The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stor Inc has emerged as an unlikely voice for gay rights after the Arkansas ernor heed his ll on Wednday to reject a much-cricized bill. For years has risted lls by labour groups to pay a "livg wage" and s move Febary to crease pay to at least $9 an hour was viewed by many analysts as driven by petn for workers a tight labour market as much as social ncerns.
Contents:
- WAL-MART SUPPORTS GAYS
- WALMART JT HELPED THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT A MAJOR WAY AND HERE’S WHY ’S IMPORTANT
- WALMART’S REMARKABLE GAY RIGHTS JOURNEY
- ANALYSIS - WAL-MART SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS TURNS ON BS
WAL-MART SUPPORTS GAYS
Walmart Inc. placed sixth on Diversy Inc.'s recently released 2021 list of large U.S. pani that support gay and transgenr employe and suppliers. * walmart support gay *
Pani that support gay and transgenr employe and suppliers. 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 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. Claim: Wal-Mart has partnered wh the Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce. Wal-Mart asks for, and receiv, permissn to jo homosexual marriage group.
WALMART JT HELPED THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT A MAJOR WAY AND HERE’S WHY ’S IMPORTANT
Has Wal-Mart partnered wh the Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce? * walmart support gay *
Read "Wal-Mart Partners Wh Gay and Lbian Group". Wal-Mart, the largt retailer the world, has asked for and received permissn to jo the Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce.
The NGLCC is a leadg promoter of homosexual marriage.
Although Wal-Mart has never exclud homosexuals om beg employe, ctomers, or suppliers, the pany wanted to be more closely intified wh promotg the homosexual agenda. homosexual marriage. Also, Wal-Mart will give homosexual-owned bs special treatment when makg purchas.
WALMART’S REMARKABLE GAY RIGHTS JOURNEY
While not necsarily known for their stnch LGBTQ+ advocy, Walmart has helped the gay rights movement progrs towards a huge victory. The… * walmart support gay *
Compani not owned by homosexuals will be moved down the list. NGLCC lled Wal-Mart's actn "part of the pany's ongog mment to advancg diversy (homosexualy) among all of s associate, supplier and ctomer bas. Wal-Mart is offerg the same kd of support for homosexual marriage which Ford Motor Company has been givg to homosexual groups for years.
Origs: In Augt 2006, mega-retailer Wal-Mart announced a partnership wh Natnal Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) which clud reprentatn on that anizatn's rporate advisory uncil. Conservative groups were displeased wh the retail giant's alliance wh homosexual groups and were vol their opposn to .
On the other si of the aisle, not all members of the gay muny were ready to embrace Wal-Mart merely for s havg partnered wh the NGLCC. Jeremy Bishop, program director of Pri at Work, a nstuency group wh the AFL-CIO labor feratn, said Wal-Mart should not expect the support of gay shoppers when do not offer domtic partnership benefs for s gay workers. As to the NGLCC beg "a leadg promoter of homosexual marriage, " a number of s prs releas do show the group as beg vol s opposn to the Marriage Protectn Act.
ANALYSIS - WAL-MART SUPPORT OF GAY RIGHTS TURNS ON BS
Walmart might be a laggg ditor on Amerin acceptance of gay rights, but that's exactly why 's so important. * walmart support gay *
However, the assertn that "Wal-Mart would give homosexual-owned bs special treatment when makg purchas" seems to be a misparsg of the retailer's newfound mment to enurage gay-owned manufacturers to jo the ranks of s suppliers. The cisn by Wal-Mart (along wh dozens of other retailers) to donate 5% of sal iated through the web se of the Washgton DC Communy Center for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr People web se prompted the followg "actn alert" om the Amerin Fay Associatn November 2006:. Wal-Mart Contribut 5% Of Onle Sal To Homosexual Group.