Five Stori of Publix Anti-Gay Accatns | Miami New Tim

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• HOW PUBLIX GOT CGHT UP 'DON'T SAY GAY' AFTERMATH
• DON'T LET THAT RABOW LOGO FOOL YOU: THE 9 CORPORATNS DONATED MILLNS TO ANTI-GAY POLICIANS
• PUBLIX, WHERE BEG GAY IS NO PLEASURE
• PUBLIX, WHERE BEG GAY IS NO PLEASURE
• PUBLIX WAS SCREWG OVER THE LGBT COMMUNY LONG BEFORE IT DECID NOT TO COVER PREPWH MORE THAN 1,000 LOTNS AND SAL TOPG $34 BILLN, PUBLIX IS ONE OF AMERI'S LARGT REGNAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYFEBARY 5, 2018/8:16 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2084PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}400778 02: A PUBLIX SUPER MARKET IS SEEN EARLY FEBARY 8, 2002 NORCROSS, GA. (ERIK S. 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HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGG PEOPLE AT HIGHT RISK OF THE FLU TO GET PREVENTIVE VACC. WH FLU SEASON APPROACHG, THE OFFICIALS ARE PLAYG DOWN THE CHANC THAT AMERINS WHO GET SICK WILL MISTAKENLY THK THEY HAVE ANTHRAX. (PHOTO BY JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTIVISTS WORRY THE CISN TO NY VERAGE WAS LS A ST-SAVG MEASURE THAN AN DITN OF THE PANY'S MORAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY SGLE EMPLOYEE IS GOG TO GO OUT AND GET PREP, SO N'T BE ST," DEV BARRGTON WARD OF THE NATNAL BLACK LEARSHIP COMMISSN ON AIDS TOLD . "AND I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU DID A ST ANALYSIS, WOULD ST THEM LS ON THEIR SURANCE PREMIUMS IF THEY VERED PREP FOR SOMEONE WHO IS HIV NEGATIVE VERS THAT PERSON BEG HIV POSIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PUBLIX EMPLOYS 170,000 WORKERS AND GARNERS ANNUAL SAL OF MORE THAN $32 BILLN. IT'S BEEN A FAY-OWNED PANY SCE WAS FOUND BY GEE W. JENKS JR 1930. (IN 2016, TODD JON BEME THE FIRST CEO OUTSI THE JENKS FAY.) BUT 'S BEEN SCRIBED AS SULAR, NSERVATIVE AND SLOW TO ADAPT—AND THE PREP CINT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME PUBLIX HAS BEEN LLED OUT BY THE LGBT MUNY: IN 2014, THE PANY WAS ORRED TO PAY $100,000 TO A BAKERY EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY FIRED BEE HE WAS GAY. (THE ORR WAS LATER OVERTURNED.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER SU, STILL ONGOG, ALLEG PUBLIX SUPERVISORS MIAMI VLATED PRIVACY LAWS BY REVEALG AN EMPLOYEE'S HIV DIAGNOSIS.JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGMIAMI - AUGUST 07: A PUBLIX SUPERMARKET PHARMACY MANAGER RETRIEV A BOTTLE OF ANTIBTICS OM THE SHELF AUGT 7, 2007 MIAMI, FLORIDA. PUBLIX HAS CID TO START GIVG AWAY SEVEN MONLY PRCRIBED ANTIBTICS FOR EE. THE ORAL ANTIBTICS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO ST TO ANY CTOMERS WH A PRCRIPTN AS OFTEN AS THEY NEED . PUBLIX WILL OFFER 14-DAY SUPPLI OF THE SEVEN DGS AT ALL OF THE PANY'S PHARMACI. THE SUPERMARKET CHA OPERAT 684 PHARMACI FIVE STAT. (PHOTO BY JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PANY HEALTHRE PLAN FORCED HIM TO FILL PRCRIPTNS AT PUBLIX PHARMACI, AND BOTH AN ASSISTANT PHARMACY MANAGER AND THE STORE MANAGER APPROACHED HIM TO DISCS HIS NDN. SOON AFTER, HIS STAT BEME FODR FOR OFFICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EMPLOYEE WAS FALLY TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER STORE, BUT THE DISCRIMATN NTUED. HE EVENTUALLY LODGED FORMAL PLATS WH BOTH DISTRICT SUPERVISORS AND THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNY COMMISSN BUT, HE CLAIMS, THE STORE RETALIATED BY MOTG HIM AND THEN FALLY FIRG HIM APRIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIAMI NEW TIM CLAIMS MORE THAN A HALF-DOZEN CURRENT AND FORMER PUBLIX EMPLOYE ARE ALLEGG HOMOPHOBIC BEHAVR BY PUBLIX -WORKERS AND MANAGEMENT. ONE SAID HE WAS ROUTELY PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTNS AND NIED PAID BEREAVEMENT LEAVE AFTER LOSG HIS PARTNER OF 33 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVEN IF YOU DON'T SHOP THERE, PUBLIX'S REACH IS BROAD: THE PANY HAS 1,100 LOTNS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST, WH STOR GEIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, SOUTH CAROLA, TENNSEE, NORTH CAROLA, AND VIRGIA. (PUBLIX'S THE SEND-LARGT PRIVATE EMPLOYER FLORIDA, HOME TO TWO-THIRDS OF ALL LOTNS.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PANY HAS NEVER FILLED OUT HRC'S CORPORATE EQUALY INX, EVEN THOUGH HUNDREDS OF LARGER PANI DO, CLAIMG HAS NO TIME FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PUBLIX IS REGNIZED AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND EMPLOYER OF CHOICE BASED ON THE MANY BENEFS WE OFFER OUR ASSOCIATE OWNERS," A SPOKPERSON TOLD NEW TIM 2013. "WE FOLLOW ALL LAWS THE CI AND STAT WHICH WE OPERATE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIV/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

