Microsoft's Big Wedding Gift to Gays

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The founder and CEO of Microsoft have each donated $100,000 to support Washington state's marriage equality law that is being challenged by a referendum vote this November.

Checks from Microsoft founder Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer were delivered to Washington United for Marriage on Friday.

"It's going to make a tremendous difference," Zach Silk of Washington United for Marriage said to the Associated Press on Monday. "It's very important for us to have that broad support from business leaders and companies themselves."

In addition to the individual gifts from Gates and Ballmer, Microsoft Corporation has contributed $10,000 to the campaign to approve Referendum 74 and defend the state’s marriage equality law, according to public disclosure records. Last January, the company joined Nike, Starbucks, Alcoa, Google, and other globally competitive Northwest employers in endorsing the marriage equality legislation. The company issued a statement at the time that said, “Passing the bill would be good for our business and for the state’s economy.”

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/07/02/microsoft-executives-donate-200k-support-marriage-equality

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1. Times are changing. The further we distance ourselves from the 1950's the better.