Costco stands by DEI policies, accuses conservative lobbyists of 'broader agenda'
Costco said the group pushing them to cut DEI was not interested in "reducing risk for the company but the abolition of diversity initiatives."
January 24, 2025
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Costco said the group pushing them to cut DEI was not interested in "reducing risk for the company but the abolition of diversity initiatives."
Shocking: the straight, white man is not automatically the best person for a job.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an appeal Thursday to strip federal funding from Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, a public child care institution that allegedly religiously indoctrinates children and discriminates against LGBT people in their hiring practices. "We strongly believe that any group taking public funds should not discriminate in hiring or proselytize," said Joe Conn, press contact for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. "Kentucky Baptist Homes takes buckets of public funds, yet they still try to indoctrinate the children in their care."
Seattle Pacific University was already under investigation, and freely admits it discriminates against LGBTQ+ applicants.
A study by Business.com shows nonbinary applicants received less employer interest than others, and hiring managers said they cause "drama," among other negative comments.
Meta workers overwhelming disagreed with the abolition of fact-checking and DEI programs, according to a new anonymous survey of 965 verified employees.
Christian right media sources falsely claim Austin's civil rights ordinance will force churches to hire LGBTQ people.
Stopping businesses from discriminating against gay people would be bad for the economy, or so says the governor of Tennessee.
Marlean Ames claims that she suffered “reverse discrimination” as a straight white woman when her queer colleagues were promoted over her.
If churches drop a ban on LGBT employees, they're "redefining sin," says the president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
The rules were in place to protect Americans from discrimination for nearly 60 years.
He was responding to the president’s claim that the former transportation secretary was a “disaster.”
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The chief's firing comes after four police officers filed a complaint about his promoting practices with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Meta's internal announcement comes shortly after leaked training materials revealed that the company instructed moderators to allow posts calling LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill.”
LGBT activists are riled up over Obama's White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, saying the program lacks anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.