It looks like I'll be taking my business to Lowes or my local hardware store. The American Family Association is calling for a boycott of Home Depot, and for good reason. AFA writes:
The Home Depot's track record of support for the homosexual agenda, including homosexual marriage and exposing young children to gay celebrations in public:
- In June 2010, The Home Depot set up a "Kids Workshop" as a vendor at the Southern Maine Pride Festival and parade. Read more.
- In 2009, The Home Depot gave over $5,000 to be a major sponsor of the Nashville Gay Pride Festival. It also sponsored parades in Atlanta, Kansas City, Portland and San Diego. Read more.
- The Home Depot offers insurance benefits that cover sex-changes operations for employees. That insurance also extends to same-sex partners of homosexual employees, proving The Home Depot considers gay couples as "married." Source: Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index
- In 2008, The Home Depot sponsored the Durham Pride Weekend with a kid's workshop and parade march. The events include "massages for couples" and "Drag Shows."
- As early as 2005, The Home Depot placed a full-page ad in the Out & Equal homosexual workplace conference program guide.
It's not as if Home Depot hasn't received requests to remain neutral on the issue. It has, and it point blank refuses to do so.
The Home Depot's responses when asked to stop supporting the homosexual agenda:
"This is an inclusion issue with Home Depot" - June 22, 2010
"At the end of the day here, we're not going to send anything out that forbids our associates to be involved in these pride festivals in any way." - July 15, 2010
"The bottom line is, it just runs counter to our inclusive culture and that's the word I'm getting back and that’s where we stand." - July 15, 2010
More information on the boycott and petitions can be found here.