GM=GAY MARRIAGE

The DALLAS VOICE'S DANIEL KUSNER ATTENDED A RECENT GM DETROIT AUTO SHOW. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH GAY MARRIAGE? READ ON...

AN EXCERPT:

My first real auto show experience was a breakfast powwow titled “Adapting to the State of Business,” where GM’s diversity spokesperson Roderick D. Gillum, talked about the auto giant’s commitment to social responsibility. He mentioned civil rights crusader and GM board member Leon Sullivan, who played such an integral part in the success of the anti-apartheid movement — the man who helped GM realize that voluntarily withdrawing from doing business with South Africa was a bold and phenomenal change.

And when apartheid finally crumbled, South Africa’s rebirth ended not just racial discrimination, it abolished all discrimination, which gave same-sex couples the right to legally marry and enjoy the same full, equal marriage rights as their hetero brothers and sisters.

Yep, as fucked up as South Africa once was, their new constitutional bill of rights is light-years ahead of ours.

At GM’s diversity powwow, Dallas Voice asked if Sullivan’s legacy in South Africa is still alive in the U.S., and if GM supported same-sex marriage rights in America?
A mild gay panic-attack erupted, and someone from the back of the room quickly trotted out GM’s Corporate Equality Index rating and the fact the company offers benefits for same-sex partners. As the Asians and African-Americans in the room scratched their heads, the Q&A sharply shifted direction and GM’s social responsibility to same-sex marriage was purposefully left unanswered.

WHOLE ARTICLE: DALLASVOICE.COM



The article is followed by mini profiles of a couple of GM higher-ups like Christopher Webb (pictured) , their color consultant who you may recognize from PROJECT RUNWAY. And a transgender M-F who deosn't "cross" at work but managed to secure GM sponsorship for a large tranny gathering! Damn! You know the automobile is really desperate up when they're sponsoring transsexual gatherings!