A leader should unite an organisation. You can't lead an inclusive organisation and then cause divisiveness.
And don't forget, these things are not just cosmetic. Not being able to get married could lead to some serious consequences when having kids (e.g. a lesbian couple) and one partner dying.
Personally I would not have pushed to fire him, no, and I'm very pro-LGBTQ+. It was only a small donation compared to how much he makes and the legislation was easily defeated. But I don't work at Mozilla.
> And don't forget, these things are not just cosmetic. Not being able to get married could lead to some serious consequences when having kids (e.g. a lesbian couple) and one partner dying.
That is not true. California had domestic partnerships with identical rights and responsibilities as marriage starting in 1999. Eich opposed applying a term that, in his view, carried religious import. That's all.
And don't forget, these things are not just cosmetic. Not being able to get married could lead to some serious consequences when having kids (e.g. a lesbian couple) and one partner dying.
Personally I would not have pushed to fire him, no, and I'm very pro-LGBTQ+. It was only a small donation compared to how much he makes and the legislation was easily defeated. But I don't work at Mozilla.