PG&E Contributes $250,000 to Defeat CA Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

In what can only be defined as a sign of the changing tides, California’s Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has donated $250,000 to fight California’s anti-gay, marriage amendment — and they don’t plan to stop their efforts there. PG&E also says its will help form a council to get other businesses in the state to work to defeat California’s Proposition 8.

I challenge the American Family Association to call a boycott on them… considering they provide their services to the majority of California’s homes. Lights out fundies!

The donation from the utility, and the formation of the business council, represents a shift from the last time that the question of gay marriage was on the ballot, in 2000. Back then, many businesses stayed on the sidelines. This time, in addition to PG&E, other large corporations such as AT&T and Wells Fargo also have donated to defeat Proposition 8.

Analysts said businesses may be more willing to get involved this time because they have more gay and lesbian employees who are out and in positions of power and because they believe the amendment could hurt business if passed, by giving the impression that California is not friendly to gay and lesbians.

via LA Times

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