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minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down29·1 month agoI’ve put far too much thought into this but realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. I personally hate that it’s religious but it’s also non-profit. For that alone it is better than Goodwill or Value Village.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down1·edit-21 month ago realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. No. They’re a bunch of queerphobic bigots. They claim to be inclusive. It’s a lie. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations And there are other reasons. https://libcom.org/article/starvation-army-twelve-reasons-reject-salvation-army
minus-squareMacGuffin94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoThey actively donate to anti lgbtq causes. They are explicitly the one I avoid because of this.
minus-squareRed_October@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·1 month agoNo, Salvation Army can get fucked. You couldn’t pay me to shop there.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoUse Vinnie’s instead (what we call St Vincent de Paul in Australia) Or a local store.
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I’ve put far too much thought into this but realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. I personally hate that it’s religious but it’s also non-profit. For that alone it is better than Goodwill or Value Village.
No.
They’re a bunch of queerphobic bigots. They claim to be inclusive. It’s a lie.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations
And there are other reasons.
https://libcom.org/article/starvation-army-twelve-reasons-reject-salvation-army
They actively donate to anti lgbtq causes. They are explicitly the one I avoid because of this.
No, Salvation Army can get fucked. You couldn’t pay me to shop there.
Use Vinnie’s instead (what we call St Vincent de Paul in Australia)
Or a local store.