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Article

6 Jul 2013

Author:
Bloomberg

Top US firms support gays, pressure states over same-sex marriage

Support for gay marriage by companies as varied as Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Starbucks is gathering steam to change policies in American states that bar same-sex couples from tying the knot…State legislators stand to feel the heat as more businesses speak out against laws in states…that recognise only heterosexual marriage. While fewer than half the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 are based in states that allow gays to wed, most already have policies that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation…Goldman Sachs and Expedia are among businesses gearing up to support a federal bill to prevent workforce discrimination based on sexual orientation. Of Fortune 500 companies, 88 per cent include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies and more than 60 per cent offer domestic partner health benefits, according to…[an] NGO. [Also refers to Apple, eBay, IBM]