Compani Tout Gay Rights Durg Pri, Give to anti-LGBT Policians

DON'T LET THAT RABOW LOGO FOOL YOU: THE 9 CORPORATNS DONATED MILLNS TO ANTI-GAY POLICIANS
LIST OF ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUPSELIMATE HATE·FOLLOW6 M READ·APR 13, 2017--LISTENSHAREIN 2016, THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPLC) LISTED 52 ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUPS THE U.S. AS SPLC STAT ON S WEBSE, “THE GROUPS ARE NOT LISTED ON THE BASIS OF OPPOSN TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR THE BELIEF THAT THE BIBLE SCRIB HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVY AS SFUL. ANTI-LGBT GROUPS ENGAGE C NAME-LLG AND DISSEMATE DISPARAGG PROPAGANDA AND FALSEHOODS ABOUT THIS POPULATN, SUCH AS THE CLAIM THAT GAY MEN MOLT CHILDREN AT VASTLY HIGHER RAT THAN STRAIGHT MEN.”OUT OF THE 52 ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUPS NATNALLY (FULL LIST AVAILABLE BELOW), SPLC HAS EXTENSIVELY PROFILED SIX OF THE MOST PROMENT ANIZATNS PEDDLG EXTREME, MALIC LI ABOUT LGBTQ PEOPLE. THE SIX GROUPS CLU:1. ALLIANCE DEFENDG FREEDOM (ADF)LOTN: STTSDALE, AZFOUND: 1994PRINT AND CEO: MICHAEL FARRISEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:FOUND BY SOME 30 LEARS OF THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT, THE ALLIANCE DEFENDG FREEDOM IS A LEGAL ADVOCY AND TRAG GROUP THAT SPECIALIZ SUPPORTG THE RECRIMALIZATN OF HOMOSEXUALY ABROAD, ENDG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, AND GENERALLY MAKG LIFE AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE FOR LGBT MUNI THE U.S. AND TERNATNALLY. DPE S REGULAR FAMATN OF LGBT PEOPLE, THE GROUP HAS MANAGED TO W SPECIAL ADVISORY STAT AT THE UNED NATNS, THE EUROPEAN UNN, AND WH THE ORGANIZATN OF AMERIN STAT.2. FAY REARCH COUNCIL (FRC)LOTN: WASHGTON, DCFOUND: 1983PRINT: TONY PERKSEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:THE FRC OFTEN MAK FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT THE LGBT MUNY BASED ON DISCREDED REARCH AND JUNK SCIENCE. THE TENTN IS TO NIGRATE LGBT PEOPLE AS THE ANIZATN BATTL AGAST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, HATE CRIME LAWS, ANTI-BULLYG PROGRAMS AND THE REPEAL OF THE ARY’S “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” POLICY.TO MAKE THE SE THAT THE LGBT MUNY IS A THREAT TO AMERIN SOCIETY, THE FRC EMPLOYS A NUMBER OF “POLICY EXPERTS” WHOSE “REARCH” HAS ALLOWED THE FRC TO BE EXTREMELY ACTIVE POLILLY SHAPG PUBLIC BATE. ITS REARCH FELLOWS AND LEARS OFTEN TTIFY BEFORE CONGRS AND APPEAR THE MASTREAM MEDIA. IT ALSO WORKS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, NDUCTG OUTREACH TO PASTORS AN EFFORT TO “TRANSFORM THE