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Pride Flag Flies Over Starbucks HQ

This is a first for our longtime allies. Via press release: “Today a 38-feet wide by 19-feet tall rainbow flag was raised on top of Starbucks headquarters and will remain through this weekend’s Seattle Pride Parade. Given our public stance on diversity and inclusion of all people, particularly on this issue, it makes sense to raise the flag in celebration. …

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Walmart: No More Confederate Flags

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Oreo Celebrates Gay Pride

You may recall that a boycott campaign was launched against Oreo in 2012 after the brand tweeted out an image of a rainbow version of the cookie. Oreo is made by the Nabisco division of Mondelez International, which has also supported LGBT rights with a series of beautiful Honey Maid commercials. Mondelez is ranked at #91 on the Fortune 500 …

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INDIA: Fashion Ad Stars Lesbian Couple

Ad Week reports: An Indian clothing company is out with an ad that news reports are billing as the socially conservative country’s first to feature a lesbian couple. Anouk and Ogilvy & Mather Bangalore created the spot, in which the couple get ready to meet—and, the ad suggests, come out to—the parents of one of the women. Three and a …

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Google Launches Pro-Trans Business Ad

Ad Week reports: Transgender issues have been front-page news all summer, though brands have clearly had a hard time knowing what their role should be in the conversation. But now Google—one of the world’s most powerfully visible corporate LGBT advocates—is out with a new spot for Pride Month that tells the deeply poignant story of a transgender man and the …

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COURT: Uber Drivers Are Employees

Via USA Today: In a ruling that could significantly raise costs for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft, the California Labor Commission ruled this week that a driver who filed a complaint against Uber Technologies was an employee, not an independent contractor. The driver, Barbara Berwick, was awarded a mere $4,152 — chump change for Uber. But the technology giant …

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HRC To Corporations: Keep Domestic Partnerships After Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal Nationwide

Via press release from the Human Rights Campaign: HRC research shows that two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies offer domestic partner benefits to employees with same-sex partners. And 62 percent of those companies also make domestic partner benefits available to employees with opposite-sex partners. Companies that move to eliminate domestic partner benefits, and instead require legal marriage to ensure partner and …

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Chobani Yogurt Ad Stars Lesbian Couple

The wingnuts are really gonna hate this one. After all, this lesbian couple (GASP) is in bed together. Gawker hates the ad for (mostly) culinary reasons: Bad yogurt company Chobani, whose product is to “Greek yogurt” what fermented urine is to champagne, has stooped to an outrageous, sexy new low in trying to distract the public from the taste of …

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Fisher-Price Backs LGBT Families

Via press release: Fisher-Price® and Proud Parenting today announced the launch of the Proud Parenting LGBT Family Photo Gallery, presented by Fisher-Price®. The goal of the program is to increase the visibility of LGBT parents and to encourage interaction and support between LGBT parents, their friends and their allies. The Proud Parenting LGBT Family Photo Gallery is a curated photo …

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AUSTRALIA: Corporate Support For Gay Marriage Triples In New Full-Page Ad

Two weeks ago 53 corporations advertised their support for same-sex marriage in a full-page message that ran in major Australian newspapers. Today that number triples to 154 in the above message running in News Corp outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch. Among the companies joining in are McDonald’s, Levis, Mastercard, Google, Twitter, H&M, Virgin, and Qantas.

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Franklin Graham: About My New Gay Bank

“It is true that a local BB&T branch in the Miami area hosted a fundraiser for a program called Legacy Couples, which recognizes same-sex couples who have been in committed relationships for 10 years or more, but the bank did not promote this program through a national advertising campaign (or we would still be looking for another bank). I think …

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Rachel Maddow Mocks Franklin Graham

“I love this story so much I want to take it to Franklin Graham’s new bank and marry it. If it’s a lady.”

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AFA Launches Wells Fargo Boycott

From the American Family Association: In 2003, AFA warned that Wells Fargo was beginning to show public support for homosexuality. They were one of the first companies in America to do so. In 2005, Dr. James Dobson and Focus on the Family announced it was withdrawing funds from Wells Fargo after the company threw its support behind homosexual activist organizations.In …

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American Airlines Joins Pride Parade

Paging Franklin Graham!

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Freep This Business Poll

Right here. (Tipped by JMG reader Mike)

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MAP: Largest Companies By Home State

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They Do: Wedding Web Giant Goes Gay

Online marketplace WeddingWire boasts over two million reviews of  200,000+ wedding vendors in more than a dozen countries. Today the company announced the acquisition of GayWeddings.com. Via press release: “From the day each site was launched, WeddingWire and GayWeddings.com have shared a commitment to providing needed resources to all couples,” said Timothy Chi, co-founder and CEO, WeddingWire. “Same-sex weddings have …

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Target Launches Pride 2015 Campaign

Via press release: We’re not born with pride. We take pride. Pride in celebrating who we were born to be. Those are the powerful words we at Target want all guests and team members — of every size, color, gender and sexual orientation — to hear as we head into Pride month this week. But let us be clear: to …

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Nordstrom Joins Pride Month Parade

Paging Franklin Graham! (Tipped by JMG reader Robert)

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AT&T Launches Pride Month Contest

Via press release: In celebration of LGBT Pride Month and Pride season, AT&T is proud to launch the third annual “Live Proud” campaign that is centered on awareness, empowerment and most importantly, pride. For many individuals, living openly and stating “This is Me” can be challenging. That’s why AT&T has designed the Live Proud campaign this year to provide a …

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