AT&T leads major corporations in pro-LGBTQ push
The third in a series from inside the International LGBT Leaders conference. See Part One here and Part Two here . AT&T has intensified its efforts at the state level to lobby to “stop” pro-family , religious liberty bills that have been targeted for defeat by LGBTQ activists, said a spokesman, speaking at a International LGBT Leaders conference. Scott Sapperstein, assistant vice president, public affairs for AT&T, described how the $234 billion telecommunications corporation supports the homosexual and "transgender" political agenda as “part of our DNA. It’s a core value for the company. … It’s part of who we are.” “(We're) helping to defeat anti-LGBT bills, but also … to find areas and pockets where we can push pro-[LGBTQ]-equality pieces of legislation,” Sapperstein told an audience of about 100 fellow activists. He said he works closely with GLAAD , HRC and other national LGBTQ organizations. AT&T’s current embrace of LGBTQ advocacy i