Starbucks, Amazon, Pepsi among 400+ companies calling for Equality Act to pass

Starbucks headquarters in Seattle fly a giant rainbow flag during Pride month in 2018
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Over 400 big businesses have jointly said that they want to see the Equality Act passed. The legislation would extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ people in the US.

The businesses concerned have joined the ‘Business Coalition for the Equality Act’, set up by Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

The Equality Act was passed by the House of Representatives in March. However, it faces a tougher battle to be passed by the Senate, which is split equally between Democrats and Republicans.

One Democratic Senator, West Virginia’s Joe Manchin III, has already indicated he might not support the Act, which alone could scupper its chances.

Related: Joe Manchin may have officially killed the Equality Act & the rest of Biden’s agenda

Household name companies to sign up to the coalition (which was first launched in 2016 but has grown steadily in the last five years), include Apple, Airbnb, Amazon, PepsiCo, General Motors, CVS, Facebook, Marriott, Capital One, Starbucks, Domino’s Pizza, Tesla, Pfizer, and Home Depot. They believe the Act will be good for business and is the right thing to do.

“We are seeing growing support from business leaders because they understand that the Equality Act is good for their employees, good for their businesses and good for our country,’ said HRC President Alphonso David in a statement.

The 416 business in the coalition employ over…

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