Daily News | Comcast gave $1M to politicians supporting anti-LGBTQ bills
$300,000 to the Republican Governors Association and $158,500 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which support politicians dismantling queer and trans rights around the country.Last year, more than 300 Comcast NBCUniversal employeescalling their employer’s support of such politicians hypocritical and asking them to reconsider.
More than 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year, which the Human Rights CampaignNearly half of those bills target the trans and nonbinary community. State legislators have voted to pass 70 anti-LGBTQ bills this year. “Comcast’s investment in all parts of LGBT community have been substantial, from increasing workplace inclusivity and ending invisibility, support for Marriage Equality before the Supreme Court decision, and continued support of the Equality Act in the U.S. Congress,” he said in a statement. “They have done a tremendous amount to increase LGBT inclusivity and they’ll continue to lead that charge, and learn from the past.
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