No on 8 shot ad with lesbian discussing marriage - it never aired
by: Pam Spaulding
Thu Nov 13, 2008 at 06:00:00 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=414C5056CBB3022838B755CC077186F0?diaryId=8192There has been a lot of criticism of the impotent response of No on 8 to the Yes on 8 strategy of carpet-bombing the state, regardless of the demographic, with messages of "protecting the children" that were highly successful. One of the major complaints about No on 8 was its decision not to show gays or lesbians in its commercials until it was too late.
The Bay Area Reporter has learned that the campaign did shoot a commercial featuring a lesbian discussing why separate is not equal, but that never aired.
Kate Kendell and Geoff Kors, members of the No on 8 executive committee, confirmed during an interview Monday, November 10 that such an ad was made and that it was not shown on television because the campaign had to counter the Yes on 8 ads that said children would be taught about same-sex marriage in schools.
