Many companies and organizations are allies to the lgbtqa community. Others are active in anti gay rights campains. this page will show some companies that have worked to help or harm our cause, just to keep you guys informed. if you hear of any you want to add to this list, let me know :) <3
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Below is the some of the bigger companies scoring a perfect 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2010 Corporate Equality Index, with internal policies beneficial toward homosexuals (just the bigger companies, full list you can google):
Abercrombie & Fitch
AMC Entertainment
American Express
AT&T
Bank of America
Barnes & Noble
Borders
Capital One
Coca-Cola :D
Costco
Deutsche Bank
(who glass members visited last year to see their gsa. twas wonderful)
eBay Inc.
Ford
Gap
General Mills
General Motors
Goldman Sachs
Google
Intel
International Business Machines (IBM)
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Johnson & Johnson
Macys
MasterCard
Microsoft
New York Times Co.
Nike
PepsiCo
Starbucks
Target
Visa
Yahoo!
There are several high-profile companies that refuse to respond to HRC's invitation to be rated. They include Pottery Barn and West Elm, each part of Williams-Sonoma; Bed Bath & Beyond; Tyson Foods; News Corp., owner of Fox News and HarperCollins Publishers; and several others.
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ANTI GAY RIGHTS COMPANIES:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.: Does not offer domestic partner benefits except in locations required by law. Wal-Mart is the largest retail seller of books but refuses to carry any LGBT titles in their stores. However, they do sell an "ex-gay" children's book. Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke and his wife signed petitions to ban adoption for same-sex couples in Arkansas.
EXXON MOBILE: xxon Mobil was given a "0" rating by the Human Rights Council on gay- and lesbian-workers' rights, and is the largest company not to offer domestic-partner benefits. The company has also taken fire for refusing to ban discrimination based on orientation and gender identity, except where required by law. Their website states the following: "In the United States, we have adopted the definition of spouse used in federal law, which provides benefits to heterosexual couples. Employees in countries where national law recognizes same-sex relationships are provided spousal benefits under the ExxonMobil programs." --
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Anti-gay conservative and religious hate groups have been threatening major corporations for years. These groups include:
-American Family Association (AFA)
-Focus on the Family
-Alliance Defense Fund
-Americans for Truth
-National Organization for Marriage (NOM)
-Concerned Women for America
They have called for boycotts of businesses and demanded that supportive companies cancel sponsorships to GLBT causes, roll-back rights and benefits to gay employees, etc.
