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
NNTP-Posting-Host: carson.u.washington.edu

Alan, the ad for the new queer long distance service is also in the 
latest issue of GENRE (Feb/Mar 1993). 










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.
>
>Everyone who wrote about Working Assets is correct that they donate
>money to progressive causes, which may include LBG groups.
>
>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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