Sapphic Sales

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The owner of Boing Boing Maternity says she's gotten several threatening phone calls about her lesbians-only discount policy. But she has no plans to end the special deal, and discrimination lawyer Murray Schwartz says she doesn't have to. "If she wants to offer a discount to a group she thinks is underprivileged, she’s entitled to," he explains. When it comes to dealing with customers, as opposed to employees, "retailers can basically do whatever they want." [NYP; Previously]