It’s not every day you get condoms, loudspeakers and protest banners in Dupont Circle. Well, maybe it’s not that unusual, but today was different: A group of community organizers, health care workers and safe-sex advocates met opposite the Dupont CVS to protest the pharmacy chain’s practice of keeping condoms in locked cases in predominantly non-white neighborhoods. Check out the action in the video below.
Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.
Video: CVS Locked Condom Protests in Dupont Circle
It’s not every day you get condoms, loudspeakers and protest banners in Dupont Circle. Well, maybe it’s not that unusual, but today was different: A group of community organizers, health care workers and safe-sex advocates met opposite the Dupont CVS to protest the pharmacy chain’s practice of keeping condoms in locked cases in predominantly non-white neighborhoods. Check out the action in the video below.
Jessica Sidman covers the people and trends behind D.C.’s food and drink scene. Before joining Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Food Editor and Young & Hungry columnist at Washington City Paper. She is a Colorado native and University of Pennsylvania grad.
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