theatlantic: The Touching Story Behind Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos’ $2.5 Million Gift in Support of Gay Marriage This morning, Washington United for Marriage announced a gift of “historic” proportions: $2.5 million from Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, of Amazon fame and fortune, to go toward efforts to pass Referendum 74, which would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington, where the online retailer is based. With that one gift, the Bezoses have joined the ranks of the top financial backers of gay marriage in the country. Why the sudden large check? The New York Times reports that the gift came as the result of a request from one of Amazon’s earliest employees, Jennifer Cast, a volunteer for Washington United for Marriage and a mother of four children she is raising with her longtime partner. Read more. [Image: AP] <3333

theatlantic:

The Touching Story Behind Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos’ $2.5 Million Gift in Support of Gay Marriage

This morning, Washington United for Marriage announced a gift of “historic” proportions: $2.5 million from Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, of Amazon fame and fortune, to go toward efforts to pass Referendum 74, which would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington, where the online retailer is based. With that one gift, the Bezoses have joined the ranks of the top financial backers of gay marriage in the country.

Why the sudden large check? The New York Times reports that the gift came as the result of a request from one of Amazon’s earliest employees, Jennifer Cast, a volunteer for Washington United for Marriage and a mother of four children she is raising with her longtime partner.

Read more. [Image: AP]

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  • July 27
  • , 2012
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    Good for you Jeff Bezos. For someone who hardly ever contributes to philanthropy, you did the right thing.