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Best Buy releases ‘It Gets Better’ video
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, has released its contribution to the “It Gets Better” campaign, an emotional video featuring 18 Best Buy employees from around the U.S. who share their personal journeys on how life has gotten better for them.
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Emmer concedes Minnesota race; Dayton to be first Democratic Governor in 20 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Tom Emmer, a staunch opponent of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, has finally conceded defeat to Democrat Mark Dayton in Minnesota’s governor race — Dayton will become Minnesota’s first Democratic governor in more than 20 years.
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Target, Best Buy’s pick for MN governor won’t support anti-bullying legislation
The national debate over bullying entered the Minnesota governor’s race Saturday during a televised debate in which Republican candidate Tom Emmer said that he would oppose legislation to combat school bullying against gay and lesbian young people.
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HRC penalizes Target, Best Buy in latest Corporate Equality Index rating
Retailers Target and Best Buy, along with 3M Corporation, all based in Minnesota, have been stripped of their perfect scores in the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2011 Corporate Equality Index. Now in its ninth year, the HRC assesses more than 30 specific policies and practices covering nearly every aspect of employment for LGBT workers from […]
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HRC pledges donation to offset Target support of anti-gay candidate
The HRC pledged Friday to donate $150,000 to political causes in Minnesota to offset a donation by retail giant Target to MN Forward, a political group backing GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
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Target, Best Buy feel investor backlash over political donation
After weeks of public protest over its financial support of an organization that backed a GOP gubernatorial candidate opposed to gay rights, Target Corp. now faces a new form of pressure: shareholder demands that it revamp its donation process to avoid the chance of additional backfires.
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Target rejects HRC call for ‘make it right’ donation to gay causes
Target Corp. said Monday it has no plans to donate money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the protests over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage.
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LGBT groups turn up heat on Target; but is Best Buy getting off too easy?
While the standoff between LGBT groups and Target stores heats up over a $150,000 political donation that helped fund an anti-gay candidate for Minnesota governor, Best Buy, who donated $100,000 to the same fund, has quietly escaped much of the protests and headlines.