Yes, Virginia, there is a boycott.After Colorado passed its now-defunct anti-gay Amendment 2 in 1992, a boycott boycott, concerted economic or social ostracism of an individual, group, or nation to express disapproval or coerce change. The practice was named (1880) after Capt. by gay activists resulted in an estimated $40 million loss of revenue to the state. Now Seattle couple Jay Porter and David Smith are hoping to repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal that success with a boycott of Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). , where state lawmakers in April passed what has been described as the nation's strictest ban on the recognition of gay relationships. "We were 'afraid this antigay legislation would slip under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. and not get the attention it deserves," Porter said. So he and Smith launched VirginiaIsForHaters.org, a Web site that urges con sinners to avoid products made by companies in Virginia, including clothier J.Crew and cigarette giant Philip Morris. The site has already logged over 140,000 hits and been featured in more than 150 newspapers. |
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