Hi Bev, the importance of all people’s lives — their humanity and dignity — isn’t something we question or devalue. As a baking company that’s made it our business to widely spread joy and knowledge, and to create community over many years, there should be no doubt about our feelings on this. It’s precisely the reason we’ve chosen to amplify the voices of groups and people who have historically been excluded from many parts of the baking world based on qualities like their race, color, gender, and sexuality. We feel that it’s particularly important to go out of our way to let people know that they have a place in our kitchen as their whole, authentic selves, where it’s not necessary to hide or downplay parts of their lives that make up a key part of how they experience things. Welcoming everyone to our table in this way contributes to a healthier, more accepting, and more rich community from which we all benefit. 

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