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Skittles

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1. I'm pretty sure Hallmark has cards for gay couples

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2014, 12:26 AM

Feb 2014

is it more likely that Oklahoma store chooses not to carry them? Or perhaps they haven't adjusted yet because it seems fairly new. The cards are very generic in terms of what they actually say but hey, it's a start:

http://www.dosomething.org/blog/chatterbox/hallmark-rolls-out-gay-marriage-cards

I do hear you about some folk still acting weird with regards to gay marriage.

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This is NOT about the evils of straight, white, men, BUT, it is about the reality of one gay man. [View all] Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 OP

I'm pretty sure Hallmark has cards for gay couples Skittles Feb 2014 #1

The one in Tulsa I beleive carries a small selection. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #3

You are NOT an "other"! nt sheshe2 Feb 2014 #9

You aren't an "other" Aerows Feb 2014 #14

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