CULTURE.”3. AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN (AFA)LOTN: TUPELO, MSFOUND: 1977PRINT: TIM WILDMONEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:INIALLY FOUND AS THE NATNAL FERATN FOR DECENCY, THE AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN (AFA) ORIGALLY FOCED ON WHAT NSIRED CENT TELEVISN PROGRAMMG AND PORNOGRAPHY. THE AFA SAYS PROMOT “TRADNAL MORAL VALU” MEDIA. A LARGE PART OF THAT WORK VOLV “BATG THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA” THROUGH VAR MEANS, CLUDG PUBLICIZG PANI THAT HAVE PRO-GAY POLICI AND ANIZG BOYTTS AGAST THEM. THE AFA HAS A VARIETY OF OUTLETS TO DISSEMATE S MSAGE, CLUDG THE AMERIN FAY RAD NETWORK, S ONLE ONE NEWS NOW AND THE MONTHLY AFA JOURNAL.4. LIBERTY COUNSELLOTN: ORLANDO, FLFOUND: 1989PRINT: MATHEW (MAT) STAVEREXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:THE LIBERTY COUNSEL WAS FOUND BY NSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS MATHEW (“MAT”) STAVER — AN ATTORNEY AND FORMER AN AT LIBERTY UNIVERSY SCHOOL OF LAW — AND HIS WIFE ANA. THE COUNSEL BILLS SELF AS A NON-PROF LIGATN, TN AND POLICY ANIZATN THAT PROVIS LEGAL UNSEL AND PRO BONO ASSISTANCE S ALG WH RELIG LIBERTY, “THE SANCTY OF HUMAN LIFE” AND THE FAY. MAT STAVER CHAIRS THE COUNSEL; HIS WIFE ANA IS THE PRINT. THE LIBERTY COUNSEL SHAR A CLOSE AFFILIATN WH LIBERTY UNIVERSY (FOUND BY THE LATE JERRY FALWELL LYNCHBURG, VA.) , PECIALLY THE UNIVERSY’S SCHOOL OF LAW. THE PARTNERSHIP CLUS THE WASHGTON, D.C.-BASED LIBERTY CENTER FOR LAW AND POLICY, WHICH NDUCTS LEGAL REARCH AND WR ABOUT CURRENT LEGISLATN AND POLICI.5. TRADNAL VALU COALNLOTN: ANAHEIM, CA AND WASHGTON, DCFOUND: 1980PRINT: ANDREA LAFFERTYEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:PRBYTERIAN MISTER LOU SHELDON FOUND THE TRADNAL VALU COALN (TVC) 1980 TO SPREAD A “MORAL AND BEHAVR BASED UPON THE OLD AND NEW TTAMENTS” AND TO WARN AMERINS OF THE RISG “GAY THREAT.” THE TRADNAL VALU THE TVC FIGHTS FOR CLU: THE RIGHT TO LIFE (OPPOSN TO ABORTN AND THANASIA), CHASTY AND PATRTISM, ALONG WH OPPOSN TO HOMOSEXUALY, PORNOGRAPHY, THE TEACHG OF EVOLUTN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATN. SHELDON ALSO OPPOS GAMBLG, EXCEPT WHEN HE DON’T — 2000, HE HELPED KILL THE INTER GAMBLG PROHIBN ACT AFTER THE TVC RECEIVED A $25,000 CHECK OM ELOTTERY, A CLIENT OF NOW-DISGRACED FORMER LOBBYIST JACK ABRAMOFF. THE TVC, WHOSE PRINT IS SHELDON’S DGHTER, ANDREA LAFFERTY, CLAIMS TO REPRENT OVER 43,000 CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACROSS THE UNED STAT.6. WTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH (WBC)
THE 9 PRI-CELEBRATG PANI DONATED LNS TO ANTI-GAY CONGRS MEMBERS
COMPANI TOUT GAY RIGHTS DURG PRI, GIVE TO ANTI-LGBT POLICIANS

