Chick-fil-A was just the beginning.
Via Huffington Post:
Amway, the Michigan-based direct selling company, has been linked to an anti-gay marriage group, and now a prominent activist for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is calling for a boycott.
The Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation, a foundation that “seeks to share the importance of their Christian faith,” is supported financially by Amway president Doug DeVos. The company donated $500,000 to the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in 2009, according to ABC News.
That donation was used to fight equal rights across the nation, which is why Fred Karger, president of the LGBT advocacy group, Rights Equal Rights foundation, is asking for a boycott of Amway and its affiliates, including the Orlando Magic basketball team, which is owned by DeVos’ father and Amway co-founder Richard DeVos.
“I have been closely tracking NOM for over four years,” Karger told the Raw Story. “NOM always tries to hide the names of its donors and often breaks state election reporting laws in the process. NOM is currently under active investigations for election law violations in Maine and California”
“I imagine NOM leaders Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown thought that no one would uncover the huge Amway contribution which appears to be the largest family donation to NOM in its history,” Karger added. “Only the Catholic Church’s political arm the Knights of Columbus has given more to the ‘Hate Group’ NOM.”