Fact check: Posts misstate Starbucks CEO's quote about gay marriage

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Chief Executive Howard Schultz ved a disgntled anti-gay marriage vtor to sell off his Starbucks shar if he didn't like the pany's support.

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STARBUCKS CEO HOLDS HIS GROUND ON GAY MARRIAGE

His openg sentence reads:"At the Starbucks annual shareholrs meetg on Wednday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear msage to anyone who supports tradnal marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your bs.

The thor, Victor Meda, opens wh this:"At the Starbucks annual shareholrs meetg on Wednday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear msage to anyone who supports tradnal marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your bs. The article, "Howard Schultz to Anti-Gay-Marriage Starbucks Shareholr: 'You Can Sell Your Shar, " accurately reflects the ntext and rponse to a shareholr's qutn, Starbucks' CEO rpond:"If you feel, rpectfully, that you n get a higher return than the 38% you got last year, 's a ee untry.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz dug his heels about gay marriage after an vtor plaed that the pany's support was erodg s bottom le. In March 2012, the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage stuted a "Dump Starbucks" boytt bee of the pany's support of gay marriage.

STARBUCKS CEO HOWARD SCHULTZ’S GRAN SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

"Until January a year ago, we existed whout makg gay marriage a re value of our pany, " said Stber. " Related: Gay muny optimistic about fancial future Many major pani have publicly taken a stance on gay marriage. Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-Fil-A, announced his opposn to gay marriage last year.

Bs surged as ctomers led up at the fast food cha to show their support, while gay upl staged a "kiss day" prott. Strobhar said he believed Starbucks lost revenue bee of s public support for a 2012 same-sex marriage referendum, which turn spired boytts om anti-gay-marriage groups, such as the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage.

Forb, "Howard Schultz To Anti-Gay-Marriage Starbucks Shareholr: ‘You Can Sell Your Shar, ’" March 22, 2013.

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Fact check: Posts misstate Starbucks CEO's quote about gay marriage .

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