OK Cupid Slams Mozilla CEO For Oppoising Gay Rights After Contribution To Pro Prop 8 Group Surfaces

OK Cupid has accused Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, as being against gay rights, deterring their users from using Firefox in order to access their accounts.

The dating site posted a letter to their Firefox users attempting to login in as to why the webpage wasn't loading. The letter began as followed:

"Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user. Pardon this interruption of your OkCupid experience. Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples. We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OkCupid."

You can click here to read the entire letter posted by OK Cupid on their website.

Computerworld.com reports Eich donated funds to ProtectMarriage.com in 2008, which is at the core of the controversy:

In 2008, during the run-up to the passage of California's Proposition 8, Eich contributed $1,000 to ProtectMarriage.com, a collection of conservative and religious political activist groups that supported the ballot measure, which altered the state's constitution to ban same-sex marriages. The law was later declared unconstitutional by a federal court.

Mozilla and Eich has since responded to the allegations of the company being anti-gay rights. The company released a statement on their official blog, claiming they do not discriminate against anyone, no matter what race, gender, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

"Mozilla's mission is to make the Web more open so that humanity is stronger, more inclusive and more just," the company wrote on their blog. "This is why Mozilla supports equality for all, including marriage equality for LGBT couples. No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves the same rights and to be treated equally."

Eich took to his personal blog to apologize for his actions and assure the public as the CEO of Mozilla he will uphold the standards placed on the company.

"I am committed to ensuring that Mozilla is, and will remain, a place that includes and supports everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, economic status, or religion," Eich wrote.

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