▁did ▁not ▁reflect ▁agreement ▁with ▁his ▁other ▁positions . ▁Pet rel is ▁called ▁on ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁groups ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁settlement . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁boy c ott ▁had ▁sens it ized ▁the ▁company ▁about ▁A ID S ▁and ▁anti - hom osex ual ▁att itudes . ▁The ▁settlement , ▁and ▁Pet rel is ' ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁it ▁were ▁controvers ial ▁within ▁A CT ▁UP . ▁Bill ▁H askell ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP / San ▁Francisco ▁v owed ▁the ▁boy c ott ▁would ▁continue . ▁William ▁Dob bs ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP / New ▁York ▁called ▁the ▁settlement ▁" des pic able ," ▁and ▁equ ated ▁accepting ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁company ▁with ▁" ste pping ▁over ▁thousands ▁of ▁dead " ▁to ▁fight ▁A ID S . ▁ ▁Out ing ▁campaign s ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Pet rel is ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁with ▁Carl ▁Good man ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁eleven ▁officials , ▁including ▁eight ▁members ▁of ▁con gress ▁and ▁one ▁entertain ment ▁executive ▁who , ▁the ▁activ ists ▁claimed , ▁were ▁secret ly ▁hom osex ual . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁rep or ters ▁attended ▁the ▁press ▁conference , ▁and ▁some ▁wrote ▁about ▁it , ▁but ▁none ▁published ▁the ▁names . ▁Pet rel is ▁would ▁later ▁recall ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁" emb old ened " ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁by ▁an ▁article ▁in