A billboard advertising campaign was launched across central London
this week by campaigners critical of the legalisation of gay marriage.
The billboard shows two men walking hand in hand while a child stands
isolated. The strapline says "But what about Sophie, Mr Cameron? ...
Evidence shows children do best with married birth parents".
The campaign is being run by the Gay Marriage No Thanks group and is
based on evidence from research that the best environment for raising
children is within a family headed by their married biological parents.
The campaign group says there has been an "extraordinary lack of
concern" shown for the welfare of children in the same-sex marriage
debate in Parliament.
"Children are at the heart of marriage yet the debate has been about
only the interests of adults," said Alan Craig, spokesman for the Gay
Marriage No Thanks group.
The billboard was driven around London to coincide with the Third
Reading debate and vote on the Marriage (Same-sex Couples) Bill in the
House of Lords.
The Lords gave its approval to the Bill after a debate on Monday,
meaning that gay marriage could be law by the end of the week.