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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 05:44 AM Oct 2013

Chairman of Jelly Belly donated $5,000 for California to repeal trans bathroom rights law

The chairman of The Jelly Belly Candy Company has donated $5,000 (£3,091) to a campaign attempting to repeal an act allowing transgender students equal access to school facilities such as locker rooms and bathrooms.

The bill, known as the School Success and Opportunity Act, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in August, and will take effect from 1 January.

The law is first of its kind in the United States and is the only law currently that specifically calls for equal access to all students regardless of their gender identity.

Those who supported the bill, including Governor Brown, believe the new legislation shall help reduce bullying in California’s state schools. Trans activists believe the law can reduce discrimination and allow for much better access to transgender students.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/27/us-chairman-of-jelly-belly-donated-5000-for-california-to-repeal-trans-bathroom-rights-law/

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Tossing them out of my house along with Barilla.

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Chairman of Jelly Belly donated $5,000 for California to repeal trans bathroom rights law (Original Post) Fearless Oct 2013 OP
The HRC website has an extensive list of anti-gay businesses to boycott nightscanner59 Oct 2013 #1
Thanks, that's very useful information. Zorra Oct 2013 #2
This kind of hate is simply disgusting. Initech Oct 2013 #3
Kinda' surprises me... Not Me Oct 2013 #4

nightscanner59

(802 posts)
1. The HRC website has an extensive list of anti-gay businesses to boycott
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 06:01 AM
Oct 2013

I was shocked, I tells ya, shocked how extensive the list goes who received low ratings on their equality scoring. It's changed many of my shopping habits considerably.
Some who score low on their shopping guide not only discriminate in their employment practices, but give humungous sums of support to many anti-gay causes. Please take a gander at each area of their listings. I've listed off the worst to avoid from it.
http://www.hrc.org/apps/buyersguide/index.php#.UmziQVNW3gs

However, I don't want to spend time looking up each product and store on my phone. So, for convenience, I've made up my boycott list of those who scored very low on HRC's website. That way I know I'm not shopping at/ buying the real bastards who hate me!
I'd like to attach that here, it is six pages of "notepad" but don't know how to do that. If you'd like a copy, email me here at DU and I'll see if I can shoot it to you there.

Not Me

(3,398 posts)
4. Kinda' surprises me...
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 12:12 PM
Oct 2013

they are located in Fairfield, CA, about 30 minutes from San Francisco. You'd think they would have a little more sensitivity.

That said, I don't eat this kind of thing anyway.

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