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Time Warner, T-Mobile, Starwood, Etsy, Other Corporations Join in Urging Lawmakers to Stop SJR 39<\/b>
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Today, HRC announced that executives from Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile US, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Etsy, Zynga, and others have signed onto an open letter<\/a> now including over 60 major CEOs and business leaders urging lawmakers to stop the discriminatory Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 39 from moving forward. SJR 39 would lead to a ballot measure that proposes to allow individuals, organizations, and businesses to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people.<\/p>\n

The updated letter addressed to Missouri House of Representatives Speaker Todd Richardson, which was originally released on April 13, 2016, can be found here<\/a> and below.<\/p>\n

“Missourians don’t want to see us go back to a time when people could be turned away and discriminated against just because of who they are, or what they look like,” said HRC President Chad Griffin in announcing the open letter. “The vast majority of Americans believe laws like these — which are designed to make LGBT people second-class citizens in their own homes, schools and communities — are wrong. That’s why CEOs of some of the largest companies in Missouri and America are speaking out against SJR 39 today. Not only would this bill hurt their employees and their consumers, they know it would also be terrible for business and Missouri’s economy.”<\/p>\n

SJR 39 goes far beyond protecting the right of free exercise of one’s religion. While shrouded in language framed as prohibiting the state government from making funding or tax status decisions based on an organization’s views on marriage that are driven by religious belief, in reality it opens the door to discrimination against same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a>, their families, and those who love them.<\/p>\n

The legislation could have reckless intended and unintended consequences. If voted into law, LGBT people and their families could suddenly find themselves at risk of being denied many basic services. Businesses could refuse to provide goods or services to same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a>. Taxpayer-funded foster care providers and adoption agencies could refuse to place children in need of loving homes with same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a>. Taxpayer-funded homeless shelters could turn away LGBT couples<\/a> and their families. The measure could also undermine existing LGBT non-discrimination protections passed at the local level, including in cities like Columbia, Kansas City, and St. Louis.<\/p>\n

In addition to the major CEOs and business leaders signing onto this letter, the discriminatory proposal has received widespread condemnation from fair-minded Missourians and businesses throughout the state, including Governor Jay Nixon<\/a>, the St. Louis Post Dispatch<\/a>, the St. Louis Regional Chamber<\/a>, Dow Chemical Company<\/a>, and Monsanto.<\/a> The St. Louis Regional Chamber said the proposal is “counter to MO values & will have negative economic consequences.” Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton<\/a> and Bernie Sanders<\/a> have also spoke out against the resolution.<\/p>\n

Despite a historic filibuster<\/a> by Senate Democrats attempting to stop the anti-equality majority from moving the resolution forward, the Senate passed the measure in early March, and it is now pending consideration in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

The discriminatory measure addresses no real problem in the state as no federal or state law requires religious organizations or clergy to sanction or perform same-sex<\/a> marriages.<\/p>\n

The full letter from major CEOs and business leaders states:<\/p>\n

Dear Speaker Richardson,<\/em><\/p>\n

We write with concerns about legislation your chamber is currently considering, SJR 39, which would place on the statewide ballot, a constitutional amendment that would allow individuals, religious organizations and private associations to use religion to discriminate against lesbian<\/a>, gay<\/a>, bisexual<\/a> and transgender (LGBT) Missourians in some of the most important aspects of their lives, including at work, at schools, in their family life and more. Put simply, SJR 39 is not an initiative that reflects the values of our companies.<\/em><\/p>\n

We were disappointed to see the Senate pass this discriminatory legislation. The business community, by and large, has consistently communicated to lawmakers at every level that such laws are bad for our employees and bad for business. This is not a direction in which states move when they are seeking to provide successful, thriving hubs for business and economic development. We believe that SJR 39 will make it far more challenging for businesses across the state to recruit and retain the nation’s best and brightest workers and attract the most talented students from across the country. It will also diminish the state’s draw as a destination for tourism, new businesses, and economic activity.<\/em><\/p>\n

Discrimination is wrong, and we believe it has no place in Missouri or anywhere in our country. As companies that pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming to all, we strongly urge you to work to ensure this bill is not brought to the ballot.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n

Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
\nBrandee Barker, Cofounder and Partner, Pramana Collective
\nMarc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce
\nChip Bergh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Levi Strauss and Co.
\nMichael Birch, Founder, The Battery
\nNeil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa, co-CEOs, Warby Parker
\nSteven Boal, CEO, Quotient
\nCraig Bromley, President, John Hancock Financial
\nWes Bush, Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman
\nLloyd Carney, CEO, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
\nSukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder and CEO, Joyus
\nAmy Chang, CEO, Accompany
\nAlex Constantinople, CEO, The OutCast Agency
\nChad Dickerson, CEO, Etsy
\nAmy Erret, Founder and CEO, Madison-Reed
\nJared Fliesler, General Partner, Matrix Partners
\nJennifer Fonstad, Cofounder and Managing Partner, Aspect Ventures
\nJoe Gebbia, Cofounder and CPO, Airbnb
\nJason Goldberg, Founder, Pepo
\nPeter T. Grauer, Chairman, Bloomberg L.P.
\nJulia Hartz, Cofounder and President, Eventbrite
\nDavid Hassell, CEO, 15Five
\nRobert Hohman, Founder and CEO, Glassdoor
\nDrew Houston, CEO, Dropbox
\nLaurene Powell Jobs, Founder and Chair, Emerson Collective
\nSteve Joyce, President and Chief Executive Officer, Choice Hotels International, Inc.
\nDavid Karp, Founder and CEO, Tumblr
\nTravis Katz, CEO, Gogobot
\nAlbrecht Kissel, President, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
\nKees Kruythoff, President, North America, Unilever
\nBrian Krzanich, CEO, Intel
\nSarah Leary, Cofounder, Nextdoor
\nAileen Lee, Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures
\nJohn Legere, President & CEO, T-Mobile US
\nMax Levchin, CEO, Affirm, Inc.
\nAaron Levie, CEO, Box
\nDion Lim, CEO, NextLesson
\nAndrew N. Liveris, CEO and Chairman of the Board, The Dow Chemical Company
\nJoe Lonsdale, General Partner, 8VC
\nTom Mangas, CEO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
\nRob Marcus, Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Cable
\nMelody McCloskey, Founder, StyleSeat
\nDr. Nathan Myhrvold, Founder and CEO, Intellectual Ventures
\nChristopher J. Nassetta, President & Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Worldwide
\nLorrie Norrington, Operating Partner, Lead Edge Capital
\nBob Page, Chairman and CEO, Replacements, Ltd.
\nSunil Paul, Founding Partner, Spring Ventures
\nMichelle Peluso, CEO, Gilt
\nMark Pincus, Founder and Executive Chairman, Zynga
\nKevin Ryan, Founder and Chairman, AlleyCorp
\nGary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association
\nTom Sheahan, CEO, Red Oxygen
\nArne Sorenson, President and CEO, Marriott International
\nJeremy Stoppelman, CEO, Yelp
\nChristopher J. Swift, Chairman and CEO, The Hartford
\nBrian Tippens, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
\nDavid Tisch, Managing Partner, BoxGroup
\nNirav Tolia, Cofounder and CEO, Nextdoor
\nAnne Wojcicki, CEO, 23andMe
\nRobert Wolfe, CEO, CrowdRise
\nEmanuel Seth Yekutiel, CEO, ESY Strategies
\nJohn Zimmer, Cofounder and President, Lyft<\/em><\/p>\n

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