Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Resort To Horrific 'Stop The Fags' Campaign In Australia

Vitriolic anti-gay ads and brochures have popped up in a number of Australian cities ahead of the nations same-sex marriage vote , angering LGBTQ rights advocates and lawmakers.

Snapshots of the ads have emerged on social media in recent days. The most troubling image was reportedly spotted in Melbourne, depicting two men set to attack a small child with rainbow-colored belts. Stop the fags, the ad reads.

Spotted in Melbourne - Heffernan Lane. How is this for a unity moment? @TurnbullMalcolm @cityofmelbourne @AdamBandt @VicGovAu @abcnews pic.twitter.com/syL7vqRJLK

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Spotted in Melbourne - Heffernan Lane. How is this for a unity moment? @TurnbullMalcolm @cityofmelbourne @AdamBandt @VicGovAu @abcnews pic.twitter.com/syL7vqRJLK
Dan Leach-McGill (@DanLMcG) August 19, 2017

Meanwhile, a bilingual brochure aimed at English and Chinese-speaking Australians that blasted homosexuality as a tragedy of a family and a curse of death in terminating the family line was apparently distributed in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville.

Some of the marriage equality \"respectful debate\" in the letterboxes of Hurstville this morning.

Content warning on this, LGBT friends x pic.twitter.com/qYhL11vMRG

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Some of the marriage equality "respectful debate" in the letterboxes of Hurstville this morning.

Content warning on this, LGBT friends x pic.twitter.com/qYhL11vMRG
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Its unclear who produced the ads or where they came from, but theyve nonetheless succeeded in making international headlines and drawing near-universal condemnation from Aussies on both sides of the debate. Among those angered by the campaigns was Victorian Human Rights Commissioner Kristen Hilton , who called the poster and pamphlet a really disturbing trend.

I think that people need to call that out and condemn this type of material, Hilton told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Yes, people are entitled to have different views, but in a debate like this its really important to convey those views respectfully.

Echoing those sentiments was Australias Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays spokeswoman Shelley Argent , who called the poster pretty distressing in an interview with ABC.

The Australian Christian Lobbys managing director, Lyle Shelton , who has been a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, said on Twitter that he was happy to condemn the controversial effort.

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Hey @Rob_Stott you know us well enough to know we would never do something like this. https://t.co/pD59LyNnGf
Lyle Shelton (@LyleShelton) August 21, 2017

Absolutely Rob. Some things go without saying but Im happy to condemn. Were on a unity ticket. https://t.co/XqU408Oebh

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Absolutely Rob. Some things go without saying but Im happy to condemn. Were on a unity ticket. https://t.co/XqU408Oebh
Lyle Shelton (@LyleShelton) August 21, 2017

The campaigns most high-profile opponent was none other than Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who urged Aussies to not get distracted by a handful of extreme and unpleasant posters or flyers, according to The West Australian .

Turnbull doubled down on that stance in an interview with Sydney-based radio station 2Day FM , urging same-sex marriage supporters and opponents to focus on the substance of the debate.

I deplore disrespectful, abusive language whether it is directed at young gay people or people of other religions or other races, he said, according to The Guardian . If you have friends who are really distressed by this sort of language, stand up for them, put your arms around them.

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