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 -by Tommy News Thomas The Reicht wing has launched a campaign to discredit and boycott Home Depot due to their support of LGBT pride events and the LGBT community. We must fight back against this homophobic hatred. Please contact Home Depot and shop there too! From Julia on Facebook: Home Depot has set itself out as a corporate leader in employment non-discrimination policies with a fine record of inclusion and diversity. It’s time that the LGBTQI community show public support of Home Depot’s actions – because honestly, big corporations who publicly align themselves as allies get a lot of flack from our very vocal opponents. It shouldn’t be risky to stand on the side of equality, diversity, and inclusion…, but that is unfortunately still the reality. Anti-Gay activists have been calling for a boycott of the Home Depot, including the American “Family” Association (http://action.afa.net/). Join me in a quick phone call or email of support to let our local and national Home Depot management know that we are aware of their support and are so very grateful to have them on our side. TAKE ACTION: You can also call the nationwide customer care department at 1-800-466-3337. Phone-phobic? You can also send the Home Depot an email through the Contact Us link on their main web page. It’s at the bottom right-hand side at www.homedepot.com Here’s a sample script; please modify as needed and add your own voice: “Hello, my name is _____. I’m a Home Depot customer from (city, state). I just wanted to give you a quick call/send you a quick note to share my support of Home Depot’s corporate inclusion and diversity policies. I am lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered/a straight ally, and I am deeply touched by the public stand that the Home Depot takes, especially in regard to employment non-discrimination, inclusive hiring policies, your support of various Pride celebrations nationwide, and extending insurance benefits to partners of lesbian and gay employees. Because of your message of diversity and because Home Depot is truly a corporate roll-model, you have a loyal customer for life and I sincerely thank you.” Some of Home Depot’s praise-worthy contributions: Home Depot offers insurance benefits to their employees’ same-sex partners including gender-reassignment surgery (source: HRC Corporate Equality Index). Home Depot has been a large corporate sponsor of many Pride events nationwide, and allows employees to participate in these Pride parades and festivals in “any way they choose.” The Home Depot has seven Affinity Groups which are “teams of people who come together around a single aspect of diversity to take action that supports the Company’s business objectives and policies.” One of the Affinity Groups is The Home Depot Pride. From their employment website (https://careers.homedepot.com/cg/content.do?p=diversity): “Diversity is the catalyst for innovative thinking, entrepreneurial spirit and new ways of building our communities. The greater the diversity of our people, the greater our ability to serve our customers. “At The Home Depot, we firmly believe that talent comes in many forms, and we celebrate each and every one of them. It is talent above all else that is cultivated, nourished and is considered to be the foundation of our culture. There’s no doubt we’re at our best when we bring all of our diverse talents to bear on creating a great customer and associate experience. “The Home Depot does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.” Let’s not let good work go unrewarded. Can you spare five minutes to give praise where praise is due? Source: You can send the Home Depot an email through the Contact Us link on their main web page. It’s at the bottom right-hand side at this link: www.homedepot.com
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