John Browne rose through the ranks at oil-giant BP until 2007, when he resigned as chief executive. He might’ve still been there, if not for an unfortunately splashy scandal that seems tame today: Browne is gay.
Several LGBT support groups including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU have pulled their support from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) after the recent Hobby Lobby decision and the loose definition of “religious exemption.”