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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Honda almost gay-friendly, more like gay-cordial]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/honda-almost-gay-friendly-more-like-gay-cordial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/honda-almost-gay-friendly-more-like-gay-cordial/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/honda-almost-gay-friendly-more-like-gay-cordial/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lifestyle/" rel="tag">Lifestyle</a></p><a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/ANA03/803100336/1021"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/honda_logo_gay_opt.jpg" /></a>Most car brands that sell in the U.S. are defined as <a href="http://www.gaywheels.com/gff/gayfriendly.htm">gay-friendly</a> by the website Gaywheels.com. Only <a href="http://www.gaywheels.com/gff/nongayfriendly.htm">five are not</a>, and one of them is Honda. The Japanese automaker took a step towards moving into the majority recently when it decided to begin offering insurance benefits to same-sex partners at some of its U.S. operations, which include the headquarters at American Honda Motor Co. Inc., the R&amp;D facility in Torrance, CA.; its manufacturing facility in Lincoln, AL; and Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. in Swepsonville, NC. <br /><br />While this decision is a step forward for Honda, it's not a big enough step to change its status in the eyes of the editors at Gaywheels.com. While the website applauds the move, a company must offer insurance benefits for same-sex couples to <em>all</em> of its employees before it can move onto the <a href="http://www.gaywheels.com/gff/gayfriendly.htm">list of Gay Friendly carmakers</a>. Honda, however, says it will be offering these benefits to all of its gay and lesbian employees in the next 12 to 24 months. Apparently its corporate structure is too complicated to do it all at once. <br /><strong><br />NOTE:</strong> <em>Regardless of your views on homosexuality, please be civil in the comments or else your comment will be deleted and you will immediately be banned from commenting on Autoblog in the future. Thanks!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/ANA03/803100336/1021">Automotive News</a> via <a href="http://www.gaywheels.com/honda_takes_the_first_step_not.htm">Gaywheels.com</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/honda-almost-gay-friendly-more-like-gay-cordial/">Honda almost gay-friendly, more like gay-cordial</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/honda-almost-gay-friendly-more-like-gay-cordial/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1136462/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/honda-almost-gay-friendly-more-like-gay-cordial/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gaywheels honda</category><category>gaywheels.com</category><category>GaywheelsHonda</category><category>honda benefits</category><category>honda gay</category><category>honda same sex benefits</category><category>HondaBenefits</category><category>HondaGay</category><category>HondaSameSexBenefits</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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