94.2% of 2008 Fortune 500 companies provide protections for gay employees

Submitted by NewsSystem on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 12:52.

There is an interesting side note to this. Of the 29 companies that are not GLBT friendly, 14 or 48% are headquartered in Texas.

Equality Forum news release: Senator Obama and Senator McCain Take Opposite Positions on Sexual Orientation Workplace Protection PHILADELPHIA—Equality Forum, a national and international gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, reported that 471 (94.2%) of the 2008 FORTUNE…

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