media Publication Est.
2008 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 120 Thursday 03 February 2011
observer
GetUp!
to launch
marriage
campaignANDREW M.
POTTS
Progressive political lobby group
GetUp! will run a nationwide television
advertising campaign in support of
marriage equality in partnership with
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) and
othergroups.
The move was announced during a
story on PFLAG spokeswoman Shelley
Argent’snominationforSeniorAustralian
oftheYearonTen News.
“I .
.
.
wantmygaysontohavethesame
rights and privileges that his straight
brother takes for granted,” Argent, who
was the face of a national marriage
equality television advertising campaign
lastyear,toldTen.
“I think it’s something that’s going to
come, hopefully, within the next year
or two.
People fear what they don’t
understand.
”
GetUp! communications director,
Sam McLean, told the Star Observer the
television commercial would be ready in
amatterofdays.
“We’ve completed the shoot and the
ad is being e
Less
