[bane]

"My ongoing commitment to our Community Participation Guidelines, our inclusive health benefits, our anti-discrimination policies, and the spirit that underlies all of these."

"...and in the meantime express my sorrow at having caused pain."

Ouch, how can somebody hold two opposing thoughts in their head at once? That's basically a denouncement of his own personal efforts.

At this point, the best thing he can do to level set things, is to make some equal and public donations to same-sex marriage causes.

It sucks when your actions have consequences...especially when those consequences hurt other people.

"At the same time, I don’t ask for trust free of context, or without a solid structure to support accountability. No leader or person who has a privileged position should. I want to be held accountable for what I do as CEO. "

And that's exactly what's happening. I hope he keeps getting held accountable for participating in the oppression of a minority group until he takes substantive steps to make public amends.

[quesera]

> Ouch, how can somebody hold two opposing thoughts in their head at once?

  The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold
  two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still
  retain the ability to function.

  - F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up", Esquire Magazine (February 1936)

Unfortunately, one of the ideas in this case is deeply offensive. Hopefully this is an opportunity to reexamine that idea with a more inclusive mind.

[gcp]

I hope he keeps getting held accountable for participating in the oppression of a minority group until he takes substantive steps to make public amends.

Didn't he just do that, by promising contrary action rather than a cheap apology?

[bane]

"by promising contrary action rather than a cheap apology?"

We'll see. Promises are easily broken, especially when you don't think the subject of the promise is important.