Wal-Mart support of gay rights turns on bs | Rters

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• WALMART JT HELPED THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT A MAJOR WAY AND HERE’S WHY ’S IMPORTANT
• WAL-MART SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS TURNS ON BS
• WALMART TAK A STAND ON GUNS, GAY RIGHTS TO GET PEOPLE TO LIKE IT MORE

WALMART JT HELPED THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT A MAJOR WAY AND HERE’S WHY ’S IMPORTANT

The anger of anti-trans activists—cludg nservativ, femists and some gay rights groups—foced on a few ems the llectn, cludg genrfluid and "tuck-iendly" swimsus and a satanic-themed queer-iendly T-shirt. 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.

On June 12, the same day 49 people were gunned down si Pulse nightclub Orlando, a Walmart associate om Marietta, Geia, tweeted: "Y'all see a gay club shootg as a horrible tragedy.

WAL-MART SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS TURNS ON BS

Last year, the pany beme embroiled a class actn allegg that nied the spo of gay employe health re benefs prr to 2014. The pany add gays and lbians to s nondiscrimatn policy 2003. " Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is gay, tweeted last March that he and his pany were "disappoted" Indiana and Arkansas for champng anti-LGBT bills.

WALMART TAK A STAND ON GUNS, GAY RIGHTS TO GET PEOPLE TO LIKE IT MORE

While not necsarily known for their stnch LGBTQ+ advocy, Walmart has helped the gay rights movement progrs towards a huge pany, which is the largt private employer of the untry, recently announced s plans to add surance verage for s transgenr workers and same sex upl. Given that 28 stat is still legal for someone to loose their jobs for beg gay, Walmart has joed the lik of Apple and Xerox to help protect employee rights.