As part of their larger EQUALITY initiative that launched in February, Nike has unveiled their 2017 BETRUE collection. The collection is inspired by the LGBTQ community, and celebrates the passion and pursuit of sport by all athletes. BETRUE started in 2012 with a grassroots effort led by passionate Nike employees. To connect with the LGBTQ…
Today, just days after the introduction of the historic Equality Act in Congress, five new major American companies announced their support for comprehensive, federal LGBT non-discrimination protections. Each of these new leading corporations – American Airlines, Facebook, General Mills, Google and Nike demonstrated their belief that all LGBT Americans should have the protections from discrimination…
http://youtu.be/CdhWhgA8Y0A Nike has released a new two-minute long commercial featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy before the 2015 Masters, and it is a riveting watch that will inspire you! The ad focuses on the growth of McIlroy from a young prodigy who used to chip golf balls into washing machines to a professional golfer and…
As major corporations, business leaders, and organizations continue to speak out against the discriminatory new anti-LGBT law in Indiana, Nike, Inc. President and CEO Mark Parker provided the following statement to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC): “Nike proudly stands for inclusion for all. We believe laws should treat people equally and prevent discrimination. Nike has…
LOS ANGELES – Nike, the world’s largest sports company, has made an unprecedented $200,000 donation to the LGBT Sports Coalition, which aims to end anti-LGBT bias in sports. Campus Pride is one of the inaugural partners of the LGBT Sports Coalition. This is the first donation made to the Coalition, and it’s the largest donation…
