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S R E T T E L Keep Just Out com ing Daily Grind refuses Lesbian money To the Editor: The lesbian and gay community should be aware that on Sunday, March 29, the cashier at The Daily Grind Natural Food & Bakery refused to accept my money stamped “ Lesbian $ ” She explained that the owner had instructed her to refuse money with “ Lesbian $” stamped on it. I left without my groceries because ALL my money is lesbian money. A few days later, a friend spoke to the manager who confirmed this policy to her. I was stunned and surprised. My friends and I have been using “ Lesbian $” since December, 1986 in a variety of banks and businesses in Oregon, including The Daily Grind. All businesses have welcomed our To the Editor: As I was reading your March issue this morning, I thought to myself, “ This is really an exceptionally good paper.” Very sharp layout, intelligent writing — I espe cially liked the Straight Stuff column. When I found a two-page spread on our book IN THE LIFE, of course, I liked your paper even better. But even without that bias, I’d have to say Just Out has developed into one of the best papers around. So: Congratulations, and keep it coming. With best wishes, Sasha Alyson Boston money, with the exception of The Daily Grind. Since money is extremely powerful in our present society, it is important that we make conscious decisions about what we do with our money and the people and organizations whom we support. Because of this clear homophobia at The Daily Grind, I will not shop there again. Plenty of other natural food stores welcome my “ Lesbian $“ (People’s, Food Front, Nature’s, etc.). I urge the lesbian and gay community to support those who support us. publications. “ While it would be irresponsible for us to call for an industry-wide boycott be cause of the AIDS crisis, we are asking gay men not to buy Trojan or Lifestyles condoms and send wrappers from these companies’ competitors to their marketing departments,” said Don L. Volk, GLPA president. Jo DiSabato, president of Rivendell Marketing in New York instituted the ac tion after refusals by the industry to place ads in gay publications. Approximately 50 gay newspapers in the country ran an editorial bv DiSabato “ Can Anything Stop Homophobia in the Condom Industry?’ ’ in March. “ It is becoming unconscionable that Ansell President John Silverman said, ‘AIDS Is a condom marketers’ dream’ when gay men are dying in large num bers,” said Volk. GLPA earlier this year sent letters to the three television networks encouraging them to run condom ads to help stem the spread of the disease, according to Volk. “ Gay and lesbian publications through out the country have been at the vanguard in AIDS education,” said Volk. “ Without the efforts of the gay press, I believe there Azure Slavin Just news GLPA urges consumer action against two condom makers The Gay and Lesbian Press Association (GLPA), the nation’s only gay and lesbian trade association, today endorsed a con sumer action against two condom manu facturers — Carter-Wallace and Ansell Americas — to protest the condom industry’s refusal to advertise in gay would have been considerably more AIDS deaths. ‘ ‘ For condom manufacturers to ignore the gay market by featuring women or non-gay couples in their advertising is a gross insult to our community. We call for this consumer action to show that we are not the ‘captive’ audience condom man ufacturers might believe us to be,” he said. GLPA is a trade organization of publica tions and individuals devoted to the gay/ lesbian community. The group represents approximately 400 publications from weeklies to monthlies. • PROFESSIONS & S E R V I C E S k THE ■'> Financial Services f V eT ^ So we offer a number of services H & H COM PANY you name it.. so give us a call Specializing in Em erging Business Call 236-1252 for advertising information. Peru S hanohai U rum ai Lhasa MogaoC C olorado Hive» HofifKX Kashmir M ilford Sound Yungang Caves N epal □ a lo n g Lima Calcutta M ongolia Tatshenshmi A a n a k a Peking Zurich Kathm andu W ellington Tibet Yugoslavia Delhi M oscow Hungary Sanft Switzerland Kilim aniaro Norwav Iceland Kenya Bangkok Cusco A tnca Bhutan Hawaii Quebec Inner -airo Tokyr Alps }e ih i Lgvtrl Tantt Cope Amsl sbo L/ma H ong ugai Kong raiia Aswai rdnd womantreh 235-9177 JER I 1. H E N D R IC K S “Worldwide Travel adventures for women” Bonnie Bordas Director 1411 E Olive Way PO 00x20643 • Seattle WA 98102 • (206)325 4772 Tabriz Ulan Baku Baku Istan b u l V alencia Lyon Just Out. 4 . May. 1987 Terri (5 0 3 ) 6 4 0 -0 7 6 8 *3>rowirtj doter : Pet ‘DRAW vouftsELF our'" ft>rgr'bu.p£ & Ç ^Victor moÆ ■varo K hartoum W u h an K y o to REDBIRD PRODUCTIONS Patricio Huffy D V M Who WArtt INSffrHTS INTO INTIMA te IN TBAAC noN S o + h ejr 4 > p r e % % i o r \ * o f pow er ftUtiOrtfthip. ritan C l'n‘c D o g ? - C^ots - C om panion B ird s A nn H inds I'M. 9 5 ? I 25IQ Burnside Porti an d, O R 97*214 s c tf-^ -s o o i