OkCupid welcomed its visitors using Mozilla Firefox browser with a message asking them to switch browsers to blast the newly-promoted Mozilla CEO who supported an anti-gay marriage bill in California in 2008.
The message reads, as reported by Mashable: "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." Although the visitors were allowed to enter the site using Mozilla Firefox, they were encouraged to use browsers Chrome, Safari, Opera or Internet Explorer instead.
According to reports, Eich donated $1,000 to support Proposition 8, a bill that triumphed to ban gay marriage in California in 2008. In 2010, it was declared unconstitutional by a Federal judge and was confirmed by the Supreme Court last year.
On his first week on the job, three board members resigned right after he was promoted while numerous Mozilla employees tweeted their dissent on the new CEO's stance on gay marriage, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
As a response, Eich apologized for his act and asked employees to give him another chance. He promised that Mozilla will remain a company that indiscriminately supports everyone regardless of their gender.
When he was receiving criticisms from his donation to Proposition 8 in April of 2012, he responded through his blog. Without apologies, he told his critics that cursing is irrational and strong feelings cannot justify their side.
"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. OkCupid never reached out to us to let us know of their intentions, nor to confirm facts," a spokesperson of Mozilla told when asked about OkCupid.
OkCupid is a free, online dating site that supports instant messages and e-mails. It was listed in Time magazine as one of the Top 10 dating site of 2007. It has about 3.5 million active users as of September 2007.