HOW PUBLIX GOT CGHT UP 'DON'T SAY GAY' AFTERMATH

Regnal grocery cha Publix has bee the latt bs to be ught up the fallout of Florida's new ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" Saturday, Florida-based high school stunt activist Jack Petocz lled the pany out on Twter, statg that he had left a long-term job at Publix over s polil donatns. In particular, he noted that the grocery cha had allegedly donated around $200, 000 to sponsors of the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which is officially known as the Parental Rights Edutn bill. "After 4 years of service, I was so disheartened when the pany failed to even make a statement followg more than $200, 000 donatns to the sponsors of the Don't Say Gay bill.

After 4 years of service, I was so disheartened when the pany failed to even make a statement followg more than $200, 000 donatns to the sponsors of the Don't Say Gay bill.

The Publix grocery store cha is unr fire for reportedly donatg $200, 000 to sponsors of the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

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

Newsweek reached out to Publix for addn to Publix, numero other pani have ught flack for donatg to Florida lawmakers volved wh the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Every Pri month, nsumers see their favore brands add rabow strip to their logos, fly flags om their headquarters buildgs and add attractive gay and lbian upl to their ads.

Of urse, e next week, the lendar will flip to July, and 's buhbye to all the cute gays, sparkly rabows and boldly-lored banners flown by big bs. 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:.

PUBLIX, WHERE BEG GAY IS NO PLEASURE

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.

Home Depot donated $1, 825, 500 to 111 anti-gay policians.

PUBLIX, WHERE BEG GAY IS NO PLEASURE

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.

Compani such as Comst/NBCUniversal, AT&T, and Walgreens all purport to be supportive of LGBTQ+ people -- but they and other pro-LGBTQ+ bs have donated to Florida policians who are backg the state's notor "don't say gay" news webse Popular Informatn reviewed mpaign ntributns om 2020 onward to the bill's sponsors the Florida Hoe and Senate, the senators who voted for the bill mtee, and Gov. For stance, he voted agast a bill nfirmg same-sex upl' right to adopt children bee, he said, he "simply n't affirm homosexualy.

