Canada's largest bank decided that it would be absolutely great if all its employees displayed a pro-homosexual sticker:
the Royal Bank of Canada directed its employees to "be supportive" of "gay, lesbian and bisexual issues" and to show that support by displaying the homosexual movement's rainbow triangle symbol in the workplace. The statements were made in the first edition of a new newsletter called "Rainbow Space."
Thankfully, the story doesn't end there. Faced with a boycott, the bank backed down:
But after a boycott was launched by the Canada Family Action Coalition, the bank backed down, saying the rainbow promotion had "unintentionally created divisiveness."
David Moorcroft, Royal Bank's senior vice president announced the course reversal in a letter dated Oct. 14.
"Effective today, the sticker component of the program is being eliminated," wrote Moorcroft.
Well, it's encouraging that sometimes those things actually work.
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