Should Consumers Vote With Their Dollars on Gay Rights Issues?

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Thanks for reminding me of the HRC's Corporate Equality Index. In the examples, you gave, I somehow naturally have chosen to use the products/services of the more gay-friendly companies. That makes me think that maybe I've remembered new stories about pro-gay or anti-gay policies or that some corporations' own ads indicate a progressive/conservative slant.
However, I will review the Index before I do any more shopping, especially with the big-spending holiday season approaching.

Bob Niemic of DC 2:31PM November 29, 2009

I use the corporate equality index as a guide while job hunting. I will not work for a company that does not support my family just because I am gay.
As I review this comparison it is clear the companies that support their LGBT employees are also the stronger brands.
Employers should court the best and brightest employees. To do so they must have inclusive equal opportunity policies and benefits for LGBT employees. Clearly those companies that have already achieved this standard are stronger for it.

Joe of WA 5:21PM November 23, 2009

Minor differences among companies are not that critical to me. However, there are some outfits that are so horrifically anti-gay that I haven't used their products or services for years. Exxon, for example, is the only company to date that has actually rescinded non-discriminatory policies that were already in place. Exxon seems almost to take a grim pride in refusing to treat its thousands and thousands of gay and lesbian emplyees fairly and with dignity.
Companies like that you just can't wait to see crash and burn. And the bigger they are, the harder they'll fall.

Roy of TX 2:25PM November 23, 2009