Protesters in cities around the world have called on major sponsors of the Winter Olympics in Sochi to speak out against Russia’s law restricting gay-rights activities. Led off by a blog post from AT&T on Tuesday, a total of three sponsors of the U.S. Olympic team have openly condemned the law so far, but leading global sponsors have not joined them.A look at responses from many of the top sponsors of the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee:– McDonald’s Corp. (IOC sponsor): ”McDonald’s stands for inclusion and we welcome, respect and value the diversity, culture and unique differences of our 69 million customers and approximately two million employees of company-owned and independently owned and operated McDonald’s restaurants worldwide,” said McDonald’s spokeswoman Becca Hary in an emailed statement. ”We support the spirit of the Olympic Games and its ability to unite the world in a positive and inspirational way. We’ve been a proud sponsor of the Games for 38 years. We are aware that some activists are targeting Olympic sponsors to voice their concerns regarding the Russian LGBT legislation. McDonald’s supports human rights, the spirit of the Olympics and all the athletes who’ve worked so hard to compete in the… Read full this story
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