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Franklin Graham Drops Bank Over LGBT Rights Stance, Joins Bank That's Sponsoring A Pride Event

Upset that Wells Fargo is running an ad(link is external) which includes the story of a lesbian couple learning sign language before adopting a child who is deaf, Franklin Graham announced(link is external) last week that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will no longer do business with the bank.

Graham spoke with Craig James of the Family Research Council, which is cheering on Graham’s announcement(link is external), on yesterday’s edition of “Washington Watch(link is external),” where he explained that he will be switching to BB&T, another North Carolina-based bank.

Graham may not have done much research, as BB&T has received an 80 percent score in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index(link is external) and this year is the sponsor of the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade(link is external), along with the chief sponsor of Miami Beach Gay Pride’s “Legacy Couples” program(link is external), which celebrates same-sex couples in “committed relationships of 10 years or longer.”

A bank spokesman said(link is external) the company hopes to “support the individuals and organizations that broaden our perspectives and strengthen the diverse fabric of our communities. That’s why BB&T is proud to be a part of this day of pride and celebration of the 2015 Legacy Couples.”

In fact, BB&T hosted a same-sex couple’s wedding reception(link is external) earlier this year “in a makeshift chapel at event sponsor BB&T Bank South Beach branch.”

Graham added that anti-LGBT Christians should also boycott Starbucks, Tiffany’s and Nike since they “promote the gay lifestyle.”