[Jewelry making - Article 00458] - Re: [Orchid] Gay community advertising

[skabeads]

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    Hi David: 

    While I understand and appreciate your advise to "proceed with
    caution" as an African American lesbian I know one thing that speaks
    volumes to me is being recognized and acknowledged in the same
    "ordinary" ways that the straight white world is... i.e. being
    considered part of the norm....the human race. 

    The example that immediately comes to mind is if your advertising
    includes photographs or tag lines about diamond rings/engagement or
    marriage - consider a tag line about 'honoring your intimate
    partnerships/ committments' rather than the standard 'him and her' 

    I still remember the thrill I had in college of finding a pendant of
    2 entwined human figures in sterling... one was highly buffed the
    other had been treated with liver of sulphur/or something to create
    a permanent darkening... the 2 figures were clearly human but not
    clearly one gender or another and the color difference was enough
    clearly define the 2 separate figures, but not necessarily intended
    to be about anything more.  But being a 20 something black woman
    newly in love with a white woman it spoke volumes to me; and 20+
    years later both the piece and the woman are priceless treasures in
    my life - mainly because what that piece and the shop that carried
    it said to me was "we assume nothing; and appreciate everything"... 

    well that's my 2 cents worth - I also agree that the rainbow theme
    is very popular in both the gay and gay friendly communities... 

All the best
Syd
aka Skabeads


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