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- From: lmeissne@carson.u.washington.edu (Loren Meissner)
- Newsgroups: soc.bi,soc.motss,pnw.motss
- Subject: Re: gay phone company
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:12:56 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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- Alan, the ad for the new queer long distance service is also in the
- latest issue of GENRE (Feb/Mar 1993).
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- In article <ALAN.93Jan27125319@pluto.osf.org> alan@osf.org (Alan Hamilton) writes:
- >cujtd@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Jeff Devore) writes:
- >> At last night's meeting, one of the members mentioned something
- >> about a long distance phone company that is "pro-gay." I believe he
- >> mentioned something about that company donating a percentage of their
- >> profits to gay groups.
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- >Everyone who wrote about Working Assets is correct that they donate
- >money to progressive causes, which may include LBG groups.
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- >However, there is a newer service. Yesterday I received a mailing
- >from GLAAD/NY (Gay and Lesbian Advocates And Defenders of New York)
- >which included a flyer for this new phone service. I just called and
- >found that you can direct your money to any group you want (unlike
- >Working Assets, where they allocate money based on the votes of all
- >contributors as a whole.)
- >
- >If you set up your service with CommunitySpirit, remember that the
- >East Coast Bisexual Network supports bisexual and lesbigay groups
- >around the world. ;-)
- >
- > -Alan
- >
- > -------------------------------------------------------------------
- >
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- >
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- >
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- >
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- >
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