Facebook Defends Donation To Utah AG Sean Reyes, Who Supports State's Gay Marriage Ban

Facebook has defended its decision to donate $10,000 to the campaign of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who supports the state's ban on gay marriage.

According to Q Salt Lake, Facebook made the contribution on May 13, 2014.

Facebook has previously endorsed marriage equality. In April, it joined 28 other companies in filing an amicus brief urging a federal appeals court to strike down Virginia's restrictive marriage ban, which it recently did.

Reyes has repeatedly said it's his duty to defend Utah's ban, which was first struck down in December, and has asked the Supreme Court to review one of the cases.

“Facebook has a strong record on LGBT issues and that will not change, but we make decisions about which candidates to support based on the entire portfolio of issues important to our business, not just one,” a spokesman for the company told the Q Salt Lake. “A contribution to a candidate does not mean that we agree with every policy or position that candidate takes. We made this donation for the same reason we've donated to Attorneys General on the opposite side of this issue – because they are committed to fostering innovation and an open Internet.”

When asked for specific examples of Reyes' work that impressed Facebook, the social media giant refused to answer.

Reminds me of the old Lily Tomlin line when speaking about the telephone company..."We don't care because we don't have too!"

Pretty sure Facebook has made it's stance known.