Dec 17, 2008 5:43 pm US/Pacific
Calif. Gay Couples Hope Ads Spur Marriage Support
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Same-sex couple Helen Zia and her partner Lia Shigemuria get married by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera at San Francisco City Hall June 17, 2008, in San Francisco.
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A group of gay couples in Southern California is planning to put a personal face on the same-sex marriage issue by airing a series of television ads featuring their families.
The five spots are scheduled to run in the days before the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration. They'll target counties where high numbers voted for Proposition 8, the Nov. 4 ballot initiative that stripped gay couples of the right to wed in California.
The group says the idea for the ads came after several gay and lesbian parents realized their personal stories had influenced acquaintances to vote against Proposition 8.
The ads, to be produced by gay-owned film studio Power Up, still are in development. But each will include the words, "Our family may look different from yours, but we're not."
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