Originally Posted by edgeprod

Not liking my favorite sports team doesn't hurt anyone, and isn't caveman thinking. The company's public anti-gay stance has me eating elsewhere until they pull their heads out of their asses.

Originally Posted by Sunny Day

You do business with the public you HAVE to serve ALL the public

First page of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
John F. Kennedy addresses the nation about Civil Rights on June 11, 1963

The bill was called for by President John F. Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11, 1963,[2] in which he asked for legislation "giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public—hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments," as well as "greater protection for the right to vote." Kennedy delivered this speech following a series of protests from the African-American community, the most concurrent being the Birmingham campaign which concluded in May 1963.

Emulating the Civil Rights Act of 1875, Kennedy's civil rights bill included provisions to ban discrimination in public accommodations, and to enable the U.S. Attorney General to join in lawsuits against state governments which operated segregated school systems, among other provisions. However, it did not include a number of provisions deemed essential by civil rights leaders including protection against police brutality, ending discrimination in private employment, or granting the Justice Department power to initiate desegregation or job discrimination lawsuits.[3]