Shopaholic to the Stars

DiscriminHate LA

c/o 6389 Kester Avenue

Van Nuys CA 91411

Dear Mrs Brandon

I was given your name by Andy Wyke, who was at the recent E.Q.U.A.L. benefit and heard your inspiring story.

I am president of the charity DiscriminHate LA, a lobby group set up to combat discrimination in all its forms. We consider that current definitions of discrimination are far too narrow. We have identified no fewer than 56 common grounds for discrimination and the list grows longer every day.

However, you are the first case of ‘pet-ism’ we have come across, and we would like to talk to you about your experience. Many of our members have spearheaded campaigns and we hoped you could do the same. For example you could:

Write an account of your discrimination story for our website.

Develop an outreach program for high school students who may suffer the same type of discrimination.

Lobby your local government representative for ‘Ermintrude’s Law’.

May I, at this point, offer you my sincere solidarity and sympathy. I am not familiar with the exact details of your case, but I gather it was a moving story and must have been painful for you to share.

I look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to our fight.

All my best

Gerard R. Oss

President DiscriminHate LA

Survivor and Fighter: size-ism, name-ism, odor-ism, and sexual-practice-ism.

Author of

I’m Different, You’re Different, S/He’s Different