This caused a fury today, lets see if it does again (updated)

[freetobegay]

Home Depot Announces Gay Partner Benefits After Pet Fury

Washington) Less than a day after a 365Gay.com story that Home Depot was offering pet insurance to its workers but not domestic partner benefits the giant hardware company announced it would change its policy and introduce health coverage to the partners of its unmarried workers including gays and lesbians.

Wednesday, 365Gay.com reported that Home Depot was one of four Fortune 500 companies offering pet insurance while refusing to give health care benefits to same-sex partners. (story)

Today, in a statement the company told workers that it would begin offering the benefits.

"The Home Depot is finally putting its people first," said Human Rights Campaign President Cheryl Jacques.

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/09/090204homeDepot.htm

[fdr_hst_fan]

1. Don't be fooled;

Home Depot DOESN'T care about it's Gay employees; they just don't want Gay pickets in front of their stores!

[gratuitous]

2. I think their employees will take the benefits anyway

But they'd better be on their guard though. Home Depot will take the benefits back if they think for a second they can get away with it.

[tigereye]

3. our local public university

FINALLY realized that they would be losing academics they may want to hire, without partner benfits. Boy, it took them a long time to come around to reality!

[VOX]

4. Home DESPOT has always been out of the closet in its support of BushCo

Remember this nauseating * love-fest from last December? Do not buy anything from Home Depot!!!!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/20031205-4.html
President Bush Discusses the Economy at the Home Depot in Maryland
Remarks by the President in a Conversation on the Economy with Employers and Employees
The Home Depot
Halethorpe, Maryland
December 5, 2003

[trotsky]

5. Help, I'm confused!

Under which insurance policy should I enroll my box turtle?

[callous taoboy]

6. Hee hee...

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