GAY marriage activists will target marginal seats held by federal coalition MPs opposed to their cause.
But they won't go after Labor MPs who disagree with gay marriage now that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is on side.
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) deputy national director Ivan Hinton says mail-outs will be sent to constituents in Teresa Gambaro's cosmopolitan seat of Brisbane, which she holds by a slim 1.1 per cent margin.
"When you look at Teresa Gambaro's seat, there is an enormous support for marriage equality," Mr Hinton told AAP.
"It's going to be up to Teresa to work out whether she is actually going to be reflecting her constituency. Teresa Gambaro is certainly going to be one of our targets."
The group, however, won't be distributing leaflets in the seats of Labor MPs opposed to marriage equality, such as John Murphy in the marginal western Sydney seat of Reid, which has a considerable Muslim constituency.
Mr Hinton said this was because Mr Rudd had converted to the cause, after voting against gay marriage in parliament last year.
"We need to realise that western Sydney is looking for leadership on the issue," he said.
"They're not opposed to a prime minister that's actually in favour of marriage equality."
AME also won't be campaigning by mail against Natasha Griggs, the Country Liberals MP for the Darwin-based seat of Solomon, because it's focused on Australia's eastern seaboard.
Liberal MPs Wyatt Roy, Kelly O'Dwyer and frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull have declared their support for gay marriage.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who has a lesbian sister, has previously said his party's opposition to a conscience vote could be reviewed after the election.
The Australian Christian Lobby says it will email 100,000 people about the views of their local candidates in the lead-up to the election.
Australian Marriage Equality national director Rodney Croome later said the organisation will campaign in all seats, including those held by Labor.
"Australian Marriage Equality will be targeting Labor members who oppose marriage equality as well as Liberal members," Mr Croome said.
"Our aim is the election of as many MPs from both major parties who support marriage equality."
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