PUBLIX WAS SCREWG OVER THE LGBT COMMUNY LONG BEFORE IT DECID NOT TO COVER PREPWH MORE THAN 1,000 LOTNS AND SAL TOPG $34 BILLN, PUBLIX IS ONE OF AMERI'S LARGT REGNAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYFEBARY 5, 2018/8:16 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2084PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}400778 02: A PUBLIX SUPER MARKET IS SEEN EARLY FEBARY 8, 2002 NORCROSS, GA. (ERIK S. 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HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGG PEOPLE AT HIGHT RISK OF THE FLU TO GET PREVENTIVE VACC. WH FLU SEASON APPROACHG, THE OFFICIALS ARE PLAYG DOWN THE CHANC THAT AMERINS WHO GET SICK WILL MISTAKENLY THK THEY HAVE ANTHRAX. (PHOTO BY JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTIVISTS WORRY THE CISN TO NY VERAGE WAS LS A ST-SAVG MEASURE THAN AN DITN OF THE PANY'S MORAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY SGLE EMPLOYEE IS GOG TO GO OUT AND GET PREP, SO N'T BE ST," DEV BARRGTON WARD OF THE NATNAL BLACK LEARSHIP COMMISSN ON AIDS TOLD . "AND I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU DID A ST ANALYSIS, WOULD ST THEM LS ON THEIR SURANCE PREMIUMS IF THEY VERED PREP FOR SOMEONE WHO IS HIV NEGATIVE VERS THAT PERSON BEG HIV POSIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PUBLIX EMPLOYS 170,000 WORKERS AND GARNERS ANNUAL SAL OF MORE THAN $32 BILLN. IT'S BEEN A FAY-OWNED PANY SCE WAS FOUND BY GEE W. JENKS JR 1930. (IN 2016, TODD JON BEME THE FIRST CEO OUTSI THE JENKS FAY.) BUT 'S BEEN SCRIBED AS SULAR, NSERVATIVE AND SLOW TO ADAPT—AND THE PREP CINT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME PUBLIX HAS BEEN LLED OUT BY THE LGBT MUNY: IN 2014, THE PANY WAS ORRED TO PAY $100,000 TO A BAKERY EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY FIRED BEE HE WAS GAY. (THE ORR WAS LATER OVERTURNED.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER SU, STILL ONGOG, ALLEG PUBLIX SUPERVISORS MIAMI VLATED PRIVACY LAWS BY REVEALG AN EMPLOYEE'S HIV DIAGNOSIS.JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGMIAMI - AUGUST 07: A PUBLIX SUPERMARKET PHARMACY MANAGER RETRIEV A BOTTLE OF ANTIBTICS OM THE SHELF AUGT 7, 2007 MIAMI, FLORIDA. PUBLIX HAS CID TO START GIVG AWAY SEVEN MONLY PRCRIBED ANTIBTICS FOR EE. THE ORAL ANTIBTICS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO ST TO ANY CTOMERS WH A PRCRIPTN AS OFTEN AS THEY NEED . PUBLIX WILL OFFER 14-DAY SUPPLI OF THE SEVEN DGS AT ALL OF THE PANY'S PHARMACI. THE SUPERMARKET CHA OPERAT 684 PHARMACI FIVE STAT. 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Walgreens' ntributns of $28, 000 were divid among DeSantis and other Florida policians who support the "don't say gay" pani and associatns that have donated to "don't say gay" supporters clu Anhser-Bch ($75, 000), Charter Communitns ($102, 000), Publix ($125, 000), and the Natnal Associatn of Realtors ($100, 000). Florida isn't alone nsirg some versn of a "don't say gay" bill.

Publix might be great for li sandwich, but 's bad for gay employe, acrdg to the Human Rights Campaign and several lol LGBT activists. Walmart, for stance, jumped om a sre of 40 2011 to a current sre of 80 (out of 100) by extendg benefs to domtic partners and adoptg polici to protect gay, lbian, and transgenr employe. 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.

There is no feral or state law that specifilly protects lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr Amerins om workplace discrimatn.