CovidiocracyMar 30, 2024

#BestBuy is caving to threats by #christofascist #Republican investors, and will stop contributing to #LGBTQ non-profit organizations — including blocking their employee resource groups from making donations to those groups.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/best-buy-offers-screen-lgbtq-nonprofit-donations-conservative-pressure-rcna145603
#bigotry #discrimination #boycott #BBY

Best Buy offers to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations after conservative pressure, filing shows

Best Buy offered to screen donations from its employee resource groups going to LGBTQ causes after pressure from a conservative think tank, SEC filing shows.

NBC News
Show threadCarl (He/Him)

@ampersine The NBC article says that actually, they didn't change donation policies at all. "This, in turn, ensures NCPPR’s shareholder proposal regarding LGBTQ donations will not be presented at Best Buy’s annual shareholder meeting in June."

I have no inside information, but I suspect one person at Best Buy was willing, but some higher-up then said, "Nope." Compare that filing to, say, https://corporate.bestbuy.com/at-best-buy-pride-is-part-of-our-business/

At Best Buy, Pride is part of our business - Best Buy Corporate News and Information

Best Buy strives to create an inclusive environment. With Pride Month in June, we celebrate with our employees, customers and communities.

Best Buy Corporate News and Information
Mar 30, 2024 at 12:15pmWeb
Show threadCeceliaMar 31, 2024
@nitpicking @ampersine My read is that they didn’t have anything to change because they were already doing what was being requested and just removed the cover that they were supportive.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Mar 31, 2024

@helianthropy @ampersine

Except they haven't. There's so much real stuff to be outraged at--why waste it on a fizzle?