Here's the billboard. I just don't get how this could be "offensive" in any way whatsoever, unless possibly someone who doesn't agree with the fact that people are born gay:
Unfortunately for the complainants however, the add watchdog has chucked out the complaints and the billboard will remain. Some of the complaints:
One anonymous complainant claimed the ad "is illegal as it involves the sexualisation of children''.PFLAG who put the billboard up has replied to the complaints thus:
Another woman complained that the billboard could make pregnant woman "uneasy".
"If science can prove one is having a lesbian/homosexual should one abort?'' the woman told the advertising board.
"If a child saw this advertisement and asks about it, what does one tell a child?'' Read more
It told the advertising board the woman in the ad was "modestly clothed and sensitively portrayed''.
"We feel that our message is justified for its educational value, to bring awareness to the public about homosexuality,'' its response states.
"Wouldn't it be great if one day parents were able to accept and celebrate the sexual orientation of their child from the day they were born?''
The campaign's organiser, Shelley Argent, said the real child abuse was to reject a child on the grounds of sexuality. Read more
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