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22 June 2004 - Marriage Act Amendment Bill passes
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has
passed amendments to the Marriage Act to ensure that it specifies that marriage
is ONLY between a man and a woman.
The Bill now goes to the Senate - unfortunately the ALP and the Greens and
Democrats have said they want to send it to a Committee for an 'Inquiry'. If
this is lengthy it may not be put to the Senate for a vote before the
forthcoming election.
ACTION NEEDED: Please write to
your 12 State Senators (only 2 each for ACT and NT).
Ask them to pass the
Marriage Act Amendment Bill promptly.
Make sure you give your name and
address so they know you are an elector in their State.
For a list of all
your Senators click here
.
28 May 2004 – The ‘L’ Word on TV
Wednesdays, at 10.30pm on all capital city and regional Channel 7
stations.
The campaign of writing to advertisers about their ads appearing on 'The L
Word' has been very successful. Media coverage in major newspapers has mostly
been favourable.
Twelve companies have now written to say
that they have asked either Channel 7 or their media agency NOT to put their ads
on the program again. Many other companies have told us they were 'bonus' ads
and they had no control over their placement.
Initially we revealed the
names of the companies. However, since the first five companies we listed were
contacted by the homosexual press and subsequently 'withdrew' from their written
position to us, we are not naming the other companies.
There's something about
'Miriam'
This reality TV show on Channel 10 (6 episodes) is
half way through. Six men are competing for the affections of someone they think
is a woman. But 'Miriam' is really a man. The deception of the program is
unacceptable. After the winner was announced and 'Miriam' revealed she was a
man, the men took legal action and were awarded large payouts from Sky One, the
British pay TV company.
We have asked people to write to the advertisers
again . . .
So far EIGHT companies have said they will not be
advertising again!
The companies and the media agencies are starting
to take more responsibility about where the ads appear - after all, it is their
advertising dollars that allow the TV stations to operate!
Our E-News provides a list of advertisers for each program each week...
For regular updates, subscribe to our journal or our E-News. Click here for
details. Author: Jenny Stokes | Modified: 6 July 2004 |
