Moronic Ban on Gay Safe-Sex Ads Reversed in Australia

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Australian outdoor media company Adshel says it is reinstating a safe-sex campaign after initially removing the posters—featuring two gay men—from bus shelters in the Australian state of Queensland following complaints. The protests were apparently orchestrated by the Australian Christian Lobby. The group's executive director, Wendy Francis, did her cause a grave disservice by making the asinine claim that the ads were objectionable mainly because they showed the gay couple engaging "in some sort of act of foreplay."

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