I may have implied (alright, clearly stated) that I would stop shopping at Rite Aid when they made the corporate decision to allow pharmacists to not dispense Plan B, but I haven’t stuck with that very well, mainly because the one at 13th & U is the closest drug store to my house. Maybe now that they’re discriminating against the gays as well, I can actually adhere to my self-imposed boycott.
Jay Hill and Mike Browne went into the store at 13th and U streets NW last Friday to make a purchase, and they embraced as they browsed an aisle. Hill told MW the manager walked by, saw them and did a double take. The manager then asked the security guard on duty to get them to leave. When Hill asked the guard why they were asked to leave, the guard said, “I don’t know, that’s just what the manager said. This is private property so y’all got to go.”
No one from Rite Aid will comment yet. Until they do, and unless they offer a fairly convincing explanation, I guess the CVS at 17th and P will be getting my business.
—andrew
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