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Skittles launches campaign in celebration of LGBTQIA

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Mars Wrigley’s Skittles has launched a cross-channel campaign celebrating the legacy of LGBTQIA+ chosen families. The experiential activations aim to uplift the dynamic, nuanced and colourful communities within the broader LGBTQIA+ community, to show how human connection can help us all ‘See The Rainbow’. This…

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