Rulebook 2.0

Same question.
Same rules.

“Gay” is our shorthand for a documented current record of supporting LGBTQ+ people and rights. The joke is in the question. The answer needs evidence.

Four honest answers.

Yes.

Substantive current support, with no qualifying unresolved contradiction found after checking both directions.

No.

Substantive current opposition, with no qualifying current support found.

It's complicated.

Substantive evidence in both directions, or a material retreat from previously documented support.

Not enough evidence.

We completed the research checklist, but the available record cannot settle the answer.

“Under review” means research or verification is still unfinished. It is not a verdict.

Actions carry the weight.

We look at employee protections and benefits, charitable giving, rights advocacy, discrimination findings and policy changes. A Pride logo alone does not establish support. Five rainbow posts cannot cancel out a substantive opposing action.

The scale is a visual summary of our assessment. It is not a percentage, a probability, or a count of sources.

Current means checked.

We assess actions from the last three years, plus older policies or conduct verified as still applicable. Older events stay in the history. A reversal can change an answer; an old article cannot silently become a new review.

The guide focuses on familiar companies serving US customers. Relevant actions elsewhere are identified by location. A policy at headquarters does not automatically apply to every franchise, subsidiary or country.

Follow the ownership. Keep the distinctions.

Every company gets an ownership check. Parent-company evidence applies only when we can show it covers the company in question. We distinguish corporate money, company foundations, PACs and owners' personal activity. An owner's personal conduct does not automatically become corporate conduct.

Religion, identity, party affiliation and silence are not evidence of opposition. General diversity changes need a demonstrated LGBTQ+ effect to influence a verdict.

An explicit withdrawal from the Human Rights Campaign's workplace index counts as a retreat in public accountability. It does not, by itself, establish that employee protections or benefits ended.

Open the receipts.

Research covers ownership, employment policies, giving, political advocacy, LGBTQ+ organization assessments, credible reporting and reversals. We search for support and opposition, and keep the actual queries, inspected links and limitations.

We prefer original policies, filings, court records, donation disclosures and recipient acknowledgments. Adverse claims require direct primary evidence or two independent credible reports. Copies of the same story count once. Company statements are identified as company statements.

We save the event date, publication date when known, and date we opened each source separately. An inaccessible page cannot verify a claim.

A second pass before publication.

Astra researches each dossier. A different Astra review opens its sources and checks ownership, claims, dates, coverage in both directions and the verdict. A record becomes public only after that review passes. Changing the dossier invalidates its previous verification.

We queue unresolved evidence gaps, reviews after 90 days, and material corrections. An overdue review is labeled. Every published revision keeps its evidence and review history.

No pay-to-gay.

The site is free. Optional tips support its maker and do not influence verdicts. Companies cannot buy a favorable answer.