'Some people are gay. Get over it!’ – back to school ad campaign
Pupil-devised slogan hits advertising sites across Britain
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A hard-hitting message is being sent out by Stonewall over the next fortnight to coincide with pupils returning to schools: ‘Some people are gay. Get over it!’
Five hundred display panels and 20 major railway station advertising screens will feature this slogan in at sites in England, Scotland and Wales.
The advertising space, kindly supported by Titan Outdoor Advertising Ltd, continues Stonewall’s high profile Education For All campaign to tackle homophobic bullying in Britain’s schools.
The slogan, devised by 150 school pupils, originally featured on posters, stickers and postcards distributed to 5,000 secondary schools. It has been so well-received by pupils and teachers that the message has gone well beyond the school gates.
The zero-tolerance message of Stonewall’s anti-bullying campaign has been endorsed by politicians and celebrities alike. These include Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Stonewall co-founder Sir Ian McKellen, Alan Carr, Rhona Cameron, Sarah Waters and Dannii Minogue.
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The campaign will run for two weeks, from Monday 24 August 2009.
Contact: Gary Nunn, Communications Officer, 020 7593 1856 / 07985 439 660
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Notes
- Stonewall is the gay equality charity founded in 1989. www.stonewall.org.uk.
- The posters were designed by Warwick Worldwide.
