" One of the reasons I had to adapt the eight-color version to the six-color version of the flag - the one we use today - is because in 1978 eight colors was expensive," Baker told the Museum of Modern Art. Angelo is the national president of Log Cabin Republicans and former chairman of Log Cabin Republicans of New York State.The longest rainbow pride flag ever, in Key West in 2003.Īndy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Getty Images
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These are the organizations branded by No Justice No Pride as “death merchants”? Give me a break!Ĭorporate America has played a key role in shaping positive opinions of the LGBT community in areas where individuals may not feel safe to come out.Īs New Yorkers attend Pride this weekend (taking selfies on iPhones, pulling floats with Ford trucks, staying in Marriott hotels), it’s important to be mindful of - and grateful for - the fact that without corporate America and capitalism, our nation’s move toward full LGBT equality would be neither as fast nor as fulsome.įor that, this LGBT American would like to say, “Thank you.” Georgia’s governor, Nathan Deal, faced monumental pressure from Salesforce, Disney, Unilever, Intel and close to 500 other companies when the discriminatory legislation landed on his own desk.īusiness and community objections successfully curtailed similar bills in Colorado and Wyoming. In fact, 68 major companies joined to legally register their disapproval of the law, HB 2, in a strong showing of solidarity with the LGBT community.Īs so-called “religious freedom” bills crop up in southern states, major business owners have been among their most vocal opponents. North Carolina governor signs new bathroom bill after costly boycotts PayPal scrapped plans to build a new facility in the state, and Deutsche Bank froze plans to expand an existing technology development center in Cary, North Carolina.
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Within one month of North Carolina adopting last year’s notorious “bathroom bill,” the largest independent production studio, Lionsgate, canceled plans to film in Charlotte. Support didn’t halt there: Almost five dozen companies representing $670 billion in revenue recently filed a brief in support of transgender student Gavin Grimm in his fight against a school board hellbent on denying him his dignity. Worth noting: All 10 of the Capital Pride corporate sponsors that No Justice No Pride singled out in an incendiary social media campaign were among those with the distinction of a perfect score.īig Business’ support of the LGBT community extends far beyond the bounds of its own employees.įully 379 American businesses submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to rule in favor of marriage equality in 2015. In the absence of federal LGBT non-discrimination legislation, corporate America led the charge to protect employees and their partners.Īccording to the Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index, a record 515 major companies earned a perfect score for implementing policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation, extending medical benefits to LGBT employees’ spouses and partners and offering transgender-inclusive health-insurance coverage, among a number of other factors.
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In reality, the “corporate America” the left now derides has proven itself a staunch ally of the LGBT community time and again. It’s become the grand irony of the far left: Businesses must bake our cakes and photograph our weddings, but they cannot dare offer public - or financial - support for the LGBT cause.
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On Sunday, No Justice No Pride plans to repeat the spectacle at NYC Pride - its anti-capitalist message overshadowing thousands of celebrants who quite literally put their lives on the line fighting for a world where the retailers of mainstream America could proudly fly the rainbow flag. Teacher yanked US flag from class, encouraged students to pledge to gay pride banner Straight women: You could be lesbian and not realize it, TikTok says 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye': How a Bible thumper became a gay advocate and icon