Telstra accused of homophobia

Tim Burrowes

December 16, 2008 4:58

Telstra has been accused of running a homophobic advertising campaign after airing a TVC featuring two men getting up to nocturnal shenanigans in a tent.

Campaigner Andrew James complained that the BWM ad – in which the two men turn out to be watching their Next G mobile TV under the covers, relies on their relief at not being gay for the punchline.

Meanwhile a Telstra spokesman said the company was “not in a position to get into a discussion about the ads.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.