The unspoken factor Amazon's search for a new home: Jeff Bezos' support for gay rights

Contents:

• AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS THROWS $2.5 LN BEHD GAY MARRIAGE WASH.
• AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS BACKS US GAY MARRIAGE LAW
• AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS, WIFE, MAKE $2.5 LN DONATN FOR GAY MARRIAGE
• AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS THROWS $2.5 LN BEHD GAY MARRIAGE WASH.
• IS JEFF BEZOS GAY
• AMID CHICK-FIL-A UPROAR, AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS TAK A STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
• THE UNSPOKEN FACTOR AMAZON’S SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME: JEFF BEZOS’S SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS
• THE TOUCHG STORY BEHD JEFF AND MACKENZIE BEZOS' $2.5 MILLN GIFT SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE
• THE UNSPOKEN FACTOR AMAZON'S SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME: JEFF BEZOS' SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS

AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS THROWS $2.5 LN BEHD GAY MARRIAGE WASH.

5m to supporters of gay marriage Washgton state, what is believed to be the largt-ever sgle donatn to the mpaign for same-sex unns the Uned donatn doubl the amount of money available to supporters of a referendum Washgton, which seeks to uphold a same-sex marriage law that was signed by the state ernor Chris Gregoire , wh Microsoft, Nike and Starbucks, publicly clared support for Washgton's same-sex marriage legislatn Febary when the legislatn was before the state senate.

AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS BACKS US GAY MARRIAGE LAW

While one Amerin executive ma headl for makg anti-gay remarks, another donated $2.

AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS, WIFE, MAKE $2.5 LN DONATN FOR GAY MARRIAGE

5 ln to help pass gay marriage his state.

But, is a view held by more and more Amerins spe the stggle to legalize gay marriage at the state level. Meanwhile, the print of Chick-fil-A ma public his view that gay marriage might brg God's wrath down upon this untry, and his cha of fast-food rtrants is "guilty as charged" backg more tradnal fns of marriage. 6m) to fend a gay marriage law passed the US state of and MacKenzie Bezos are the latt wealthy backers, jog Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and -founr Bill Gat, who each gave $100, 000.

AMAZON'S JEFF BEZOS THROWS $2.5 LN BEHD GAY MARRIAGE WASH.

Washgton is one of four stat facg a November referendum on gay law, due to e to effect on 7 June, was put on hold after a petn to vote on Referendum 74 succeed.

IS JEFF BEZOS GAY

The state of Mae is votg to restate gay marriage laws that were passed but later overturned, and Mnota is nsirg a nstutnal ban on gay marriage.

Prev gay marriage laws or nstutnal amendments have been feated 32 state electns across the Print Obama lent his support earlier this year, sayg he was now favour of same-sex weddgs. SEATTLE (Rters) - Amazon Inc founr Jeff Bezos and his wife have ma what may be the biggt donatn to the e of gay marriage, ntributg $2.

AMID CHICK-FIL-A UPROAR, AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS TAK A STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE

5 ln to a Washgton state mpaign to legalize same-sex nuptials there, the mpaign said on donatn to Washgton Uned for Marriage as the qutn of ep-pocketed executiv takg a stance on gay marriage has risen promence, wh the mountg ntroversy over the print of Chick-fil-A’s public opposn to same-sex, who is chief executive of Amazon, and his wife, MacKenzie, had until now kept a lower profile on charable and polil ntributns than other proment high-tech billnair Washgton state, such as Microsoft -founr Bill Gat and his wife, Grow, a spokman for Washgton Uned for Marriage, said his group had checked wh other mpaigns and gay rights advot were not aware of a larger donatn.

Washgton Uned for Marriage is mpaigng for Referendum 74, which if approved would affirm a law that passed the Democratic-led state Legislature Febary and would have legalized gay marriage. A poll last month by Public Policy Pollg found 51 percent of Washgton state voters supported gay marriage, while 42 percent believed should be illegal and 7 percent were uncid. ”On the other si of the issue, gay rights advot and some lol policians have recent weeks taken aim at fast-food cha Chick-fil-A and s print, Dan Cathy, after he told the Baptist Prs his pany supported the “biblil fn of the fay un.

Billnaire media mogul David Geffen, who is openly gay, also backed the movement agast Proposn 8 2008, givg $100, 000 to the No On 8 mpaign. Other openly gay billnair who've long backed the legalizatn of same-sex marriage clu Jon Stryker, heir to the Stryker Corp.

THE UNSPOKEN FACTOR AMAZON’S SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME: JEFF BEZOS’S SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS

Stryker gave $602, 000  2010 to the Gay & Lbian Victory Fund. Peter Thiel, the PayPal and Facebook billnaire, is also gay and has helped fund right-leang LGBT group GOProud. In 2010, he hosted a GOProud event at his New York home that ed some nsternatn on the gay blogosphere for s host, Ann Coulter, who isn't exactly known for her liberal views on marriage rights.

THE TOUCHG STORY BEHD JEFF AND MACKENZIE BEZOS' $2.5 MILLN GIFT SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE

Some Forb 400 rich list members have bee backers of equal rights as a show of solidary to their gay sons and dghters.

THE UNSPOKEN FACTOR AMAZON'S SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME: JEFF BEZOS' SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS

Sger avoids the limelight more so than Bezos, but agreed to talk to the NYT's Frank Bni June when he lnched a pro-gay rights Super PAC. He has a gay son, who married his partner Massachetts 2o04. His son Jonathan is gay and a major Democratic fundraiser who gave $250, 000 to the Gay & Lbian Victory Fund 2008.

Real tate veloper and nservative polil donor Steven Roth is another billnaire wh a personal stake the issue: like Lewis and Sger, he has a gay son.