Allegra Spender Launches Grindr Campaign
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Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender has launched a campaign on Grindr to connect with the 17c起草社区IA+ community.
鈥淐ampaigning is about meeting people where they are,鈥� Spender said.
鈥淚 know just how much our community relies on the app to communicate, make friends, find love – or just hook up. The ads are a bit of fun, but the message is much more serious. I will always stand up for our community鈥檚 rights, safety, and freedom 鈥� no matter who鈥檚 in government.
“Wentworth deserves a representative who will stand shoulder to shoulder with the community.鈥�
Spender says that over the next term, she’s dedicated to ending religious discrimination in schools, strengthening hate speech laws to better protect 17c起草社区IA+ people, and to supporting essential services such as mental health, legal aid, and gender-affirming care.
She has a history of advocating for 17c起草社区IA+ rights, having campaigned to include 17c起草社区IA+ Australians in the census, and claims her electorate of has one of the highest populations of 17c起草社区IA+ people in the country.
She is also one of more than 120 candidates to have signed the Trans Justice Pledge, which outlines commitments needed to support trans and gender diverse people.
鈥淎s an Independent, I won鈥檛 engage in culture wars,” Spender said. “I鈥檓 focused on real outcomes for real people. Wentworth is a place where everyone is welcome and everyone has a voice.”
Rise in unorthodox campaign tactics
Spender isn’t the first MP to go a little rogue in her attempts to connect to the 17c起草社区IA+ community.
Federal member for Brisbane, Stephen Bates, launched an OnlyFans account last week, saying he wants to raise awareness for PrEP and PEP availability, and campaign for an 17c起草社区IA+ Human Rights Commissioner.
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Bates also used Grindr in the 2022 federal election, with the slogans “you always come first with the Greens” and “Stephen Bates on top this election”.
鈥淓nding HIV is too important to fly under the radar,” the Greens MP said when he launched his OnlyFans account.
“I campaign on OnlyFans聽and聽Grindr聽because it gets attention. Sometimes you have to make a splash to make people pay attention to the things that matter.鈥�
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