Comments on: Don’t Buy Here: 10 Companies That Hate The Gays

By: Mark Sappenfield

Mark Sappenfield — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:47:07 +0000

Citgo is not a Venezuelan-owned company. That is a right-wing rumor which refuses to die.

By: Donna Gasper

Donna Gasper — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:20:04 +0000

Thanks for the info.. Now I know where to put my money and where to SHOP.

By: Tyr Jung

Tyr Jung — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:35:14 +0000

And from last I heard, “Target” is also on the do not shop list… mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa…

By: Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:22:50 +0000

Thanks for the list. Eff all those a-holes!

By: Bev

Bev — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:03:22 +0000

@Matt: I’m with you Matt. The Salvation Army does great work and are right on the spot in disasters. I don’t think they will ask a trapped flood victim about their sexual orientation. As for Wal-Mart, even though their presence shut down so many small businesses in my hometown, I buy where I get the best prices – I have to.

By: rob morgan

rob morgan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:39:15 +0000

brown foreman gives lots of money to gay rights organizations through “just fund kentucky” every year..they are a major source of funding in ky for all that is GOOD ABOUT GAY..TAKE NOTE…!!!

By: beloved Dyke

beloved Dyke — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:29:45 +0000

Optivest properties owner is a homophobic owner who runs 44 site across the country. Email him at warren@optivestproperties.com. tell him what you think. call the corporate office 949-661-8686 or him directly 949-616-9148..

feel free to look up the site and owners there are 3 of them on the prop 8 list and you may be renting from them..

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:41:10 +0000

I’ve never heard of Brown-Foreman Corp before, but it seems you included them for a reason which is no longer the case (that they refuse domestic partner benefits). I strongly encourage you to take them off the list unless you can come up with another reason for them being included. It’s counterproductive to put them on a current list for past mistakes, especially when it sounds like they’ve made up for it.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:26:46 +0000

I will buy there, ’cause I hate gays.

By: Dallas David

Dallas David — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:38:40 +0000

@Matt: Speaking as a former bookkeeper for The Salvation Army, other charities can give more bang for the donation.
Here in Dallas, for instance, the City of Dallas didn’t renew its contract for a homeless shelter with the Salvation Army, because they found another group who could do more for less.

And it might interest you to know how many $million$ they’ve been collecting over the years from estates, wills, people dying and leaving them $$$ like Ray Kroc (of McDonald’s fame). Plus, they still get lots of government money to run most of their detox centers, so it’s really American Taxpayers who foot the bill — it’s not like their membership do these things out of the kindness of their hearts.

And . . . keep in mind that while they take charitable contributions on one hand, they spend lot$ of ca$h on lawyers to battle equal rights for glbt people.
These are weasels masquarading in Victorian self-righteous fundamentalism. Not worth a contribution, especially when there are so many other charities to support who do more with less.

Best wishes,
a Former Salvation Army Soldier / Sunday School Teacher / Bookkeeper / Fundraiser

By: please

please — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:29:35 +0000

“How did Target not make this list?”

Because Target was and is gay friendly company.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:07:20 +0000

I don’t understand the purpose in articles that are almost 2 YEARS OLD being posted AGAIN. Have none of these places changed, is none of the information different, and WHY ISN’T TARGET CORP ON HERE….I really don’t like it when I read articles that were originally posted almost 2 years ago….

By: Peg

Peg — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:27:29 +0000

Gentlemen: NOW is the National Organization FOR (not of) Women. And if you foolishly wait for the editor to contact you, you’ll be waiting a long time (“I’ve asked the editor to explain his reasons…”) — get a clue, the editor is going to be a woman.

By: Mike in SLC

Mike in SLC — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:59:00 +0000

If it’s any consolation with Wal-Mart, knowing several people who do or have worked at Wal-Mart, they treat all their employees like shit, not just their gay ones.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:46:59 +0000

Those firefighters never should have been forced to participate in a gay pride parade. How would you guys like to be forced into a Tea Party parade?

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:06:49 +0000

@Mike Diamond: And you would know that because….?

By: yyc403

yyc403 — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:54:40 +0000

Thank you for the list. It’s my understanding (perhaps wrong) that Target is anti-gay. Is this true? Target is moving to Canada (where I live) in 2013, and I was not sure about supporting them when they locate here, or when I visit the US.

By: Karin

Karin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:47:29 +0000

Of course a conservative boycott worked against Wal*Mart where the gay community hasn’t even thought of it – you’d have to shop somewhere first in order to boycott it.

