The gays are not thrilled with this Joann Fabrics news - INTO
End of an Era

The gays are not thrilled with this Joann Fabrics news

This is a dark day for gay people who love crafts, fabrics, and all things DIY. Stalwart crafting emporium Joann Fabrics is officially going out of business.

But where will we get our gay little ribbons and buttons, you ask? Michaels, I guess! Until they take the Marshall’s route and turn conservative.

Obviously, the Lady Gaga jokes are flying.

It’s the end of an era, and it’s hitting the gays unexpectedly hard.

I guess nothing good can stay. But everything bad can!

https://twitter.com/emlizdav/status/1894154209857004029

We really don’t know what we’ve got til it’s gone.

Is there a way Joann’s can be salvaged? Probably not. But we can dream.

Joann Fabrics, we barely knew ye.


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