In the limbo that is same-sex marriage rights in Minnesota (it heads to voters on the 2012 ballot) Target's CEO Gregg Steinhafel has announced that it the company will remain neutral on equality. Read what Steinhafel has to say about not supporting one side (the wrong side) of the fight for marriage equalityt his time around. 

"Our position at this particular time is that we are going to be neutral on that particular issue, as we would be on other social issues that have polarizing points of view," said Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel.

"We're a retail store, we welcome everybody," he added. "We have a broad team-member base, every shape and size and color. And so we are a very inclusive organization....We're going to continue to monitor, we're going to continue to assess, and see how that develops."

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written by John Planta, June 09, 2011

What a cop out. The CEO is a coward and does not deserve our dollars.

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written by RJTamayo, June 09, 2011

Spoken like a true corporate wag, whose only loyalty is to the shareholders and the almighty dollar.

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