DON'T LET THAT RABOW LOGO FOOL YOU: THE 9 CORPORATNS DONATED MILLNS TO ANTI-GAY POLICIANS

Ne of the biggt, most LGBTQ-supportive rporatns Ameri gave about $1 ln or more each to anti-gay policians the last electn cycle. Compani like AT&T, UPS, Comst, Home Depot and General Electric. All told, their donatns totaled almost $15 ln. * anti lgbt companies 2019 *

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Ne of the biggt, most LGBTQ-supportive rporatns Ameri gave about $1 ln or more each to anti-gay policians the last electn cycle. All of them voted to nfirm anti-gay members of the Tmp bet, voted to ny healthre to transgenr troops, and wouldn't sponsor or -sponsor any legislatn support of LGBTQ rights. Those ne rporatns wh perfect x sr which ma donatns to anti-gay policians om 2017 to 2018, are, orr om most to least:.

LIST OF ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUPSELIMATE HATE·FOLLOW6 M READ·APR 13, 2017--LISTENSHAREIN 2016, THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPLC) LISTED 52 ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUPS THE U.S. AS SPLC STAT ON S WEBSE, “THE GROUPS ARE NOT LISTED ON THE BASIS OF OPPOSN TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR THE BELIEF THAT THE BIBLE SCRIB HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVY AS SFUL. ANTI-LGBT GROUPS ENGAGE C NAME-LLG AND DISSEMATE DISPARAGG PROPAGANDA AND FALSEHOODS ABOUT THIS POPULATN, SUCH AS THE CLAIM THAT GAY MEN MOLT CHILDREN AT VASTLY HIGHER RAT THAN STRAIGHT MEN.”OUT OF THE 52 ACTIVE ANTI-LGBTQ HATE GROUPS NATNALLY (FULL LIST AVAILABLE BELOW), SPLC HAS EXTENSIVELY PROFILED SIX OF THE MOST PROMENT ANIZATNS PEDDLG EXTREME, MALIC LI ABOUT LGBTQ PEOPLE. THE SIX GROUPS CLU:1. ALLIANCE DEFENDG FREEDOM (ADF)LOTN: STTSDALE, AZFOUND: 1994PRINT AND CEO: MICHAEL FARRISEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:FOUND BY SOME 30 LEARS OF THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT, THE ALLIANCE DEFENDG FREEDOM IS A LEGAL ADVOCY AND TRAG GROUP THAT SPECIALIZ SUPPORTG THE RECRIMALIZATN OF HOMOSEXUALY ABROAD, ENDG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, AND GENERALLY MAKG LIFE AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE FOR LGBT MUNI THE U.S. AND TERNATNALLY. DPE S REGULAR FAMATN OF LGBT PEOPLE, THE GROUP HAS MANAGED TO W SPECIAL ADVISORY STAT AT THE UNED NATNS, THE EUROPEAN UNN, AND WH THE ORGANIZATN OF AMERIN STAT.2. FAY REARCH COUNCIL (FRC)LOTN: WASHGTON, DCFOUND: 1983PRINT: TONY PERKSEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:THE FRC OFTEN MAK FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT THE LGBT MUNY BASED ON DISCREDED REARCH AND JUNK SCIENCE. THE TENTN IS TO NIGRATE LGBT PEOPLE AS THE ANIZATN BATTL AGAST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, HATE CRIME LAWS, ANTI-BULLYG PROGRAMS AND THE REPEAL OF THE ARY’S “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” POLICY.TO MAKE THE SE THAT THE LGBT MUNY IS A THREAT TO AMERIN SOCIETY, THE FRC EMPLOYS A NUMBER OF “POLICY EXPERTS” WHOSE “REARCH” HAS ALLOWED THE FRC TO BE EXTREMELY ACTIVE POLILLY SHAPG PUBLIC BATE. ITS REARCH FELLOWS AND LEARS OFTEN TTIFY BEFORE CONGRS AND APPEAR THE MASTREAM MEDIA. IT ALSO WORKS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, NDUCTG OUTREACH TO PASTORS AN EFFORT TO “TRANSFORM THE CULTURE.”3. AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN (AFA)LOTN: TUPELO, MSFOUND: 1977PRINT: TIM WILDMONEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:INIALLY