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Procter & Gamble publicly supports same-sex marriage
The Cincinnati EnquirerP&G publicly supports same-sex marriage
Alexander Coolidge
Nov 18, 2o14
For the first time in its history, Procter & Gamble is openly supporting same-sex marriage.
The Cincinnati-based consumer products giant says it embraced gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees for more than 20 years. Now, the company says same-sex marriage has become an important enough issue to its workers that it is taking a public stand.
P&G executives say they want to attract top talent from all backgrounds and part of that strategy is providing a welcoming work environment.
"We have always supported our employees and fostered a culture of inclusion and respect – this includes the right to marry whomever they choose and to have that union legally recognized," said Deborah P. Majoras, P&G's chief legal officer and executive sponsor to GABLE – the company's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender-allied employee group....
MORE at http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2014/11/18/pg-supports-gay-marriage/19226479/
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While they can be slow to get the right place, when they do it's usually unequivocal.
Many years ago, they were the firm that kept Dr. Laura off mainstream TV...and it was because one mid/low level manager said she was crazy and he made his case all the way up to the board. That was when P&G still wielded significant influence with the networks about content (probably less so today) and they made it clear she wasn't going to get any advertising dollars from what was then the countries largest TV advertiser.
Also - they tend to be the "first domino" among the big conservative companies on a lot of issues so it'll be interesting to see how this ripples out through corporate america.
note: it's Procter with an "E". (vs. Proctor-Silex with an "O"
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This is neat. 
