If you didn’t watch this on thursday or hear it already, check out Barack Obama’s acceptance speech of President for the Democratic Party.  I really like this guy……..(be warned…this speech is long, but worth the listen, I think.)

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Yep, you heard me.  You can be fired in Louisiana, regardless of the good work that you may do at your job, just because you are gay or lesbian.  This kind of stuff just burns me up.  This is the United States of America for Christ Sake!  And this type of shit STILL goes on……..

Who could have been responsible for such a thing in Louisiana?   Here is that person:

    Yes folks, you guessed it!  It’s Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal!  I thought you’d get it right away, I mean the pic is really dead on, isn’t it?  Jindal recently said that he would NOT reissue an executive order that would ban discrimination against GLBT people in the workplace.  He stated that such an executive order would be “Unnecessary.”

So be careful gay and lesbian folks in Louisiana, thanks to your Governor you could get fired at your job for no other reason but because of who you LOVE!

Is there anyone in Louisiana that’s faced with this type of discrimination?  or are you seriously worried about this type of discrimination?

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Well it’s about time, right?  Honestly, let me not give them a hard time because they are at least in tune with the times and the real world.  Kudos to Hallmark for validating our relationships by giving  us a spot in the card section!  It’s more than American Greetings Corp. will do.

Hallmark are some smart cookies for sure….they are jumping on the gay marriage bandwagon after California made their ruling, becoming the 2nd state in the U.S. (behind Massachusetts) to recognize gay marriage.  It’s only a matter of time folks. 

What makes Hallmark even smarter is the neutral language in the cards, they don’t mention wedding or marriage,  so the card would even be suitable for a committment ceremony or civil union, etc.

Wondering what the cards actually look like?  Well they have either two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers with best wishes inside.  One card says:  “Two hearts, one promise.”

Thank you Hallmark and thank you to all of the consumers that spoke up and said that they want this!  There are some companies that do listen.

Have any of you actually seen these gay marriage cards in the stores?  If so…please let us know…send pics too.  We’d love to post them and give a well deserved shout out to Hallmark. 

By the way, Hallmark is letting their vendors choose whether they want to carry the gay marriage cards or not.  Let’s try to drop hallmark a quick note thanking them for their decision to add gay marriage cards to their collection. <br><br>

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