27 January 2012, 1:50 pm
Microsoft has officially come out in support of two pieces of legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. Microsoft, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, explained its support by saying that discrimination of any kind lowers the quality of employees that the company is able to hire. A statement on The Official Microsoft Blog titled "Marriage Equality in Washington State Would Be Good for Business" reads in part: Marriage equality in Washington would put employers here on an equal footing with employers in the six other states that already recognize the committed relationships of same-sex couples - Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. This in turn will help us continue to compete for talent. Microsoft has joined forces with five other companies, including Vulcan (founded by none other than Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen), Nike, RealNetworks, Group Health Cooperative and Concur, sent a joint letter to Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, which according to The Atlantic, read simply, "We write you today to show the support of our respective companies for SB 6239 and HB 2516 recognizing marriage equality for same-sex couples." Both bills are set for public hearing on January 23. If passed the legislation would allow civil marriages between same-sex couples. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/21/microsoft-gay-marriage_n_1220800.html Thank you for your donations. LOL... Read More »
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