Political Notebook: Ad campaign promotes gay marriage

At bus stops around town commuters will find ads plugging a mobile phone service that are a ringing endorsement for marriage equality. Using mashed-up text on different color grids the ads read "yo wassupport gay marriage."

The campaign is to promote progressive telecommunications company Working Assets' new Credo Mobile phone service. The text at the bottom of the ads calls on phone users with left-leaning politics to sign up.

"When you have a credo you stand for something. Credo Mobile stands for progressive causes such as gay marriage, forest preservation and freedom of speech," read the ads. "Join Credo Mobile and help change the world each time you make a call.

Political Notebook: Ad campaign promotes gay marriage
Bay Area Reporter, CA