Ford pulls LR/Jag GLBT support due to American Family threat

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

I don't think what Ford did was illegal; it was cowardly, but not illegal. I think what the AFA did should be.

I believe what the AFA did IS illegal. It's called intentional interference with economic advantage, and it's actionable in courts of law. I have written to The Advocate urging them to sue AFA. People have been sued for lots less.

Where the AFA crossed the legal line was in meeting with Ford Motor Company. They have every right to state their intention to boycott, but once they meet with Ford directly to make that statement and gain concessions, they are interfering in the business relationship that Ford has with publications such as The Advocate.