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A Day Without A Gay

In the light of recent events that have taken place in the state of California, many people have decided that it’s time to... more

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Prop 8 To Stain Sundance

"Earlier this week, John Aravosis, editor of liberal political blog Americablog, posted a story suggesting the state of Utah... more

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Ringling Bros circus to go on trial for elephant abuse

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus goes on trial Monday in Washington for... more

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The Cell Out

WEDNESDAY October 22nd 2008 from 12 pm to 6 pm WORLDWIDE The Cell OUT is an organized cell phone usage boycott from 12pm - 6pm... more

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Diamond Boycott Campaign Restarted

Human rights activists are planning to launch another major international campaign against De Beers, after receiving word that the... more

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ABC deems Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection advert too 'controversial' for television

Tell me now who really runs these networks. Controversial is merely a replacement for TRUTHFUL. It is a KNOWN FACT that oil... more

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Reporters consider Palin boycott over UN coverage access

Interesting that some reporters would go this route for being denied access, but speaks to the major efforts the Rep. campaign is... more

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South Central Farm site protests Forever 21 development

Two years after it was bulldozed, the 14-acre Los Angeles community garden known as the South Central Farm is being developed for... more

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Chicago Students Plan First-Day Boycott

Chicago State Senator James Meeks (D-Chicago) has proposed a rather radical action to protest the underfunding of Chicago's... more

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Advocates for disabled to protest "Tropic Thunder"

Groups that advocate for the disabled called on Sunday for a national boycott of the Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic... more

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McDonald's getting flack for supporting "the homosexual agenda"

Let me get this straight, McDonald's knowingly contributes to the obesity epidemic, plays an active role in helping squelch... more

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Why Nobody's Boycotting Beijing

It wasn't long after Bush announced that he would be attending the Olympic opening ceremony on August 8th in Beijing that... more

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China to buy African ivory stockpile

China has been approved as a buyer for a one-off sale of elephant ivory, with experts now believing the sale could go ahead within... more

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US Christian group boycotts McDonald's for association with gay organisation

The US Christian group that pressured Heinz to pull an UK commercial featuring two men kissing is now targeting McDonald's, accusing the fast-food chain of refusing "to remain neutral in the culture war".The American Family Association began a boycott campaign against McDonald's in response to the company's membership in the Washington-based National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). The AFA is promoting its boycott, including an online anti-McDonald's petition, to its more than 2.5 million members. "This boycott is not about hiring homosexuals. It is not about homosexuals eating at McDonald's," the AFA states on its BoycottMcDonalds.com website. "McDonald's has chosen … to give the full weight of their corporation to promoting the homosexual agenda, including homosexual marriage."The AFA urged its members to complain to Heinz last month about a Deli Mayo commercial that depicted two men kissing, although the advert was only shown in the UK. The commercial was pulled from the airwaves before the AFA campaign reached its peak.The group, which describes itself as supportive of "traditional family values", has previously mounted boycotts of Ford and Disney for engaging with the gay community. The AFA also maintains a news website that attracted notoriety this month for its policy of automatically replacing the word "gay" with "homosexual". Thus was Olympic sprinting hopeful Tyson Gay unwittingly renamed Tyson Homosexual, to the mocking delight of many liberal bloggers.McDonald's joined the NGLCC earlier this year and made a donation to the group. In addition, a senior executive joined the NGLCC board. The AFA also attributes its boycott to the company's sponsorship of the 2007 gay pride parade in San Francisco.Ford ceased its policy of advertising in gay media outlets after the AFA launched a boycott, but McDonald's has so far refused to end its involvement in the NGLCC or make concessions to the AFA."We treat our employees with respect and dignity, regardless of their ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other factors," McDonald's chief diversity officer Pat Harris wrote to AFA founder Donald Wildmon in May.The US Christian group that pressured Heinz to pull an UK commercial featuring two men kissing is now targeting McDonald's,... more