Businesses that supported Yes on 8

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Comment by Thomas Leavitt on December 27, 2008 at 9:52pm

Probably on the AZ Secretary of State's web site, somewhere. Same thing with the Florida amendment. If you can't find it from here, I can go look for it myself. Please post the link here if you find it.

Comment by Denise Heap on December 27, 2008 at 8:21pm

Where would I find a list of companies who donated to Prop 102 in AZ?

Comment by Thomas Leavitt on December 27, 2008 at 7:50pm

Facebook Group: Gay and Gay Friendly Businesses and Destinations

Comment by Thomas Leavitt on December 17, 2008 at 1:47pm

BiNetUSA has put together a "Bi" shopping page, which of course, I encourage all elements of our community to utilize as a means of expressing positive support for queer business.

Comment by Angelina on December 11, 2008 at 11:41pm

Thank you for all of this info...I had noticed several Taco Bells with Yes on Prop 8 signs posted out front...glad to get confirmation that it's true...sad to see so many people put their wealth towards this...I'd like to make a list of what that money could have done if it had been donated to charities and worthy causes.

Comment by Thomas Leavitt on December 6, 2008 at 12:01am

Here's an article on why to shop within the GLBT community, and a Bear Business Directory.

Comment by jaysays on December 5, 2008 at 11:09am

I don't see this link posted here, but its a good link. You can search by state, city, zip code and choose supporters of or opponents to Prop 8.

Comment by Thomas Leavitt on December 1, 2008 at 7:45pm

1. I think we need to take an equally assertive and aggressive positive approach... identify our allies, and support them. Spread lists of supporting companies. I'll do my best to find such as I have time.
2. You're obligated to identify your employer if you donate more than $100 cumulatively to any measure or candidate. Donations by individuals, as opposed to corporate funded donations, are not necessarily representative of the company itself.
3. I don't think it is particularly wise to advocate that the Mormon church be stripped of it's tax exemption, unless it is found to have violated the law. We in Santa Cruz have had some fairly extensive discussions about this. The federal Supreme Court has well established precedents stating that, short of endorsing a particular candidate or party, a non-profit organization (such as your local GLBT community center) is permitted to spend a significant percentage of it's budget on ballot measures and other political activity, without penalty. To date, there's been no evidence that the Mormon Church violated any laws in its actions. Further, we had plenty of courageous allies within the Mormon Church (and others) who put themselves in harms way on our behalf (we had over sixty active No On 8 volunteers from within our local Mormon community, many of whom were out on the street on election day), and initiatives like this hardly help them build credibility in their own community, or cement alliances.

Comment by Genia Stevens on November 30, 2008 at 12:31pm

Kelly, we're posting lists that we find other places. We're not creating the list ourselves.

Sometimes if an indvidual donated money in the name of a company, the company name shows up - so perhaps that low-ranking individual at your secret company wants to make the company appear anti-gay - which will hurt the company in the long run. I'm not sure why an individual would even list their company name unless they want that company's name associated with the donation.

Unless you're willing to disclose your secret company, we can't edit the list. Until then, we'll post the lists we find - just the way we find them.

Comment by Kelly L on November 30, 2008 at 10:34am

Speaking as an employee of one of the above companies, one of the very large ones, I advise some caution is putting out there names of a company as an "enemy" to the cause because of a single donor you find on a list. I cannot state the company name I am referring too since I have my own confidentiality agreements to deal with but suffice it to say that you have a name listed for it here of a person that donated a sum, the person is a low ranking person in the company. I checked the no on 8 donations and saw triple the amount of donations from people within the same company. In my company they go to great lengths to provide an environment that welcomes all that work there. There are always bad apples in any orgnaization, especially when it is a very large one. It is not fair to the organization to demonize them for one person, ignoring the others that have worked to make their company accepting of diversity.

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