More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act

FILE - In this June 24, 2014 file photo, a giant Pride flag flies atop the Starbucks headquarters in celebration of Gay Pride Week in Seattle. More than 400 companies, including Starbucks, have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ people that is moving through Congress, advocates said Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The Equality Act would amend existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)