SEATTLE, June 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spending Spotlight today
announces the launch of its website dedicated to values-based
consumer spending. The site is a service that makes it easier for
consumers to take small, individual actions that in isolation may
not seem like much, but that together add up to the unified power
needed to create change.
"2023 was a distressing year in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality,
with a record number of discriminatory bills introduced across the
country," remarks John Mullin, CEO
of Spending Spotlight. "Consumers frustrated by the lack of
progress on issues they care about and looking for ways to take
action may not realize their own spending could be working against
their values or intentions. By highlighting the companies and
brands funding anti-LGBTQ+ politicians, we empower consumers to
make informed choices with their dollars and, together, drive
meaningful change."
Spending Spotlight seeks to aggregate the spending power of
people who are alarmed by these efforts to restrict or roll back
LGBTQ+ rights by offering a concrete set of simple steps to make a
difference. From the Spending Spotlight website, consumers can
easily Switch products, Send a Message to corporations, Share with
Friends on social media, Sign Up for alerts and Support the cause
by donating directly to the company to fund future
research.
Says Sarah Kate Ellis, President
& CEO of GLAAD (she/her), "The LGBTQ community and our allies
are a critical and growing consumer base: more than 20% of Gen Z
are LGBTQ, and a 96% supermajority of non-LGBTQ Americans support
LGBTQ equality. Spending Spotlight will empower our community and
allies to get educated about corporations' actions and vote for
equality with their dollars."
About Spending Spotlight:
Spending Spotlight is a 501(c)(3) company designed to empower
consumers to align their spending with their values on key
political and social issues. We do this by identifying the
legislators and politicians working against these issues, the
corporations funding their efforts, and by highlighting
alternatives to make a switch in spending easy for consumers. To
learn more, visit us online at spendingspotlight.org and
follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
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