
By Jase Peeples
Originally published on Advocate.com March 13 2013 2:28 PM ET
From opinion polls to popular votes, support for marriage equality has never been stronger, and the latest commercial for Microsoft Outlook, which features a lesbian couple on their wedding day, is a reflection of that cultural shift.
The Washington-based company has a track record of pro-LGBT stances. The founder and CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, each donated $100,000 to support Washington state's marriage equality law as it was challenged in a referendum vote this November.
Microsoft also joined a coalition of companies that filed a legal brief opposed to the Defense of Marriage Act, calling for it to be struck down by arguing the federal ban on same-sex marriage is bad for business.
Watch the commercial below.
Links:
[1] http://www.advocate.com/
[2] http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/07/02/microsoft-executives-donate-200k-support-marriage-equality
[3] http://advocate.com/business/2011/11/04/google-microsoft-starbucks-say-doma-hurts-their-businesses