Posted on 04/22/2022 3:49:55 PM PDT by Libloather
Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil will not allow the traditional LGBTQ rights flag to be flown outside its offices during Pride month in June, a move the company said is not meant to "diminish" its diversity commitment.
Updated company guidance, which was seen by Bloomberg News, bans "external position flags" such as those used for gay pride or Black Lives Matter occasions.
In a statement shared with Newsweek, Tracey Gunnlaugsson, vice president of human resources at Exxon Mobil, said the "updated flag protocol is intended to clarify the use of the ExxonMobil branded company flag and not intended to diminish our commitment to diversity and support for employee resource groups."
The change comes as LGBTQ rights and visibility have gained national attention with the recent signing of the controversial Florida legislation critics often call the "Don't Say Gay" law, as well as other issues like transgender athletes' participation in sports.
In response to the updated flag policy, Exxon Mobil's Pride Houston Chapter said it will not represent the company at the city's gay pride celebration on June 25, Bloomberg reported, citing an email from the employee group.
Gunnlaugsson, apparently addressing the group's move, wrote in the statement: "We're committed to keeping an open, honest, and inclusive workplace for all of our employees, and we're saddened that any employee would think otherwise."
While the rainbow LGBTQ rights flag is not permitted to be flown outside Exxon Mobil offices under the new policy, Gunnlaugsson said the company supports "the display of flags and banners with employee resource group (ERG) logos."
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baby steps.....glad to see these companies starting to push back
Well, then diminish it some other way.
Move them into the restrooms. They’ll get proper use there.
Finally - can we also stop turning all the corporate logos on their websites into rainbows too?
How about flying the Free the Pipelines Flag instead?
Unless a corporation Just Says NO! the LGBTs will demand to be worshiped 24/7, just like some fundemental religion.
Yes, they are that presumptuous.
You have to clearly say NO to obsessive compliance.
You cannot ‘walk it back’ two days later after being smacked around on Twitter.
recent signing of the controversial Florida legislation critics often call the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Another scumbag lib writer to deliberately misname the legislation thinking they are being clever with critics say. Easy way to spot the pedo though.
When is one of these so-called giants going to say that they are not in business to promote diversity?...
They are in business to provide goods or services desired by American citizens and make a profit doing so...
Exxon Mobil has Pride Chapters?
Did Exxon/Mobil learn something from Disney, perhaps?
The Libs already hate Big Oil, how much worse can it get? O’ bye the way, those gays need lubrication 🤣🤣 Talk about drill a dry hole.....
Suppose ExxonMobil were not obsessed with FORCING diversity in hiring but simply encouraged the hiring of the best and most competent applicants REGARDLESS of race, how racially diverse would the resulting employee population be?
They explore for, drill for, produce and refine OIL.
That has not got a single thing to do with wokeness, racism or queers one way or another. They should keep it just like that just like every other company should.
I don’t give a fluck what any producer of anything thinks about these things. All I care about is a good product at a good price and everyone else should do the same.
All this wokeness, racial posturing, virtue signaling and queer crap is just that, crap.
don’t count your chickens. Wait a year to see if they cave.
Exxon Mobil Says Banning LGBTQ Flag Doesn’t ‘Diminish’ Diversity Commitment
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Another company whose assets I could care less if they were nationalized.
What’s the over/under on number of hours until they fold?
“We are in the business of providing oil products. That is all.”
They explore for, drill for, produce and refine OIL.
That has not got a single thing to do with wokeness, racism or queers one way or another. They should keep it just like that just like every other company should.
I don’t give a fluck what any producer of anything thinks about these things. All I care about is a good product at a good price and everyone else should do the same.
All this wokeness, racial posturing, virtue signaling and queer crap is just that, crap.
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If Nabisco could take all the $$$ they’ve invested into making and promoting homo rainbow Oreos and used it to bring back the great cookies and crackers pre-1996 (Ideal Peanut Bars, HeyDays, Mystic Mint Cookies, Pilot Crackers, Royal Lunch Milk Crackers), I’m sure they’d make their customer base very satisfied.
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