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Ben & Jerry's Bans 'Same-Flavor Scoops' in Australian Queer Marriage Push
Declaring "love comes in all flavors," Ben & Jerry's said Thursday it's banning its Australian customers from buying two scoops of the similar flavor of ice cream until same-sex marriage is legalized across the country.
Ben & Jerry's, based in Vermont, is famous for its socially conscious support, from combatting climate convert to promoting ethical treatment of animals.
But the Australian same-sex marriage campaign is unusually serious even for Ben & Jerry's, which asked Australians in a statement to imagine "how furious you would be if you were told you were not allowed to marry the person you love."
"So we are banning two scoops of the same flavor and encouraging our fans to contact their MPs to tell them that the time has come — make marriage equality legal!" the statement said.
In November, the Senate rejected a national referendum on queer marriage as a coalition of liberal and understanding conservative senators united to denounce the vote as no more than a delayin
Ben & Jerry's Renames This Ice Cream Flavor To Battle Catholic Church
In opposition to the English Catholic Church's campaign to stop the government's plan to legalize gay marriage in the U.K., Ben & Jerry's has supported the homosexual rights movement by changing an ice cream flavor to "Apple-y Ever After."
The ice cream formerly known as "Oh My! Apple Pie" comes in a box decorated with a gay male couple standing on top of a rainbow decorated wedding cake.
Ben & Jerry's has a history of advocacy via ice cream. According to its compress release:
Social justice is at the core of our principles. Since our modest beginning 34 years ago, Ben & Jerry's has been an advocate for equal rights. (Did you know we were one of the first companies in the US back in that widened our health & employment benefits umbrella to notice unmarried domestic partners regardless of their sexual orientation?)
In we renamed our epic flavour Chubby Hubby to 'Hubby Hubby' to celebrate male lover marriage legalisation in our home declare of Vermont, in the US. This
Ben & Jerry's UK Launches Flavor in Support of Gay Marriage
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A longtime advocate for equivalent rights, Ben & Jerry's UK has re-named its apple pie flavor "Apple-y Ever After" in support of gay marriage. This week, the UK government is set to decide whether to make gay marriage legal.
Free in select stores in the UK, the limited-edition carton features two men atop a rainbow-detailed white cake. The flavor features apple pie ice cream with apple chunks and pieces of pie crust.
The company has partnered with gay rights company, Stonewall, and has launched a webpage as well as a Facebook fan page in assist of its cause. Facebook users have the option to "marry" on the page, along with the option to chose a partner and post your "marriage" on your Facebook feed as well as your photo.
This isn't the first time Ben & Jerry's has promoted marriage equality. In the brand renamed the flavor "Chubby Hubby" to "Hubby Hubby" in response t
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Warsaw Pride Month
In Polish artist, Julita Wójcik created a giant rainbow, made of 16, synthetic flowers, 9 metres giant and 26 metres spacious. It was a symbol of pure joy, placed at Plac Zbawiciela, emphasizing the Polish presidency in the EU, the opening of Euro and the Pride Parade. It was subsequently destroyed seven times by nationalists and opponents of LGBT rights, and eventually removed in
In Ben & Jerry's created an "unbreakable" water-light rainbow hologram in Poland. The rainbow was the same size of the original floral installation.
“Thanks to the courage of our client Ben & Jerry’s we aspire that Poland will grow even a little more tolerant. Because it’s sky-high time for that,” added Mikołaj Sadowski, chief artistic officer at the resourceful agency, heartbeats + Jung v Matt.