{"id":6014,"date":"2012-05-03T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-03-10T19:25:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:25:50","slug":"lesbian-couple-featured-in-j-c-penney-catalog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2012\/05\/lesbian-couple-featured-in-j-c-penney-catalog\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesbian couple featured in J.C. Penney catalog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JCPenneyAd-600x300.preview.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JCPenneyAd-600x300.preview.png 540w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/JCPenneyAd-600x300.preview-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>J.C. Penney&#8217;s new catalog includes a photo depicting a smiling lesbian couple with their arms wrapped around one another and their daughter. Both women are wearing wedding bands, and text running across the photo reads: \u201cfreedom of expression.\u201d A photo like this from a major retailer is a positive, forward-thinking statement. <cite>The Mommy Files<\/cite>&#8216; Amy Graff says, &#8220;By showing a same-sex couple, J.C. Penney is challenging our narrow-minded culture that often only recognizes male-female couples.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sfgate.com\/sfmoms\/2012\/05\/02\/conservative-moms-group-condemns-j-c-penney-lesbian-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFGate.com &#8220;The Mommy Files&#8221; blog<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/node\/16848\" data-num-posts=\"2\" data-width=\"470\">&nbsp;<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.C. 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