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This is a company my wife and I have dealt with over the years. Today we received an email form the CEO of the company, Bob Page regarding the recent passage of North Carolina House Bill2 which prohibits the counties and towns from passing any legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. He is a three year Army veteran and he is gay. I think this law is doing a grave injustice to the state and is going to hurt them financially. Mr Page writes very well is letting you know that you are welcome at his company. My wife and I support him.
Hi letter follows:
Today, I take the unusual step of sending you a personal message. Perhaps you, like millions of others, have heard that North Carolina's recent passage of House Bill 2 - which has been called the worst anti-LGBT bill in the United States - has provoked an outpouring of public concern. Among other things, HB2 bars cities, towns, and counties from prohibiting discrimination of any kind and makes clear that LGBT people may legally be singled out for unfair treatment in the workplace, housing, and public accommodations.
What does this have to do with you? The reaction to North Carolina's passage of HB2 last Wednesday has been swift and strongly in opposition. Calls for boycotts of our state have been answered by individuals and businesses who will not attend the $5.38 billion, 600,000 visitor High Point furniture market this April and, more generally, by the State of New York, the City of Seattle, and others. Amidst this deep concern, which I share, I want to make one thing clear: Replacements, Ltd. affirms the dignity and beauty of each and every person. You will always be warmly welcomed at Replacements, Ltd.
You may know that I'm gay. One year ago, I married Dale Frederiksen, with whom I've shared my life for 27 years. Together, we have raised twin sons we adopted as infants in Vietnam. In July, our boys will be 17. Last summer, we added another teenager, a Nigerian scholar-athlete, to our household. Growing up on a small tobacco farm in rural North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s and during my 3 years of active duty service in the United States Army, I never dreamt I could be openly gay and successful, much less that I could have a family of my own. My experience of feeling like an outcast opened my eyes and my heart to all who have been judged for being different. While acceptance of people like me and families like mine has grown - and I am grateful - transgender people today face obstacles similar to those I saw first-hand generations ago. At Replacements, Ltd., we are very fortunate to employ a number of extraordinarily talented people who are transgender. These people are like family to me. And having known and worked with many transgender friends over the years, I see in each a reflection of myself. The thought of being afraid to share space with any one of those good people is hard for me to understand, based on my personal experiences. If you had the opportunity to meet any one of them, I bet you'd feel the same way.
Again, as long-standing advocates for fair treatment, diversity, and inclusion, North Carolina-based Replacements, Ltd. will welcome you with open arms.
Bob Page
Founder & CEO
REPLACEMENTS, LTD.
Hi letter follows:
Today, I take the unusual step of sending you a personal message. Perhaps you, like millions of others, have heard that North Carolina's recent passage of House Bill 2 - which has been called the worst anti-LGBT bill in the United States - has provoked an outpouring of public concern. Among other things, HB2 bars cities, towns, and counties from prohibiting discrimination of any kind and makes clear that LGBT people may legally be singled out for unfair treatment in the workplace, housing, and public accommodations.
What does this have to do with you? The reaction to North Carolina's passage of HB2 last Wednesday has been swift and strongly in opposition. Calls for boycotts of our state have been answered by individuals and businesses who will not attend the $5.38 billion, 600,000 visitor High Point furniture market this April and, more generally, by the State of New York, the City of Seattle, and others. Amidst this deep concern, which I share, I want to make one thing clear: Replacements, Ltd. affirms the dignity and beauty of each and every person. You will always be warmly welcomed at Replacements, Ltd.
You may know that I'm gay. One year ago, I married Dale Frederiksen, with whom I've shared my life for 27 years. Together, we have raised twin sons we adopted as infants in Vietnam. In July, our boys will be 17. Last summer, we added another teenager, a Nigerian scholar-athlete, to our household. Growing up on a small tobacco farm in rural North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s and during my 3 years of active duty service in the United States Army, I never dreamt I could be openly gay and successful, much less that I could have a family of my own. My experience of feeling like an outcast opened my eyes and my heart to all who have been judged for being different. While acceptance of people like me and families like mine has grown - and I am grateful - transgender people today face obstacles similar to those I saw first-hand generations ago. At Replacements, Ltd., we are very fortunate to employ a number of extraordinarily talented people who are transgender. These people are like family to me. And having known and worked with many transgender friends over the years, I see in each a reflection of myself. The thought of being afraid to share space with any one of those good people is hard for me to understand, based on my personal experiences. If you had the opportunity to meet any one of them, I bet you'd feel the same way.
Again, as long-standing advocates for fair treatment, diversity, and inclusion, North Carolina-based Replacements, Ltd. will welcome you with open arms.
Bob Page
Founder & CEO
REPLACEMENTS, LTD.
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"The makers of our Constitution understood the need to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness, and the protections guaranteed by this are much broader in scope, and include the right to life and an inviolate personality -- the right to be left alone -- the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. The principle underlying the Fourth and Fifth Amendments is protection against invasions of the sanctities of a man's home and privacies of life. This is a recognition of the significance of man's spiritual nature, his feelings, and his intellect." -- Justice Brandeis's dissent in Olmstead v. U. S. (1928)
I ran across this quote. It was used in an academic paper discussing the occasions when the human rights of one individual or group interfere with the human rights of another individual or group. A situation that I honestly had never taken the time to consider.
I believe that the LGBTQ community is quite right to be impatient in its expectation of the extension of the entire spectrum of human rights that the cisgender community may take for granted, including life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I also believe that the cisgender community is quite right to be defensive of their entire spectrum of human rights including freedom of religion, freedom of association, and the right to privacy that they now enjoy, but feel are endangered.
It is intellectually honest to recognize the truth of each sides argument. Unfortunately, a fair and equitable solution will take a better mind than mine. For now I will do my utmost to be personally respectful of the truth of each sides position.
I ran across this quote. It was used in an academic paper discussing the occasions when the human rights of one individual or group interfere with the human rights of another individual or group. A situation that I honestly had never taken the time to consider.
I believe that the LGBTQ community is quite right to be impatient in its expectation of the extension of the entire spectrum of human rights that the cisgender community may take for granted, including life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I also believe that the cisgender community is quite right to be defensive of their entire spectrum of human rights including freedom of religion, freedom of association, and the right to privacy that they now enjoy, but feel are endangered.
It is intellectually honest to recognize the truth of each sides argument. Unfortunately, a fair and equitable solution will take a better mind than mine. For now I will do my utmost to be personally respectful of the truth of each sides position.
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Bigotry is always bad business and Justifying it in Law doesn't make it any better, Sanctifying it using Religion is just as bad. Just think of the Nuremberg Laws.
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