Emmy-winning campaign uses real stories to highlight how connection is not rare, it's innate, when we choose to lead with empathy and focus on our shared humanity
NEW YORK, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Love Has No Labels, an Emmy Award-winning campaign from the Ad Council, is launching a new creative suite, including public service advertisements (PSAs), that recenters a fundamental truth: what makes us different will never change what makes us human.
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