[SerpentJoe]

Sacrificial lamb, what are you talking about? What kind of sacrifice would it have been for Eich to not become CEO of Mozilla? I already make that sacrifice every day.

So many commenters want to make it all about what a small donation it was, or about Brendan Eich's right to support the causes of his choice. Of course he has that right, but consider the classic analogy for this issue: if the CTO of a company made a small donation toward banning interracial marriage, how would you feel about that company? How about if that person were then promoted to CEO? I can only speak for myself but my answers are "not great" and "disgusted", respectively.

What's important here is not Brendan Eich's right to hold whatever position he wants and simultaneously whatever job he wants. He came out against equality, and Mozilla knew it, and promoted him, and specifically promoted him to CEO. This is how they weigh their priorities. If you think that marriage equality matters then you should think that this decision matters.