Been fighting the good fight for almost 25 years now.
I don't know how you guys on the internet deal with the adversity....but having adult stores now for over 20 years...lemme tell ya, it's rough.
We've been picketed by Christian right orgs, etc. on many occasions. Fucked with city officials on occasion as well.....
Also, been in many a local city council meeting defending our right to do business. We are STILL in business here.
Once, when the "American Family Association" was picketing one of our stores....we said hell with it. We unfurled a banner across the front of our own store sign, welcoming them...called out and ordered pizzas and drinks for 3 dozen of them...and paid for them.
So many people on the highway slammed on brakes, pulling into our parking lot when they saw the madness going on in front. Many went into our store and bought something....anything.....just to support us. It was rather cool.
This was the biggest sales day that year we had ever had!