Items tagged with LGBT

by Seth Colaner - Thu, Apr 03, 2014

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down Amid Gay Rights Firestorm

The newly-appointed CEO of Mozilla, Brendan Eich, has decided to step down after a firestorm of criticism erupted when it was made known that he donated $1,000 to support Prop 8, which was a measure to ban same-sex marriage in California. Mozilla Executive Chairwoman Mitchell Baker penned a blog post discussing... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Sun, Mar 30, 2014

Mozilla Employees Call For CEO Resignation Over Financial Backing Of Anti-Gay Marriage Effort

Gay marriage rights is one of the most potent issues of today, and strong feelings from both sides have spilled over into Mozilla’s boardroom. Mozilla promoted Brendan Eich from CTO to CEO last week, but when it was revealed that Eich donated $1,000 to the Prop 8 effort (legislation to ban gay marriage in... Read more...