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Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy receives ‘Champion of Justice and Equality’ award
ATLANTA — The Urban League of Greater Atlanta, an organization focused on the economic empowerment of African-Americans, has presented Chick-fi-A President and CEO Dan Cathy with its annual Community Empowerment Award.
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Pasta maker to boost diversity after chairman sparks global LGBT boycott
ROME — Italy-based pasta maker Barilla is pledging to improve diversity after gay rights activists and allies launched a worldwide boycott of its products when a company executive said Barilla would never feature ads depicting gay families.
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Hallmark stirs controversy by striking the word ‘gay’ from ugly sweater ornament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For greeting card giant Hallmark, this isn’t just another tacky holiday sweater. The Kansas City, Mo.-based company has been defending itself this week after it began selling an ornamental, miniaturized version of the ugly holiday sweater.
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Jelly Belly chair supports campaign to repeal transgender student rights law
Transgender rights advocates are taking aim at the Chairman of the Jelly Belly company after learning that he donated thousands of dollars to the campaign to repeal California’s landmark transgender student rights law.
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Indianapolis chamber of commerce opposes gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — Efforts to defeat an upcoming bid by Indiana lawmakers to add a same-sex marriage ban to the state constitution received a major boost this week when the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce said it will oppose the ban.
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Barilla pasta chairman posts Facebook video apologizing for anti-gay remarks
Facing a worldwide boycott of his products, the chairman of Barilla pasta on Friday issued his second apology in as many days after saying he “would never do an advertisemenet with a homosexual family … if the gays don’t like it they can go an eat another brand.”
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Chairman of Barilla pasta: ‘Gays can go eat another brand’
Gay rights advocates are calling for a boycott of Barilla, the world’s leading pasta maker, after it’s chairman said he would never feature a gay couple in his advertisements.
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Anti-gay hate group claims three-year boycott of Home Depot was a success
The anti-gay hate group American Family Association (AFA) announced Thursday it was ending its three year boycott of the Home Depot because it was satisfied the home improvement retailer no longer supports gay rights groups. Randy Sharp, director of special projects for American Family Association, said that “after monitoring the company for several months,” the […]
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Walmart expands benefits to include employees’ same-sex partners
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will extend its health care benefits to its U.S. workers’ domestic partners, including those of the same sex, starting Jan. 1.
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LGBT rights advocates to urge Procter & Gamble to drop Olympics sponsorship
CINCINNATI, Ohio — LGBT activists will deliver nearly 200,000 signatures to Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati on Wednesday, urging the maker of everything from perfumes to pet food to end its sponsorship of the 2014 Winter Olympics in anti-gay Russia.