The holiday season is fast approaching! Teazled, an online LGBT greeting card company, is now open - just in time for all the card-sending holidays.
The company was started by two female nurses, both named Dina, and aims to pioneer traditional greeting cards for the non-traditional family. Dina Proto and Dina Poist-Proto have been married for seven years and are raising four children together.
Americans buy 7 billion greeting cards each year, an average of 30 cards per household. According to the US Census Bureau, 8.8 million Americans live in a same-sex household. Teazled is filling a vacancy for the LGBT community by helping create a lasting impression and emotional bond between the sender and receiver of their cards.
"Dina and I started Teazled because we felt a void looking for a greeting card to express our feelings during life's special occasions, only to have to edit the available selection," said Dina Proto, cofounder of Teazled. "We understand non-traditional families share the same traditional bonds of love and respect. We want the non-traditional family to be able to celebrate those meaningful moments, express their innermost thoughts and communicate with those they cherish."
Teazled sells tasteful greeting cards for individuals and families for 25 different occasions including traditional holidays and those unique to the LGBT community such as commitment ceremondies and National Coming Out Day. All cards are $3.99 each, plus $1 for shipping.
In an effort to distinguish the women's roles in their lives, Dina and Dina’s children coined a new word: Dom, defined as Dad Mom.
"Dom quickly caught on with our extended families and friends," said Poist-Proto (Dom) Many cards in the Teazled collection feature the use of Mom, Dad and Dom as terms of endearment for those highly regarded people known as parents. And, it works for married men with children as well."
Browse through all the cards Teazled has to offer! Don’t forget October 11 is National Coming Out Day, so be sure to order your cards soon!
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