Gay-marriage supporters launch ad campaign

[deadparrot]

NEW YORK - Three major gay-rights groups are taking out full-page advertisements starting Tuesday in 50 newspapers nationwide declaring their determination to keep fighting for same-sex marriage rights despite recent court setbacks.

The media campaign will cost $250,000; its organizers said it was the largest-ever purchase of print advertising space by gay rights supporters.

Roberta Sklar of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said the ads would run in papers around the country, from The New York Times to The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to gay weeklies in Houston, Atlanta and San Diego.

The ads feature photographs of five same-sex couples who have been together as long as 53 years and are endorsed by an array of organizations and individuals, including 11 religious leaders and nine mayors.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage_ads

[Maven]

1. Here's a link to the ad (PDF):

http://www.thetaskforce.org/community/images/marriagead.pdf

Also recommended.

[Laughing Mirror]

2. This ad leaves out gay couples with kids

I wonder why they did that.

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. Me, too

After all, the conservatives have long been hammering that marriage exists solely for the benefit of the children.