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And super cool ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s is not okay with that. Their response? An ice cream protest.Customers who find themselves wanting two or more scoops of the same flavor at any Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop in Australia are now out of luck.\u00a0“Imagine heading down to your local Scoop Shop to order your favourite two scoops of Cookie Dough in a waffle cone,” Ben & Jerry’s writes on their website. “But you find out you are not allowed \u2013 Ben & Jerry\u2019s has banned two scoops of the same flavour. You\u2019d be furious!\u00a0Don\u2019t live near a scoop shop \u2013 no problem! You can sign up through the Equality Campaign\u2019s website here.”“But this doesn\u2019t even begin to compare to how furious you would be if you were told you were not allowed to marry the person you love. So we are banning two scoops of the same flavor and encouraging our fans to contact their MPs to tell them that the time has come \u2013 make marriage equality legal! Love comes in all flavours!”The statement goes beyond just dessert. All 26 Ben & Jerry’s locations in Australia will be equipping their locations with a rainbow mailbox and postcards to make it as easy as possible for patrons to share their support for marriage equality by writing a note to their local Members of Parliament.\u00a0 Photo via Ben & Jerry’s Australia“Our team will be putting post boxes in all 26 Ben & Jerry\u2019s stores across Australia,” the company announced. “Grab a postcard and tell your MP why you want them to support marriage equality now. \u00a0We will make sure that the postcards are delivered before the final parliamentary session on June 13th, before the budget is announced \u2013We see this as the next opportunity\u00a0to achieve marriage equality, so we need to act NOW!\u00a0Sign up through the Equality Campaign\u2019s website\u00a0here.”According to the AustralianMarriageEquality.org in 2014, 72% of Australians support marriage equality. 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