Shelley Argent launches "I Expect Better" - with a message to Julia Gillard

HOW TO GET INVOLVED (click on 'show more' for instructions):

This video shows Shelley Argent launching a new campaign called "I Expect Better" aimed at the world's leaders and designed to encourage everyone to take action and show their support for Marriage Equality.

Please join in this campaign by uploading your own personal video to YouTube. Instructions for uploading and how to label the video are below.

1. Keep videos short and sharp. Try for less than 2 minutes if you can.

2. YouTube/Google Account. In order to upload your video, you must have a valid YouTube account.

3. Clear sound is crucial. If no one can hear it, no one will watch it. Make sure to shoot in quiet environments and project.

4. Don't backlight. Make sure light is on your face and not behind it — i.e. don't sit in front of a bright window.

5. Title and tag your video. Use the title "I Expect Better" and include the leader, politician or political parties name, as well as your name and location - eg: "I Expect Better: message to Julia Gillard from Shelley Argent in Brisbane".

6. To link your video with Shelley's on youtube, click in the comment box under Shelley's original video where you'd type a text reply, and a link should come up to the right of the box, saying 'Post a video response'. You then choose the video that you want to add as a response, and click ok. This may take a day or so to take effect.

7. Please also join Shelley Argent's facebook page and post a link to your videos so we can keep track of what people are saying: www.iexpectbetter.org

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[AndrewJXX]

Go Shelley. You're an inspiration. As a gay person who feels his voice is not being heard, thank you.

[BrOfOz]

"Remember, this is your world. Shape it, or somebody else will" = Awesome.

[xajaeashee]

it's so depressing how some people just can't understand or accept others, it's unfair that one day I won't be able to put on a white dress and get married. Changing the law will not effect heterosexuals in anyway.. So why does it matter soooo much to them if where happy? :'( x

[Pendu068]

@whitmanrocked ....Please spare us all your irrelevant analogy of the odd animal that can't control its urges & humps the first thing that moves. That is not evidence of anything other than mindless animalistic depravity. A dog will eat shit as well. Oh & something else; If you believe in the inevitabilty of the things you claim, then you also accept that the end of humanity is at hand. Quite frankly we should all expect better from mankind.

[whitmanrocked]

@Pendu068 Natural Law? LOL thats a good one. Funny, tho, how it has been well documanted that homosexuality is present within over 1,500 species of animals. And further, in studies of the hypothalmus portion of the brain of straight and gay males, those of the gay males are larger. But, homosexuality is still 'unnatural'? Your archaic veiws of what is natural and unnatural are being shot down little by little. Marriage equality is just a matter of time, despite you neanderthals...lol.

[TheBronniejane]

love this Shelley - so cant share it as your support for religion and subsequent support for a sacked religious leader (after being a part of the support system bigotry and homophobia now sees the light) and you are asking for money for him ( i am sorry for him and understand his hardship - how long did he participate in an industry that was homophobic and more ) this plea of yours is now tainted by the religous take you have made!

[Pendu068]

@ExplorationB It's one thing to live the lifestyle that they choose. I'm not going to be the one to throw any stones because no one can claim to be perfect. I believe that tolerance, compassion and proper counselling is the only appropriate response. Too expect equal rights, legitimacy and an acknowledged voice though is something else completely. No way! and the government will continue to hear that message from the people of Australia.

[Pendu068]

@MrDeutsch00 How can anyone equate "closed minded" with keeping marriage in line with it's traditonal, age old blueprint of being the exclusive union between a man and a woman. It is part of natural law. Check the dictionary if you care to learn the meaning of the word 'marriage'. What is closed minded is how you people keep trying to hack and then hijack the meaning of words to mean something they don't to suit your own selfish un natural desires.

[Pendu068]

Shelley, get your facts right please. Women in the western world have never been considered a man's property through marriage. To compare other societies is very misleading. Marriage by definition is a legal union between a man and a woman not between homosexuals. As for Julia Gillard, she already has major respect issues and would make her own situation far worse by supporting your cause.

[benjaminjanet]

I love what you do for australia shelly. my whole family accepts me for being gay, and they just cant understand how the rest of australia doesnt support me getting married. They want to see me get married one day and be happy, not live my life feeling like an outcast,

[Gilchrist2303]

I really admire this videos message.

I uploaded a "I expect better" video as my first youtube video. If you have time please check it out. I bumble a bit but I think my message gets across... I hope ;-P