Yay, more things I have to drop

[stinglikeabee]

Queerty's 10 Companies That Hate The Gays (via ontd_political)

I'm still on the fence about boycotts, seeing as how they're poorly thought out most of the time but damn, seeing those names on the list just makes me want to stomp on things. Even this:

A Fortune 1000 Company, Brown-Forman distributes Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodkas, Herradura Tequila, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Fetzer Wines, Korbel Champagne, Bolla Wines, Bonterra Wines, but provides no comfort to its gay and lesbian employees, refusing even basic domestic partner benefits.

*tear* Oh well, I've still got Guinness. Yeah, I know Guinness isn't vegan ... IDK, lesser of all evils?

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[ldragoon.livejournal.com]

I'd always wondered why Goodwill has such a high turnover rate (I was going to my local one almost every other weekend, so I noticed), and I read up about them to make sure they weren't some sort of horrible employer. Turns out they give a lot of entry level positions to people who need them for resume builders, and THAT'S why they have high turnover. They're basically employing a lot of people other companies would probably pass on.

Snagged from Wikipedia:

Goodwill Industries International is one of the world’s largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.

I thought that was pretty cool -- I feel pretty good about giving them money. And WEAVE is definitely a slam dunk. They're just awesome. :)