Date: May 20, 1994
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The American Family Association, a homophobic "traditional family
values" group, of Tupelo, MS, has sent a letter to the pastors of
churches near IKEA stores in the U.S. In the letter they ask the
pastors/congregations/individuals to take action and call or write
the IKEA location in their respective area to protest IKEA's
recent advertisement of the gay couple doing a joint furniture
purchase. They ask to "specifically, request that IKEA stop
running the advertisement featuring the homosexual couple and ask
them [IKEA] to make a public announcemnt of that."

It is important to support IKEA's advertisement campaign and
express our support and appreciation for their courage to
recognize the queer market segment in a positive way.

Write to or call the IKEA location near you. [Thanks to the AFA
(haha!!)] here are the addresses and phone numbers of all IKEA
locations in the U.S.

IKEA's U.S. corporate address:
President Goeran Carstedt
IKEA North America Service, Inc.
Plymouth Commons
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
610-834-0180

IKEA Washington:
Potomac Mills Mall
2700 Potomac Circle, Suite 888
Woodbridge, VA 22192
703-494-4532

IKEA Elizabeth
1000 Center Drive
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
908-289-4488

IKEA Pittsburgh
Robinson Town Centre
2001 Park Manor Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-747-0747

IKEA Philadelphia:
Plymouth Meeting Mall
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
610-834-1520

IKEA Baltimore:
White Marsh Mall
8352 Honeygo Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21236
410-931-5400

IKEA Long Island:
1100 Broadway Mall
Hicksville, NY 11801
516-681-4532

IKEA Houston:
7810 Katy Freeway at Antoine
Houston, TX 77024
713-688-7867

If you have contacted IKEA already in the past, it doesn't hurt to
do it again. They do respond to your comments.

Michael L. Stemmeler, Ph.D.
Department of Religion Office of Gay & Lesbian Programs
Moore Hall 432 Warriner Hall 282
 Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
voice: 517-774-2190 517-774-3637
fax: 517-774-2022 Internet: 3RQPGDJ@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU
HOME: 517-773-3759

 "History does not record that St. Patrick limited his ministry
to  heterosexuals or that George Washington's soldier's were all
straight."  - Suffolk (MA) Superior Court Judge Harold Flannery