From the video’s description:
“On June 29, thousands of Apple employees and their families marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade. They came from around the world — from cities as far as Munich, Paris, and Hong Kong — to celebrate Apple’s unwavering commitment to equality and diversity. Because we believe that inclusion inspires innovation.”
(h/t to Graham for sharing)
Google Takes Aim At Russia With Rainbow Olympics Doodle
Google.com is featuring a rainbow-colored Olympics “Doodle” to take aim at Russia’s anti “gay propaganda” policies, just a day before the Sochi Olympics opening ceremonies.
The Doodle is also appearing on Google.ru. Below the search box is a quote from the Olympic Charter:
“The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.” –Olympic Charter
Clicking the logo brings you to the Google search results for “Olympic Charter,” the rules and guidelines that govern the Olympics.
Did you know?: A Gaygler is Google’s term for an LGBT Google employee
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Support Your Favourite LGBT Organizations When You Make a Purchase on Amazon
Donating to your favourite LGBT organizations just got easier! Amazon recently launched Amazon Smile, a feature where the company will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to an organization of your choice.
Amazon’s database includes almost a million charities, schools, and other nonprofits, including many LGBT organizations.
“Tens of millions of products” on Amazon are eligible for AmazonSmile donations, and those are marked as “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation.” All you need to do is select an organization and shop!
Can’t think of an organization to donate to? Here are just a few LGBT organizations available on AmazonSmile:
Which organization will you be donating to?
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YouTube Launches #ProudToLove Video
At YouTube, we believe that everyone has the right to love and be loved. We strive to make YouTube a place where all communities can feel proud to express themselves and connect through video. That’s why we’re proud to stand with the LGBT community and support equal rights and marriage equality for all.
JOIN IN: Who, what, or why are you #ProudToLove?
Upload a video or share a post with #ProudToLove in the title so others can find it.
‘Muppets’ sever ties with Chick-Fil-A over anti-gay stance, donates payment from partnership to GLAAD
From The Huffington Post:
“The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chic-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors. Lisa Henson, our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).”
Read the full Huffington Post article
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Oreo posts photo of pride Oreo on Facebook, causes controversy
Oreo posted this image to their official Facebook Page in support of pride weekend, which caused some of their Facebook fans to speak up — both for and against it.
Google Chrome runs television ad featuring the “It Gets Better” project
Google Chrome is running a television ad featuring Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” project. The commercial is part of Google’s biggest offline ad campaign.
The video, which was uploaded to Google Chrome’s YouTube account on Monday, features Dan Savage any the many other videos that were created for the project.
“Beginning with one inspiring video, Dan Savage used the web to create the It Gets Better project–a movement that has generated thousands of uplifting videos that give hope to teens.”
According to the New York Times, Google Chrome’s overall television campaign is “the biggest offline campaign ever for Google.”
Countless others have been joining in on the project. Just last month, Apple employees launched their own video.
Last year, Google announced that it would offer gay employees extra pay to allow for tax inequality.
Did you know?: A “Gaygler” is a gay Google employee?
(Video via Reddit)
Apple employees: It Gets Better
Apple employees share a personal message for the It Gets Better Project.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by purchasing a $3 marriage equality donation for $1
Fab.com is celebrating Valentine’s Day by “selling” $3 donations to Freedom To Marry for just $1.
Once purchased, Fab.com will make a $3 donation to Freedom To Marry on the purchaser's behalf. The deal ends at midnight (PST) tonight.
According to the press release, “if a buyer gets three of their friends to also buy this deal, Fab.com will up their matching donation to $5 for the initial buyer. The deal ends at midnight tonight.”
Fab.com launched “The Big Gay Deal of the Day” on February 1st, a daily deal service similar to Groupon—but targeted to gays. Since its launch, the service has offered deals such as gay-themed magazine subscriptions, DVDs, vacation packages and other products.
Freedom to Marry is the United States' leading marriage equality campaign.
Editorial disclaimer: Dan Leveille, the author of this post, is a Junior Advisor at Fab.com.
Infographic: Top Fortune 500 companies and their LGBT equality rankings
Designer Tiffany Farrant created an infographic overviewing the top 100 Fortune 500 companies and their LGBT equality rankings.
The infographic, which was designed for Meet The Boss TV, highlights the best and worst US companies to work for in regards to LGBT equality.
Equality rankings are based using the Human Rights Campaign’s 2011 Corporate Equality Index. This index evaluates companies on their employment policies and practices pertaining LGBT people.
(via fastcodedesign)
