Echelon Magazine plans to publish GLBT business directory
Echelon Magazine has announced that it is compiling a list of businesses that will include those owned and/or operated by members of the Queer community itself...
Read More'Buying for Equality' in Kansas City: Hallmark Cards
Welcome to the second installment of the Kansas City GLBT Business Examiner's 'Buying for Equality' series in which we shine the spotlight on another company that calls KC home. Listed as number 93 on the 2008 list of Forbes 200 Largest Private Companies, Hallmark Cards, Inc. has also received a perfect 100 points on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Corporate Equality Index for both 2009 and 2010...
Read MoreTarget may pay up; other companies still spooked
Target has entered into negotiations with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to answer the HRC's call to "Make it Right" and to quell the backlash that stemmed from contributions to MN Forward, a political action committee in Minnesota supporting anti-gay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
Read MoreMarketing analysis predicts 2010 gay buying power in U.S. at $743 billion
Market research firms have predicted that the 2010 buying power of gays and lesbians in the United States will be a whopping $743 billion, up $1 billion from last year despite continued widespread economic hardships...
Read MoreTarget stock lost over $1.3 billion with threat of boycott, but rallies today
Target stocks (NYSE: TGT) have slumped over the last couple weeks, partially in fear of boycott, since CEO Gregg Steinhafel first defended the company's controversial contributions on June 27th, costing the company over $1 billion in stock market capitalization
Read MoreDonation history reveals Target's anti-gay leadership
New research into political donation histories has revealed that the leadership of Target does not share the same beliefs of "unwavering" support for equal rights that they claim are important to their company.
Read MoreStudy shows marketing to LGBTQ community benefits businesses
Preliminary findings from the 2010 Out Now Global LGBT Study suggest that companies benefit overall from marketing to and support for the queer community...
Read More'Buying for Equality' in Kansas City: AMC Entertainment
In this installment of the Kansas City GLBT Business Examiner's "Buying for Equality" series we take a look at Kansas City based AMC Entertainment, parent company of AMC Theaters and Loews Cineplex
Read MoreTarget CEO apologizes for anti-gay contributions
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel apologized Thursday for the company's insensitive political contributions backing an anti-gay candidate and promised increased responsibility for future contributions.
Read MoreChief Judge Vaughn R Walker deems Prop 8 unconstitutional
The gay rights movement made a huge leap forward today as Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker delivered his decision on the high profile case Perry v. Schwarzenegger this afternoon, declaring California’s 2008 Marriage Protection Act, or Proposition 8, unconstitutional.
Read MoreOutrage continues over corporate anti-gay political contributions
Updating previous reports that Target donated $150,000 to MN Forward, the political action committee supporting anti-gay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, electronics giant Best Buy is also coming under fire for donating $100,000 to the same group, leaving queer allies wondering where to shop.
Read MoreGay rights good for economy
Houston mayor Annise Parker says equality promotes a healthy economy...
Read MoreTarget Paints Bullseye with Anti-Gay Contributions
Retail giant Target has upset the LGBTQ community with it’s $150,000 contribution to a political group supporting Minnesota’s anti-gay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
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