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Texas Sues San Antonio Over Airport Chick-Fil-A Ban

The Statesman reports: Escalating the fight over Chick-fil-A’s religious rights, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued San Antonio on Monday as part of his investigation into the city’s decision to reject the chicken chain as an airport vendor. The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Travis County, seeks a court order requiring San Antonio to turn over emails and other internal communications in which council members and city employees discussed the Chick-fil-A contract with each other and outsiders. On Monday, Paxton repeated allegations that San Antonio politicians had engaged in religious discrimination, adding that Chick-fil-A’s leaders are “well-known for their […]

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YouTube Says Anti-gay Slur ‘Does Not Violate’ Harassment Rules

YouTube have insisted that a right-wing influencer who targeted a journalist for years with homophobia did not violate the website’s hate speech policies. Carlos Maza, a videographer for US news site Vox, publicly complained about the persistent abuse from a right-wing YouTuber, Steven Crowder. The Twitter thread went viral, prompting the Google-owned platform to review Maza’s claims. However, the company concluded that Crowder’s comments did not violate guidelines. What happened? In a winding Twitter thread posted last week (31 May), Maza sketched out a situation that has spanned years involving homophobic and racist epithets thrown in videos. This included when the host attacked […]

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New Bud Light Pride Bottle to Raise Funds for GLAAD

Bud Light has released a limited-edition rainbow coloured aluminium bottle to raise funds for GLAAD to celebrate World Pride. The bottles will be available in bars across the United States during the month of June, and Bud Light will donate $1 to GLAAD for each case sold up to $150,000. Bud Light debuted the bottles at the GLAAD Media Awards, which took place last weekend in New York City. The campaign marks the latest in a 20 year partnership between Bud Light and GLAAD. Bud Light is ‘for everyone to enjoy’ Andy Goeler, vice president of marketing for Bud Light, said the company has […]

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Nearly Half of LGBTI Employees Believe Being Out Will Hurt their Career

According to a new survey of LGBTI attitudes in the US workplace, nearly half of all LGBTI employees fear being out will hurt their careers. Glassdoor, a website specializing in workplace reviews, published the survey on Thursday (30 May). The Harris Poll conducted the survey from 26 April – 6 May on behalf of Glassdoor, speaking to 6,104 US adults. A total of 515 identified themselves as LGBTI and employed in the survey. Ultimately, respondents reported witnessing anti-LGBTI attitudes in the workplace, which affects their own anxieties about being out. Bad attitudes lead to bad workplaces for LGBTI employees Attitudes are different between LGBTI and non-LGBTI […]

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Abercrombie & Fitch Expands Partnership with The Trevor Project

Clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has expanded its relationship with a leading LGBTI youth organization. For the next year A&F will broaden its relationship with The Trevor Project. It is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTI young people. This year’s partnership will expand the relationship since A&F began supporting the Trevor Project in 2010. The expanded partnership will include participation at events such as the Pride Parade in NYC, proceeds up to $100,000 of sales from select A&F collections, and a customer round-up campaign in all U.S. stores and online. ‘Abercrombie & Fitch is honored […]

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Massachusetts Ranked #1 State for LGBTI-inclusive Businesses

Massachusetts is the state with the best LGBTI-inclusive business climate in the US, a new study has found. The east-coast state ranked ahead of California and New York to take the top spot. This is according to the LGBT+ Business Climate Index, a survey conducted by business advisory group, Out Leadership. In the report, the orgainsation noted that companies’ will experience increased profits and productivity states where LGBTI-inclusivity is supported. It adds that states where LGBTI communities are marginalized can suffer economically as a result. The survey measured all 50 states on factors such as economic, legislative, culture and wellbeing. They also measured the […]

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Which Universities and Schools Have Banned Chick-fil-A?

Many schools and universities have banned Chick-fil-A due to their LGBT+ stance. We’ve put together a timeline of the institutions that have removed or barred the fast-food chain from their campuses. The restaurant company, which has approximately 2,000 branches in the US, often makes headlines due to its anti-LGBT point of view and support of “biblical families.” Since their stance on same-sex marriage became known in 2012, universities and schools have ensured that they made their disapproval known by boycotting the company. 2012: Elon University votes Chick-fil-A off campus Elon University was among the first to ban the restaurant chain. In October 2012,  […]

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Event Honoring Brazilian Leader Calls into Question Corporate Support for Gay Rights

Marriott International, among many big corporations, has gone on record in support of the LGBTQ community. Its CEO, Arne Sorenson, has been one of the most vocal defenders of LGBTQ rights in recent years as corporations have been pulled more squarely into divisive social and legal battles related to LGBTQ discrimination. But now Marriott is among the corporations facing backlash over an event that will honor Brazil’s new and controversial president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has a history of homophobic comments. He also has made incendiary comments about gender, indigenous groups and torture. The Marriott Marquis in New York City will be hosting […]

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Now that You’re Married, Make a Financial Plan

Congratulations on your marriage! After spending the last several months on planning, your special day and the honeymoon have come and gone, and now you’re wondering what’s next. Whether you’re planning on buying a home, having a child, or simply enjoying life as a married couple, it should all start with you and your spouse establishing a financial roadmap, which includes assessing paycheck tax withholding and updating financial beneficiaries. The first step in establishing a roadmap as a married couple involves your taxes, specifically your paycheck withholding taxes. Due in part to the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,” […]

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JPMorgan Joins Boycott of Sultan’s Hotels over Anti-gay law

Financial services firm JPMorgan Chase has banned staff from booking into Brunei-owned hotels after the country introduced death by stoning for gay people. The policy was quietly introduced earlier this month, according to the Financial Times. A senior manager at JPMorgan told the newspaper the company had issued a notice on its internal booking system but had “not said anything publicly.” The company’s decision follows a similar move by Deutsche Bank, who announced the removal of the Dorchester Collection hotel group from its list of suppliers on April 4. The Dorchester Hotel in London and the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles are […]

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