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Apple removes anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ application from App Store

Apple removes anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ application from App Store

Thursday, December 2, 2010
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Apple removed the new “Manhattan Declaration” application from it’s App store after a petition of over 8,000 signatures was sent to them decrying the anti-gay marriage [...]
HRC penalizes Target, Best Buy in latest Corporate Equality Index rating

HRC penalizes Target, Best Buy in latest Corporate Equality Index rating

Monday, October 4, 2010
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. [...]
Target, Best Buy feel investor backlash over political donation

Target, Best Buy feel investor backlash over political donation

Friday, August 20, 2010
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.
Target rejects HRC call for ‘make it right’ donation to gay causes

Target rejects HRC call for ‘make it right’ donation to gay causes

Monday, August 16, 2010
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.
‘Target’ political donation helps fund anti-gay candidate for Governor

‘Target’ political donation helps fund anti-gay candidate for Governor

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Target Corporation has come under fire from gay rights advocates and LGBT activists for contributing to Minnesota Forward, a political action group that has come out in support of anti-gay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
Google to compensate gay and lesbian employees for unequal tax treatment

Google to compensate gay and lesbian employees for unequal tax treatment

Thursday, July 1, 2010
Google announced on Thursday that it will begin compensating gay and lesbian employees for an extra tax they must pay when their partners receive domestic partner health benefits -- a tax that married straight couples are not required to pay.
McDonald’s airing gay-themed ad in France: ‘Come as you are’

McDonald’s airing gay-themed ad in France: ‘Come as you are’

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
McDonald’s is running a new ad on French TV that features a gay teen and his father, who is unaware of his son’s orientation. The ad shows a gay teen seated at [...]
FedEx to expand health coverage to include same-sex partners

FedEx to expand health coverage to include same-sex partners

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Shipping giant FedEx announced Tuesday it will begin offering health insurance to same-sex domestic partners. The benefit won't become available until January 1, 2012, and while the company has yet [...]
CBS rejects gay-themed Super Bowl ads; GLAAD calls for explanation

CBS rejects gay-themed Super Bowl ads; GLAAD calls for explanation

Friday, January 29, 2010
The gay dating website Mancrunch.com is crying foul on CBS for rejecting a commercial that it had hoped would run during the Super Bowl on February 7. In a letter [...]
Number of top rated businesses for LGBT workers jumps in latest HRC report

Number of top rated businesses for LGBT workers jumps in latest HRC report

Monday, September 14, 2009
The number of businesses with perfect ratings based on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace policies and benefits rose by twenty percent in the past twelve months — despite the [...]
IGLCC reports BT Group, IBM, Dow Chemical among most gay-friendly corporations

IGLCC reports BT Group, IBM, Dow Chemical among most gay-friendly corporations

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) unveiled the results of the first edition of the International Business Equality Index today, announcing BT Group, followed by IBM and [...]
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