By: Hobbyist

Hobbyist — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:32:48 +0000

Nobody has mentioned Hobby Lobby, who is owned by a fundamentalist Christian family and whose entire leadership team is also fundamentalist. They took over Oral Roberts University and regularly support anti-gay candidates.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:00:25 +0000

This is such a load of nonsense, Walmart is not all at gay haters and should not be in number 2. That is ridiculous. Walmart does offer domestic partner benefits for health insurance, discount card and many other services. Instead of worrying about the companies that can’t do this or that, why don’t we worry about the states and cities that won’t allow it. Then maybe laws could change. I guess that isn’t a concern. I am disgusted that everyone slanders Walmart, when they are one of the most gay friendly business out there today, much more than Target. Who purposely support gay bashes in their homestate, which I guess everyone seems to forgotten about so very quickly. When Target was paying $100,000 to government officials to ban gay marriage in states, no one stopped shopping at Target and frankly no one even cared. Walmart a company that goes out of their way to provide support, benefits and rights to Gay and lesbian individuals is bashed. Last time I checked most companies do not state that they can’t not hire someone based on sexual orientation, most companies do not even have that in their information. Walmart does offer that. Also speaking on a different subject Walmart is the only reason the oil companies out of their mess to clean up that oil, maybe someone should praise Walmart for lending the country their logistic team.

By: Jana

Jana — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:53:44 +0000

Walmart should NOT be on this list what so ever. They are very LGBT friendly. Where is Best Buy and Target on this list? THEY are the ones who need to be on here. They have been anti-LGBT all along; which has even made headlines. I think this ‘article’ is just basically a list of companies that someone decided they didn’t approve of themselves, and is not based on actual facts.

By: Lorita Nixon

Lorita Nixon — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:07:49 +0000

I knew about Wal-Mart and Domino’s, and am absolutely heartbroken about the Salvation Army. I’m always amazed at how people who call themselves “Christians” are usually the ones with the most hate. Not all Christians … don’t want to start a flame war here. I’m kind of in a dilemma about Wal-Mart, though. I am on SS Disability but don’t qualify for Medicaid because I get $100 each month above their cut-off, and Wal-Mart has the best prices for prescriptions. And when you’re dealing with 3 autoimmune diseases with other health issues, it can get pretty pricey. These are prescriptions I need just to live. I do, however, definitely keep it to a minimum my other purchases, though.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:26:29 +0000

Surely there are other, more worthy local organizations giving food, clothing, and comfort to those in need without the religious kick-back required by the salvation army. (lower case showing my disrespect)

@Matt:

By: jj

jj — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:09:41 +0000

Did you guys see the most recent Domino’s TV campaign? If features “Jess” – an employee of a Dominos restaurant. She’s a bull dyke for sure. A sweetheart – but obviously a lesbian. I think if it was an (obvious) gay male, more gay blogs would have picked this up right away. Anyway, that makes me question Dominos place on this list. I see the commercials all the time which leads me to believe they spent a lot $ on exposure for “Jess.”

By: DeaconMac

DeaconMac — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:56:21 +0000

Two that should be added to the list:

New Directions – whose Chairman of the Board and primary owner donated half a million dollars to the Mitt Romney campaign — the candidate who signed a pledge to write anti-gay discrimination into the US Constitution. Details here: http://getsatisfaction.com/new.....l_donation

Target – who gave $150,000 to a GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota, a candidate closely aligned with a group that literally calls for the stoning of gays.

By: RICHARD RALSTON

RICHARD RALSTON — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:53:00 +0000

@David Hauslaib: I KNOW IN OKLAHOMA IF YOU ARE HOMELESS AND NEED A PLACE TO CRASH FOR A NIGHT AS I DID ONCE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DOWN ON MY LUCK DON’T RY SALVATION ARMY.EVEN WITH OPEN SPACE THEY DENIED ME AND THE ONLY REASON MY SEXUALITY CAME UP WAS THE FACT I WEAR PRIDE BANDS ON MY WRIST! AFTER THE HOSTILITY I’VE FACED IN MY LIFE OVER BEING GAY THERE IS NO WAY I’D REMOVE THEM. I AM NOW A GAY CHRISTIAN MINISTER WHO REACHES OUT TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY!! I PRAY THAT THE SALVATION ARMY HAS A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING THAT THE LORD LOVES ALL HIS CHILDREN EQUALLY!!

