A personal friend of mine applied for "BRSTFD" and was denied until she
fought for it.  Luckily at the same time the state of Arizona was working on
passing legislation to protect public breastfeeding, so once it was
appealed, it was approved.

Debbie Gillespie, IBCLC, LLLL
Tempe, AZ

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Jacqui Gruttadauria <
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> Has anyone else applied for a =
> license plate in their area with the meaning "Breastfeed" and been denied
> =Thank You,=20
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> Debbie Kannenberg RN,IBCLC
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> debbie,
> i'm in michigan. when i tried to apply for mine online, it was denied. in
> fact, 'breast', 'brst', 'br3st' or any other way you can think of to write
> the common english word for the female mammary was denied. my top 2 picks
> were, 'brstfdm' (breastfeed 'em!) and
> 'lact84m' (lactate for 'em!). all forms of 'lactate' were also denied
> online. i tried calling and was told no 'obscene' words were allowed on
> plates but i could appeal this decision.  instead i tried actually walking
> in and applying for the plates in person. i wrote both choices down and
> handed them to the lady behind the counter, w/out ever pronouncing them. she
> told me cheerfully that both were available ! i'm not even sure she caught
> on or cared.
>  i have since been informed that if any personalized plate elicits phone
> calls to the secretary of state (our DMV in michigan) complaining that it is
> offensive, said plate will be revoked. most of the time, ppl honk and wave
> or pull up and tell me they love it  (i went w/ lact84m so as not to snub
> those tireless & devoted pumping moms!) altho i was holding my breath for a
> cpl wks there a few mos ago. i looked out the window as i was making dinner
> and caught a woman taking a close-up picture of my plate w/ a cell phone
> camera ! she left before i got the door open and i've not yet heard a word
> about it, so perhaps she was another fan, after all ! my best advice is to
> go try it in person, if possible and don't specify the meaning or
> pronunciation.
> ~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
> www.myspace.com/mummaTOwldthings
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