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Tivol Hears Reaction To Same-Sex Billboard

Photo courtesy of Tivol Jewelry.
Photo courtesy of Tivol Jewelry.

By Alex Smith

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Kansas City, MO – For the past month, a billboard in the Waldo neighborhood has been catching a lot of attention. It's for the local jewelry company Tivol and features two people together in a store looking at a ring. They're both men. The billboard came down on Thursday, although Tivol says it just reached the end of its intended month-long lifespan. But in that month, it has made an impression.

Adam Gebhardt is Director of Marketing for Tivol. He says the company currently has no plans for more same-sex couple advertising.

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