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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.
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