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(Washington) The conservative Christian political action group American Family Association - known for its boycotts of LGBT friendly businesses - has turned its attention to Nike.
The Oregon-based sporting goods company announced last month that it was supporting a bill in the state legislature to allow civil unions. (story)
Following the Nike announcement the bill last week passed the Senate (story) but is expected to face a rough ride in the Republican-controlled House.
The AFA, in an email alert Monday to its thousands of members across the country, is calling on people to phone, write and email Nike telling them to pull their endorsement of the legislation.
"Homosexual activists are working to get other corporations to follow the lead of Nike," the AFA alert says. "Many corporations are already donating large sums to homosexual organizations to support their agenda. Sending a message to Nike will send a message to those corporations poised to support homosexual unions."
Nike is believed to the first major corporation in the country to publicly support civil unions, which the AFA calls "a back door move to legalize homosexual marriage."
In May the group launched a nationwide boycott of Ford over the automaker's support for LGBT issues. A month later it put the boycott on hold (story)
Earlier this summer the AFA targeted Kraft Foods - stopping just short of calling for a full boycott - for sponsoring the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. (story)
This spring the AFA ended a 9-year boycott of the Walt Disney Co. (story) and a similar boycott of giant consumer products company Proctor & Gamble (story).
Even threats of boycotts can have the desired effect.
Microsoft withdrew its support of an LGBT civil rights bill in Washington state after it was threatened with a national boycott. The bill was defeated by a single vote in the Senate. (story) It had already passed the House before Microsoft's rejection became known.
Following weeks of criticism, much of it from its own gay workers, the company reversed itself and announced it would support future gay rights initiatives. (story)
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