I remember when I was at a retreat in Bermuda in 2009, I received some
beautifully prepared raw vegan meals, and the chef would come out and
talk to me each day to discuss what he was going to make.
Don’t feel you have to skip dessert either. If you’re in the mood for
dessert, try asking for a bowl of fresh berries. Almost any place can handle
that.
Don’t apologize for being on the side of intelligence, sanity, and
compassion. When you need help, it’s okay to ask for help, but don’t be too
upset when people drop the ball now and then.
Legal Discrimination
This may be a legal gray area, but veganism is probably protected against
discrimination in the USA by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This
means that it’s probably illegal for an employer to discriminate against you
on the basis of your being vegan. At least one U.S. federal court has already
leaned in this direction. In that case a vegan woman in Ohio was fired for
refusing to follow her employer’s rule that she be injected with a vaccine
made from chicken’s eggs. She sued on the basis that such discrimination
was illegal. The company tried to get the case dismissed, but the court sided
with the woman up to that point. Eventually the company settled out of