Anti-gay evangelicals attack Sephora for including a happy gay couple in new commercial

A couple sharing a kiss in a recent Sephora ad.
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It was just a few months ago that One Million Moms, an evangelical astroturf group funded by the American Family Association (AFA) — which is a certified anti-LGBTQ hate group — was upset that a cosmetics company was promoting a razor product for women, calling it “inappropriate” to suggest women shave.

Now, unironically, the same group — led by one woman, Monica Cole — is calling for a boycott of Sephora because their new ad doesn’t only feature women. In fact, Cole is peeved that the ad includes a two men in a relationship sharing a kiss when “Sephora’s primary customer base is women.”

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In a 30-second spot Sephora entitled “Holiday Gifting 2021, It’s the Beauty You Give,” several people are seen giving or receiving gifts while “Smiling” by Nicole Wray plays.

One moment in the ad is two men sitting on a couch with their dog. After one receives a Sephora gift from the other, they share a kiss as the ad reads, “Gift love.”

The ad, which mostly features several other women sharing gifts with others beyond that one couple, has been viewed thousands of times online since Sephora released it in early November.

Now, Cole has caught wind, and she claims it is Sephora’s attempt to “Glamorize Sin” and “make it clear where it stands on this controversial topic instead of remaining neutral in the culture war.”

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