FOUND AS THE NATNAL FERATN FOR DECENCY, THE AMERIN FAY ASSOCIATN (AFA) ORIGALLY FOCED ON WHAT NSIRED CENT TELEVISN PROGRAMMG AND PORNOGRAPHY. THE AFA SAYS PROMOT “TRADNAL MORAL VALU” MEDIA. A LARGE PART OF THAT WORK VOLV “BATG THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA” THROUGH VAR MEANS, CLUDG PUBLICIZG PANI THAT HAVE PRO-GAY POLICI AND ANIZG BOYTTS AGAST THEM. THE AFA HAS A VARIETY OF OUTLETS TO DISSEMATE S MSAGE, CLUDG THE AMERIN FAY RAD NETWORK, S ONLE ONE NEWS NOW AND THE MONTHLY AFA JOURNAL.4. LIBERTY COUNSELLOTN: ORLANDO, FLFOUND: 1989PRINT: MATHEW (MAT) STAVEREXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:THE LIBERTY COUNSEL WAS FOUND BY NSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS MATHEW (“MAT”) STAVER — AN ATTORNEY AND FORMER AN AT LIBERTY UNIVERSY SCHOOL OF LAW — AND HIS WIFE ANA. THE COUNSEL BILLS SELF AS A NON-PROF LIGATN, TN AND POLICY ANIZATN THAT PROVIS LEGAL UNSEL AND PRO BONO ASSISTANCE S ALG WH RELIG LIBERTY, “THE SANCTY OF HUMAN LIFE” AND THE FAY. MAT STAVER CHAIRS THE COUNSEL; HIS WIFE ANA IS THE PRINT. THE LIBERTY COUNSEL SHAR A CLOSE AFFILIATN WH LIBERTY UNIVERSY (FOUND BY THE LATE JERRY FALWELL LYNCHBURG, VA.) , PECIALLY THE UNIVERSY’S SCHOOL OF LAW. THE PARTNERSHIP CLUS THE WASHGTON, D.C.-BASED LIBERTY CENTER FOR LAW AND POLICY, WHICH NDUCTS LEGAL REARCH AND WR ABOUT CURRENT LEGISLATN AND POLICI.5. TRADNAL VALU COALNLOTN: ANAHEIM, CA AND WASHGTON, DCFOUND: 1980PRINT: ANDREA LAFFERTYEXCERPT OM SPLC’S EXTREMIST PROFILE:PRBYTERIAN MISTER LOU SHELDON FOUND THE TRADNAL VALU COALN (TVC) 1980 TO SPREAD A “MORAL AND BEHAVR BASED UPON THE OLD AND NEW TTAMENTS” AND TO WARN AMERINS OF THE RISG “GAY THREAT.” THE TRADNAL VALU THE TVC FIGHTS FOR CLU: THE RIGHT TO LIFE (OPPOSN TO ABORTN AND THANASIA), CHASTY AND PATRTISM, ALONG WH OPPOSN TO HOMOSEXUALY, PORNOGRAPHY, THE TEACHG OF EVOLUTN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATN. SHELDON ALSO OPPOS GAMBLG, EXCEPT WHEN HE DON’T — 2000, HE HELPED KILL THE INTER GAMBLG PROHIBN ACT AFTER THE TVC RECEIVED A $25,000 CHECK OM ELOTTERY, A CLIENT OF NOW-DISGRACED FORMER LOBBYIST JACK ABRAMOFF. THE TVC, WHOSE PRINT IS SHELDON’S DGHTER, ANDREA LAFFERTY, CLAIMS TO REPRENT OVER 43,000 CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACROSS THE UNED STAT.6. WTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH (WBC)

AT&T donated $2, 755, 000 to 193 anti-gay policians. UPS donated $2, 366, 122 to 159 anti-gay policians. Comst donated $2, 116, 500 to 154 anti-gay policians.

THE 9 PRI-CELEBRATG PANI DONATED LNS TO ANTI-GAY CONGRS MEMBERS

Home Depot donated $1, 825, 500 to 111 anti-gay policians. General Electric donated $1, 380, 500 to 97 anti-gay policians. FedEx donated $1, 261, 500 to 75 anti-gay policians.

UBS donated $1, 094, 750 to 72 anti-gay policians. Verizon donated $1, 022, 803 to 74 anti-gay policians.

Pfizer donated $959, 263 to 52 anti-gay policians.

It’s crazy that this even needs to be said, but all LGBTQ people should boytt the Herage of Pri until they make sure none of the sponsors fund anti-gay legislatn. The Human Rights Campaign is Ameri’s largt civil rights anizatn workg to achieve equaly for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people.

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DON'T LET THAT RABOW LOGO FOOL YOU: THE 9 CORPORATNS DONATED MILLNS TO ANTI-GAY POLICIANS

THE 9 PRI-CELEBRATG PANI DONATED LNS TO ANTI-GAY CONGRS MEMBERS