▁fighting . ▁C iting ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁that ▁had ▁passed ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁A CT ▁UP ▁chap ters ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁compla int ▁no ▁longer ▁existed , ▁F EC ▁general ▁council ▁Larry ▁No ble ▁eventually ▁recommended ▁the ▁commission ers ▁drop ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁That ▁fall , ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁other ▁A CT ▁UP ▁members ▁he ck led ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁Co . ▁execut ives ▁in ▁some ▁cities ▁as ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁Virginia ' s ▁original ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights , ▁a ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁spons ored ▁tour ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁found ing ▁document ' s ▁up coming ▁b ic ent enn ial . ▁Pet rel is ▁cred ited ▁this ▁" public ▁relations ▁night m are " ▁with ▁the ▁company ' s ▁willing ness ▁the ▁following ▁summer ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁boy c ott . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁Co . ▁and ▁A CT ▁UP ▁held ▁a ▁joint ▁press ▁conference ▁announ cing ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁boy c ott , ▁with ▁the ▁cig aret te ▁and ▁be er ▁mak er ▁condem ning ▁anti - g ay ▁disc rim ination , ▁and ▁prom ising ▁to ▁double ▁its ▁contributions ▁to ▁A ID S ▁causes ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁program ▁to ▁channel ▁contributions ▁to ▁les bian ▁and ▁gay ▁groups . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁specified ▁that ▁its ▁campaign ▁contributions ▁to ▁Hel ms ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁Hel ms ' ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁to b acco ▁industry ▁alone ▁and