WHEREAS:  ExxonMobil claims to bar all forms of employment discrimination but its post-merger written policies do not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; Prior to the merger Mobil explicitly prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in its equal employment opportunity policy; Our competitors Chevron, Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield, BP Amoco and Texaco explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; The hundreds of corporations with non-discrimination policies relating to sexual orientation have a competitive advantage to recruit and retain employees from the widest talent pool; Employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation diminishes employee morale and productivity; Our company has …