▁polit icians ▁and ▁seeking ▁justice ▁for ▁Allen ▁R . ▁Sch ind ler , ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁sail or ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁Japan ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁gay . ▁ ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁boy c ott ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP / DC ▁met ▁with ▁execut ives ▁of ▁the ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁Co ., ▁mak ers ▁of ▁Mar l bor o ▁c igare tt es , ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁company ' s ▁support ▁for ▁J esse ▁Hel ms , ▁a ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁activ ists ▁told ▁the ▁execut ives ▁that ▁Hel ms ' ▁voting ▁record ▁on ▁issues ▁important ▁to ▁les bian , ▁gay ▁men , ▁and ▁people ▁with ▁A ID S ▁was ▁entirely ▁negative : ▁he ▁had ▁" v oted ▁wrong ▁every ▁time ." ▁They ▁left ▁the ▁meeting ▁" ag ree ing ▁to ▁disag ree ." ▁On ▁the ▁following ▁Monday , ▁Pet rel is ▁announced ▁a ▁nation wide ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁Mar l bor o ▁c igare tt es . ▁A CT ▁UP / DC ▁published ▁a ▁position ▁paper ▁explaining ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁boy c ott . ▁In ▁June , ▁A CT ▁UP / ▁San ▁Francisco ▁announced ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁boy c ott ▁to ▁include ▁Miller ▁be er , ▁also ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Philip ▁Morris . ▁The ▁boy c ott ▁drew ▁support ▁from ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁the ▁arts , ▁unh appy ▁with ▁Hel ms ' ▁efforts ▁to ▁def und ▁the