Macy’s, the retailer who has been among the staunchest LGBT corporate supporters, is under attack again, this time by One Million Moms, a small antigay group billed as “a project of the with the American Family Association.” The problem?
Two tiny grooms, barely visible, atop a wedding cake in an advertisement that was sent to homes last week. The ad, an enticement to join Macy’s gift registry, features a car with a trunk full of wedding and honeymoon paraphernalia, from that festooned wedding cake to vintage luggage.
It was apparently enough to rile the Moms, who wrote on their website, that instead of making sales, Macy’s had “offended many customers in the process. The back cover looks like just a regular advertisement for their wedding registry service, but there is one major difference.
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