Yet CVS is far from alone. Comcast, too, has also proven itself “Read to work” … against the LGBTQAI+ community. Since 2019, the telecom company has reportedly spent more than $1.1 million supporting ant-LGBTQAI+ politicians, among which was a $300,000 donation to Florida lawmakers sponsoring anti-trans legislature. It is unclear, however, how much the company spent on their virtual “Pride World,” which is set to “feature events, Pride floats, Pride flags, and even a Pronoun Guide for employees,” The Guardian noted.
Aside from competing with Comcast for market share, it seems AT&T, too, is perhaps looking to beat its telecom rival in terms of bankrolling anti-trans bills, gifting supporters of such legislature $12,950 in Arkansas, $4,000 in Tennessee, $5,000 in North Carolina, $22,500 in Texas, and $27,500 in Florida.
Now reader, if you were expecting watchdog organizations and advocacy groups to call out these corporations on their blatant hypocrisy, it seems you’re out of luck. Despite these donations, The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQAI+ advocacy group in the United States, has consistently ranked several of the corporations listed in the article as having a 100% rating in their 2020 Corporate Equality Index. In a move seemingly designed to give a gold star to companies doing the bare minimum in perpetuating rainbow capitalism, the ranking only takes into account policies within the workplace and “public commitment to the LGBTQ community,” conveniently overlooking political donations.
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