Monday, October 17, 2011

RE: [Peckers_Pics] Male/Gay Health-Discussion-PICS Model Wars-Oct 17, 2011-BoycottTrump-TARGET-FOX NEWS-Salvation Army



So...
 
I worked for Target at their corporate headquarters for 6.5 years.  My experience was very different than yours. 
 
Target differentiates themselves in the market by exploiting the tastes, drive, and free time that gay men have to devote to their jobs.  Gay is what makes Target thrive.  That said, Target only likes a certain kind of gay.  You have to be a 'yes' man.  You have to think that being trendy is more important than anything else in the world - including the economic exploitation of poor people in underdeveloped countries and the environment. 
 
My first boss was fine.  She was supportive.  My second boss?  Homophobic asshole.  He ordered me to clear my office off all personal items - what he really was asking was that I get rid of the picture of me and my partner.  When I brought it to his attention that other people had pictures of their spouses and children in their offices - I was referred to HR.  HR said that as my boss, he could demand whatever he wanted.  From this point on, my relationship with HR and my boss went into a tailspin.  Even after transferring to a different role in order to report to a different boss (one who was nurturing and saw my value), my old boss continued to mettle in my professional life.  Whenever there was the hint of conflict, he was there to fan the flames and order HR to fire me.  He finally succeeded - during a week when my boss was on vacation. 
 
So, yes... my experience colors my opinion about Target.  When the stock started to dip, I cashed out my 401k and bought a series of houses, which I rehabbed and now rent.  And it's a good thing that I did that when I did.  I also got rid of all my stock. 
 
I have come to hate Target.  During my time there, I saw them become more close-minded, more conservative, and less.... human.  It did not surprise me at all when the news broke about them supporting Tom Emmer.  Target has always been two-faced - talking out of the side of their neck.  All they really care about are their image and their stock value.
 
I laugh whenever I go to Minneapolis' gay pride - because Target's presence is so predominate at the event.  And if you talk to their brainwashed troupe of little art queens, you will walk away thinking Target is the greatest company ever for a gay person to work.   But Target simply uses us for our expertise.  And then plot against us behind our backs.
 
I now work full-time at a much larger corporation in a different business sector.  I feel valued.  I feel accepted.  My being gay is not an issue.  And I don't feel exploited.  I also don't feel I am exploiting others or harming the environment.
 
So I say "Boycott Target!"  I think it is just a matter of time before they make another mistake and get caught biting the hands of those that help differentiate them in a very competitive market.  Target truly does value diversity - they value what it does for their market value.  They love the PR they get for all their pomp and circumstance - celebrating diversity, giving back to the community, etc.. 
 
But look behind the curtain and will just find another giant, greedy, homophobic, selfish company.
 

 
To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com
From: rptop7200@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:14:54 -0700
Subject: Re: [Peckers_Pics] Male/Gay Health-Discussion-PICS Model Wars-Oct 17, 2011-BoycottTrump-TARGET-FOX NEWS-Salvation Army



Everyone has to follow their own conscience as far as boycotts go. I have some things to say about the Target Corporation.

I am a former long term employee of Target Corporation. I will be receiving a pension from them. I am also a stockholder via their 401K plan.
When Target bought the company I was working for many things changed. Our pay and benefits improved greatly. Target has the best benefit package of any retail operation.  The way LGBT employees were treated greatly improved. Under the prior owner, I was warned by a manager to be careful what I talked about at work when she overheard me use the the term drag queen.                
 
They have consistently been one of the top companies for women and minorities to work. In the early  90's they developed a diversity policy.
As part of our Diversity Week, minority organizations were invited to the store to take part in our Lunch and Learn project. Employees had the opportunity to listen to presentations from Parents & Friends of Lesbians and gays (PFLAG) the NAACP, an American Indian Organization and a Group of Born again Christians.

The following year Diversity Week was Weddings around the World.  Our employees were encouraged to bring in their Wedding Clothes & albums. We put the dresses on mannequins and the "brides" sat at tables and explained the different wedding customs and traditions of their nationalities or eras.
These types of activities promoted lots of communication, and an appreciation of our differences and similarities.
In 1993 I was one of the care givers of my best friend who had HIV.  He was estranged from his family & we basically took over his life. His poor health required hospitalization followed by having to put him in a nursing home. It was my job to tell my 33 year old friend that he would never be going home again.

After a discussion about my situation with my HR manager. I was allowed to leave work at a moments notice whenever he had a crisis or needed to be hospitalized again. I was paid for the time I took off out of my vacation and floating  holiday pay so my income would remain consistent.  The day Joe died was the last vacation day I had left.

