General Mills CEO Opposes Amendment
Tonight, I had the honor to attend General Mills’ annual Pride reception. This is the second year I’ve had the opportunity to attend the event, and as Mark Addicks, Chief Marketing Officer, shared,...
View ArticleGeneral Mills: Just Keeps Getting Better!
A day after General Mills’ CEO Ken Powell announced that his company would oppose the mean-spirited marriage amendment this fall facing Minnesota voters, Ken Charles, VP Global Diversity and Inclusion,...
View ArticleNational Organization for Marriage Responds to General Mills
This will go down as one of the dumbest corporate PR stunts of all time. Brian Brown, NOM President, June 14, 2012 Source: NOM Press Release In a Press Release titled, “General Mills Declares War on...
View ArticleGay Marriage Foes Seek Corporate Neutrality
Great Kare11 Story on how “gay marriage foes” are seeking corporate neutrality. It turns out that The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is at it again. This time, they’ve sent letters to 50 of...
View ArticleBemidji school teacher speaks out against amendment
As a public school teacher, I accepted each and every one of my students no matter their race, gender, religion, social status, economic level or sexual orientation. I created a classroom in which all...
View ArticleAugsburg College opposes marriage amendment
Wouldn’t it be great if every day I could post: “[xyz] opposes marriage amendment!” This week, we’ve seen amendment opposition continue to grow. Both Mankato and Augsburg College have spoken publicly...
View ArticleNBC: The New Normal
By now, you may have heard of NBC’s newest show for the fall lineup, The New Normal. The show tells the unconventional story of raising a family: Bryan and David are a Los Angeles couple, and they have...
View ArticleCalifornia bans “ex-gay therapy” for minors
In March of this year, I shared how the National Organization for Marriage had been promoting “ex-gay therapy” as a way to help change people from being gay. NOM, the primary funding arm behind...
View ArticleBreaking: Star Tribune Editorial Board, “Vote ‘no’ on marriage amendment”
In yet another sign of growing opposition to the mean-spirited marriage amendment, the Editorial Board of the Star Tribune published an open letter this evening publicly opposing the amendment: On Nov....
View ArticleWashington State releases final poll before election
Some good news for my friends in Washington State tonight: The latest poll from Public Policy Polling shows that the majority of Washington supports equality. Q6 Do you think same-sex marriage should...
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