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Tech Companies Say Legalized Gay Marriage Eases Recruitment Efforts

They have to compete with companies in more-tolerant jurisdictions

Reason Staff | 2.27.2013 6:40 PM

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Some big-name tech companies are adding their support for same-sex marriage and making the case that banning these unions deters employee recruitment efforts.

Dozens of companies, including Apple, Facebook, eBay, and Intel, will file an amicus brief -- a court document field by an interested group that is not actually a party to the case -- on Thursday to declare their support, Fortune reported today.

Facebook publicly announced its support through a message on its "LGBTQ@Facebook" page.

"This week, Facebook is proudly joining many other businesses in submitting briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting same-sex marriage," the message read. "The briefs explain to the Court how the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 discriminate against employees in same-sex marriages and create undue burdens on companies and employees."

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