Microsoft News Center:
As other states recognize marriage equality, Washington’s employers are at a disadvantage if we cannot offer a similar, equitable and inclusive environment to our talented employees, our top recruits and their families. This legislation would put Washington employers on equal footing with employers in the six other states that already recognize the committed relationships of same-sex couples. Passing the bill would be good for our business and for the state’s economy.
Interesting that this support is couched in economic terms and not ethical or moral ones.
Even MS does something agreeable once in a while. And, there should not be any ethical or moral reasonings. It is only about accepting that other people’s private lives are nobody’s business.
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I am not personally affected, but some of my best friends are employed by MS. Hehe… just kidding.
Absolutely agree. I have no problem with the way MS is presenting this. It makes perfect sense. They even acknowledge in their post that some of their own employees will not be happy with the decision.
Actually I’m glad that they chose to express their support in economic terms rather than ethical or moral ones- they’re a corporation, not a parent or preacher. Economics is the only kind of argument that I would expect or want from them.
In the end it is the only argument that makes sense for them to make.
Fostering an environment in which a person has to fear being rejected, made fun of or even hated because of his sexual orientation is bad for every business, because it forces those people to hide a significant part of their lives from people he has to interact with.
I welcome Microsoft’s expression of support regarding this matter.