 After a year of being a chapter of NGL, the state chapter became independent, still keeping their name, because it felt the need to be active beyond Internet activism, felt the $25 membership dues should not be sent for nationwide activities and disagreed with a recent protest action discouraging users from using AOL.In 2001 the group ran a television advertisement campaign designed to bring attention to LGBT issues in Mississippi.The advertisements were aired on local cable channels MTV, VH1 and Lifetime.