“For the first time, gay and lesbian couples are being represented in iOS 6,” Moise reports. “Placed beside the already existing heterosexual couple and heterosexual couple with a son are these two new emoticons. The first features two men holding hands and the second shows two women also holding hands.”
Moise reports, “The only question is: why don’t the gay and lesbian couples have facial expressions, or a child in tow?”
iOS 6 includes emoticons depicting gay and lesbian partners
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Lava_Head_UK" for the heads up.]
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