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Expedia endorses marriage equality in Washington

September 5, 2012

Marriage equality

By Jacob Combs

Another day, another company in favor of equality for gays and lesbians: Expedia, the web’s largest online travel company, announced yesterday that it supports marriage equality in Washington state.  With headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, Expedia, which runs Expedia.com, Hotels.com and Hotwire, has more than 2,200 employees in the state and almost 9,000 across the globe.  In a statement announcing the decision, Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia’s President and CEO, said the following:

“As the world’s largest online travel company — with operations in well over 30 countries — we know firsthand that the world is a diverse place. Much like our customers, clients, partners, and suppliers, our employees represent a multitude of locations, cultures and experiences. …

“We strive to actively promote equality in our workplace and are committed to treating one another with respect and dignity. … Today, we add our voice to the topic of marriage equality. We thoughtfully engage in this public discussion because it has significant impact on our employees, customers, and partners, all with whom we interact daily.

Supporting the legislation recently passed in Washington State — which provides same-sex couples with the same right to civil marriage that opposite sex couples already enjoy — is a natural extension of our ongoing commitment to the LGBT community.”

Expedia joins a wide array of Washingtonian businesses that have come out in support of equal marriage rights in Washington, among them Nike, Microsoft and Starbucks.  Washington United for Marriage, which is campaigning for a marriage equality win this November, has also announced the support of 327 small businesses in the state as well as the endorsements of the 19 of the state’s labor unions.

The most recent poll on the issue showed 51 percent of Washington voters in support of marriage equality, with 42 percent opposed.

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5 Comments Leave a Comment

  • 1. Seth from Maryland  |  September 5, 2012 at 8:48 am

    A social media-friendly campaign is launching to help marriage equality supporters' efforts in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington: Progressives are launching a new social media based marriage equality campaign aimed at building national support for key state ballot initiatives across the country.

    The site, TheFour2012.com, is funded in large part by Jason Goldberg, the CEO of Fab.com and targets marriage equality ballot initiatives in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington.

    The effort is being organized by Andre Banks of All Out; Ryan J. Davis of Blue State Digital; Brian Ellner, who helped coordinate marriage equality efforts in New York; and Richard Socarides, the former gay and lesbian liaison for President Clinton.

    Voters in Minnesota will be deciding whether to amend their state’s constitution to prohibit same-sex couples from marrying, voters in Maine will be deciding whether to grant same-sex couples the ability to marry under state law, and voters in Maryland and Washington will be voting whether to accept or reverse state legislature-passed bills that would allow same-sex couples to marry
    http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/campaign-to-…

  • 2. Seth from Maryland  |  September 5, 2012 at 9:02 am

    [youtube 2DdsVCaDNNk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DdsVCaDNNk youtube]

    Momentum – TheFour2012.Com

  • 3. Sagesse  |  September 5, 2012 at 4:16 pm

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  • 4. jason walter  |  September 5, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    <img src="http://storeshopnow.com/mm/imada/otot.jpg"/>Nice going for Expedia, really great company to work for too. <img src="http://storeshopnow.com/mm/imada/toto2.jpg"/&gt;

  • 5. Mike in Baltimore  |  September 6, 2012 at 12:22 am

    And the drip, drip, drip of companies in Washington state endorsing marriage equality keeps 'flowing'.

    Have there been ANY major companies (in Washington state) that have come out against marriage equality? (Religions don't count – VBG.)

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