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I remember reading a great report from Harlan Ellison on how he refused to spend any money while visiting a US state which had failed to ratify the ERA - IIRC not as much as buying a chocolate bar.

Now, with a visit to the US state of Virginia coming up later this year, where it's legal to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in housing, banking, and employment, I'm thinking about following Ellison's example. This could be a bit of a nuisance for family and friends, so I don't want to go too over the top, but I wonder how many shopping trips, meals out, etc, I can move over the border into Maryland. I must of course accompany this behaviour with some letters to relevant politicans and perhaps newspapers too.

At the very least Jon and I should go and break the state's "crimes against nature" law a little.

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stevencaldwell.livejournal.com

So, I guess this means that, given that you are a consistent kinda gal, that you will transfer this legal discrimination to your time in Australia. So no more dining at Chez Steven with his partner eating his divine mushroom lasagne? And the talk about Captain Jack's semen is right out of the question...

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kateorman.livejournal.com

*Pirate Planet Captain voice* BOYCOTT EVERYTHING!

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kateorman.livejournal.com

I finally worked this out. I need to edit the posting so it's clear I'm following Ellison's suit, not bloody Virginia's!

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gregmce.livejournal.com

If this ever happens, you and Mr Groenewegen are more than welcome to mail Kate's uneaten portions to yours truly. (Except, of course, that I live in Virginia. *sigh* But at least my county voted overwhelmingly against said prop. Change works from within. Little by little we're chipping away at the idiots in the rest of the state.)