True, it's mostly stuff you hear from friends who may be more of an activist than you are.

The right-wing does it too, of course, and I found myself horrified that they'd do that, then realized I was doing the same thing--actively not supporting those whose values I couldn't agree with. Boycott Ford (http://www.boycottford.com/boycottford.asp) exists because they supposedly support the "homosexual agenda"--now, had I not had that passed on to me, I wouldn't have started to respect Ford just a bit more...