homophobia

Homophobia is bad for business

Some in Corporate America are trying to put bigotry out of business. Opposition to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender laws is growing: PayPal nixed plans for a global operations center in North Carolina, and Google Ventures’ boss has pledged not to invest more in the state until changes are made. Even rockers have gotten into the act, with Bryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen cancelling shows in Mississippi and North Carolina, respectively.

It’s not the first national business backlash against LGBT discrimination. Salesforce.com Chief Executive Marc Benioff, Apple boss Tim Cook and other tech honchos slapped Indiana last . . .