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"The fashion industry has never shied away from taking a stand on hot social and political issues but Nordstrom made the biggest statement yet when it very publicly announced its support of same sex couples getting married.\nPinterestFacebookDowntown mall entry, Nordstrom department store.\nPHOTO: Getty Images/Lonely Planet ImagesAccording to the Los Angeles Times, a new memo to employees presented its &amp;quot;philosophical approach&amp;quot; to business, where &amp;quot;every employee is welcomes and respected.&amp;quot;\n&amp;quot;We feel the next step in this journey is to now support freedom to marry, also called marriage equality,&amp;quot; Nordstrom wrote in the letter. &amp;quot;We gave this thoughtful consideration and felt the time was right to come out in support of this civil rights issue.\nThe memo came out now, in support of a referendum that would allow same sex couples to get hitched.\nDo you think other big fashion names follow Nordstrom&amp;#39;s lead? Will this news about the store make you more likely to shop there? Let us know!\nPhoto: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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