By: Scott LePage

Scott LePage — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:12:13 +0000

How did Target not make this list?

By: LOrionmd

LOrionmd — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:29:47 +0000

THIS IS OLD NEEDS UPDATE!

By: Ron in New York

Ron in New York — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:49:24 +0000

Gee, Clay, I might be really offended by that…if it were original…but two or three other bigots had already posted that.

Let’s play ‘horsey’, Clay…I’ll be the horsey’s head and you can just be yourself.

By: Clay

Clay — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:52:27 +0000

Wow great article now I know where to shop and spend all my money. I was always afraid I would support the stupid fags. Now I can shop and not worry about supporting fags.

By: Barack Obama

Barack Obama — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:06:20 +0000

Hoorah for those “Conservative Corporations” with High Moral Standards.., I will buy even more and more from them…

By: justiceontherocks

justiceontherocks — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:07:35 +0000

@One man One woman: Are you a top or a bottom? Do you swallow? Which televangelist do you think about when you’re having sex with your wife?

By: Shannon1981

Shannon1981 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:12:46 +0000

@One man One woman: You do that. And Jeffree is right, now you’ll have gay ads all over your pages! People are gonna think you’re one of us!

By: Jeffree

Jeffree — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:53:15 +0000

@OneManOneWoman: By posting on this site, you’re adding to the coffers of gay media, for which we thank you! That’s what capitalism is all about. You’re now officially part of the LGB blogosphere, and will receive targeted ads whenever you fire up your browser. Enjoy!

By: One man One woman

One man One woman — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:42:05 +0000

Thank you for this list. I will make sure and GIVE them EXTRA support, call them and thank them for standing up for morality, and give more money to show them that moral Americans put their money where their mouths are.

By: Ron in New York

Ron in New York — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:26:11 +0000

@God-fearing American:”Weather or not”? Too funny whether you agree with him or not.

Dear God, protect me from your followers…Amen.

By: Ron in New York

Ron in New York — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:54:12 +0000

Hey Rob, let’s play ‘horsey’… I’ll be the horsey’s head and you can just be yourself. haha

But seriously, Folks…as far as Walmart is concerned, I do shop at their stores when I’m near one, and I’ve started ordering from them online since I heard that AMAZON dot Com was buying time on Faux News. Walmart have everything and their prices are good, although their prices have been going up steadily recently. Call me a hypocrite all you want. As a retiree, I shop my wallet these days.

Walmart should charge an admission fee to get into their stores to see some of the trash that shops there. Someone recently sent me some hysterical photos of Walmart shoppers. They sure have some ‘interesting’ customers.

Once, right after Bush was re-elected, I was verbally attacked in a Walmart store because I was wearing a sweatshirt that featured an actual headline from the London Times that read “How Can 97 Million People Be So Stupid?” (referring to the number of people who voted for him). All I said to the creep was “Go read the First Amendment and get back to me.”

You will not find a Walmart store in New York City because they are anti-union, and the Retail Clerks Union is fighting them to the end and so far, they’re winning. I think the closest Walmart to NYC is Kearny, NJ.

Oh, and Pizza Hut’s pizza is far superior to Domino’s any day. Order the stuffed crust. Domino’s pizzas taste like paint chips. Eat up, Rob. haha

By: rob

rob — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:11:20 +0000

I guess ill have to buy from these places more often, especially Wal*mart and domino’s, my two new favorite places haha

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:06:18 +0000

First of all, just because they do not have benefits for domestic partnership does not mean that they “hate” gays..
Also, dont these companies employ a lot of people without discriminating sexual preference? As for the donations, those are made by an individual not the organization in whole.. So point that finger at the head CEO or board of directors.. I think the writer failed here, he should have given us more reason why these companies are not G&L friendly other than, individual donations and lack of benefits that is new to America to begin with, heck you cant even get married in the “land of the free” you have to go to Canada..

By: Pigbitin Mad

Pigbitin Mad — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:40:15 +0000

I am not gay myself but I do support gay causes. In the matter of Brown Forememan. I think they still support Mitch McConnell. I think everyone should Boycott them until they convince MM to stop blocking legislation that is good for everyone (like Universal Healthcare that takes the Fat Cat CEOs out of the picture entirely).

I have written to the NY State Bartenders Assn/Liquor Authority/Restaurant Assn to encourage them to ban these products until they somehow impress upon Mitch McConnell to stop being an obstructionist.

I think you should too, especially as the Repubs have completely taken over the House with their Teabagger Nonsense.