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To be fair that's specifically about the Omaha Goodwill. Different regions have different policies.

How about the other large donation centers, particularly the salvation army?

I'm not sure. I've read that the Salvation Army has had an anti-LGBT internal culture in the past, even denying aid to people based on their orientation. The top of the organization appears to be trying to shed that image now, but it's unclear how fully behavior has changed.

The Salvation Army is incredibly anti-LGBT.

Every region is different. Goodwill of Silicon Valley, for example, has been highly rated by independent agencies like Charity Navigator.

+1 Goodwill is rumored to use court ordered volunteers like indentured servants.