Churches in Florida Boycott Pepsi Over Gay Marriage Support

When the Community Issues Council, which include Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, FL, decided it was time to join with the American Family Association and boycott Pepsi products, they made the switch to Coca Cola. In doing so, they went from a relatively LGBT friendly company to a really LGBT friendly company. Coca Cola has consistently scored higher on the Human Rights Campaign’s list of LGBT friendly businesses. The furor started when Pepsico donated money to groups such as PFLAG and the HRC. Furthermore, AFA is upset that Pepsico supports Pride Parades including the one that they do not sponsor in Atlanta, GA. For the record, Coca Cola sponsors the Pride Parade in Atlanta, GA. They do sponsor, via Frito Lay, Cleveland, Ohio’s pride parade. Of course, the AFA and CIC are both furious with Pepsico over their diversity training, which is actually not quite as good as Coca Cola’s, and their work place support of LGBT individuals, which is not quite the same level of support as seen in Coca Cola Corp. Full Story from Lez Get Real

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