I called my HR manager when Joe died & she told me that the situation would be treated as an out of town death of an immediate family  member & I would be getting 5 paid bereavement days.  One of the other care givers who worked for United Airlines was a given a few days off, but was told he had to make up the days after "things settled down"

That's the Target Corporation that I know. Even if I wanted to boycott I couldn't afford it. I've been laid off twice in the last 4 years & can't pay grocery store chain prices. I shop regularly at Target & see LGBT employees at all levels. I see them being treated no differently than anybody else.

When you call for a boycott of any company you need to keep in mind you could be affecting the financial future of their employees & at least 10% of them are LGBT.  If a store's sales decrease A vice president isn't going to lose his job, hourly rate employees go first.

"Perhaps Target should go out of business" ?  How do you suggest their LGBT employees house & feed themselves?


From: Jake <jakewest_tn@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sun, October 16, 2011 7:26:02 PM
Subject: [Peckers_Pics] Male/Gay Health-Discussion-PICS Model Wars-Oct 17, 2011-BoycottTrump-TARGET-FOX NEWS-Salvation Army

 
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HIV/AIDS Neutralizing Antibody Points To New Path For Vaccine

by Claire Shefchik -October 15, 2011 - Third Age

An antibody that gains hold of the HIV/AIDS virus has revealed a new potential target for developing a vaccine for the virus, a Scripps Research Institute study showed.
 
PGT 128, one of more than a dozen antibodies that work against the various strains of the HIV/AIDS virus, can block the ability of 70 percent of global HIV strains to infect cells, in smaller concentrations than any of its predecessors.
 
"What's unexpected and unique about this antibody is that it not only attaches to the sugar coating of the virus but also reaches through to grab part of the virus's envelope protein," said lead study author Dennis Burton, a professor at The Scripps Research Institute and scientific director of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's (IAVI) Neutralizing Antibody Center at Scripps Research's La Jolla campus.
 
Using X-ray crystallography, a research associate of co-author Ian Wilson, the Hansen Professor of Structural Biology and member of the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at Scripps Research. showed that PGT 128 binds to sugars known as glycans that surround the surface of the virus, preventing it from being attacked by the body's immune system. More importantly, at the same time PGT128 reaches through the cluster of glycans surrounding HIV's envelope protein to take hold of a structure called the V3 loop.
 
Knowledge of these binding sites of PGT 128 could give researchers ways to develop vaccines that stimulate a lifelong antibody against vulnerable sites.
 
"We'll probably need multiple targets on the virus for a successful vaccine, but certainly PGT 128 shows us a very good target," said Burton.
 
The study appeared online Oct. 13 in the journal Science Express.
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  • Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida! Further, Boycott Fox's Owner "Rupert Murcoch" and get him thrown in jail for illegal - political donations, corruption, greed, bribery, hacking!
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  • End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.
  • Pass a LGBT friendly ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act). ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of LGBT workforce.
  • Boycott Salvation Army as they will not hire Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
  • BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating money to anti-gay groups.
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  • Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
  • "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show. How can NBC re-new the clown's show after he pulled such hateful shenanigans?
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    Former US President and Former GA Gov. Jimmy Carter felt that TROY DAVIS should not be executed and deserved a re-trial. The Former Director of the FBI felt that TROY DAVIS Was Not Guilty! Do not drive through Goergia as it is dangerous. Do not fly via Atlanta. For your safety -Do not travel to GA. TELL YOUR COMPANY NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONVENTION IN GA! "Georgia Executes Innocent People!"
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Actor Zachary Quinto comes out in honor of bullied teen 
By the CNN Wire Staff - October 16, 2011
 

CNN) -- Actor Zachary Quinto, known for playing Spock in the 2009 "Star Trek" remake and his role as Sylar on the television show "Heroes," acknowledged his homosexuality in a post on his website Sunday, saying the action comes after the suicide of a 14-year-old who killed himself after apparently being harassed over his sexuality.
 
"When I found out that Jamey Rodemeyer killed himself -- I felt deeply troubled," Quinto posted. "But when I found out that Jamey Rodemeyer had made an 'It Gets Better' video only months before taking his own life -- I felt indescribable despair.

"I also made an 'It Gets Better' video last year in the wake of the senseless and tragic gay teen suicides that were sweeping the nation at the time," Quinto wrote. "But in light of Jamey's death, it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality."
 
Rodemeyer was found dead September 18 outside his parents' home in Buffalo, New York. His parents said he had experienced years of bullying over his sexual orientation. His suicide has attracted the attention of such stars as Lady Gaga, who dedicated a song to him at a recent concert.
 
The "It Gets Better" campaign is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered youth who may experience bullying.

"Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country," Quinto said. "Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying. Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society -- and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action."

Rodemeyer's life has changed his, the 34-year-old Quinto wrote. "While his death only makes me wish that I had done this sooner, I am eternally grateful to him for being the catalyst for change within me. Now I can only hope to serve as the same catalyst for even one person in this world. That -- I believe -- is all that we can ask of ourselves and of each other."
Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

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