A new investigation shows more than two dozen corporations making dubious political donations.
of the movement for gay liberation. But to add insult to injury, many of these same corporations also happen to donate millions of dollars to anti-LGBTQ politicians, actively funding efforts to restrict the rights of those they claim to support.from Popular Information found this to be true of more than two dozen companies this year, which together donated upwards of $10 million to anti-gay state and federal politicians over the last two years. Among them are Walmart, CVS, and Exxon Mobile.
Many of these companies misleadingly boast a 100 percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign , which releaseson how workplaces treat LGBTQ people and advocate on behalf of them. But as Popular Information notes, these ratings don’t take into account corporations’ political donations, which means they leave out one of the most revealing pieces of information about their dedication to advancing LGBTQ rights.
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