Elizabeth Johnston The nation’s largest oil company has issued guidance that bans flying flags like the LGBT and Black Lives Matter banners outside buildings, prompting backlash from employee groups.
Bloomberg reported that the guidance prohibited “external position flags” outside company facilities.
The Houston chapter of ExxonMobil’s internal PRIDE organization responded by refusing to represent the company in the June 2022 Houston Pride Parade.
“It is difficult to reconcile how ExxonMobil recognizes the value of promoting our corporation as supportive of the LGBTQ+ community externally (e.g. advertisements, Pride parades, social media posts) but now believes it inappropriate to visibly show support for our LGBTQ+ employees at the workplace,” the group said, according to Bloomberg…
