Passing the #EqualityAct will change lives across America, improving the well-being & economic freedom of #LGBTQ people - and it will positively impact countless businesses. We applaud these LGBTQ leaders for engaging in good-faith, bipartisan negotiations.https://t.co/wfrSttmA04
A recent op-ed by Theodore B. Olson & Kenneth B. Mehlman outlines why Congress should pass the #RespectforMarriageAct. In addition to economic benefits to state and federal economies, it is a fundamental freedom that belongs to all Americans. https://t.co/NGwv2JPv4P
"Passing the Respect for Marriage Act wouldn't alter existing rights; it would remove harmful and destructive uncertainty about the future," U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson and former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman write in The Wall Street Journal.
The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority, including 47 Republicans. It's time for the Senate to get the job done and ensure all Americans have the freedom to marry!
Innovation and talent travel hand-in-hand, because when people can bring their full selves to work and to their communities, they can contribute everything they have to offer. https://t.co/DhPIboYCuA
ICYMI: @glaad CEO @sarahkateellis calls on moms nationwide saying, "Together we can use our voices to protect those who are being singled out just for being who they are." https://t.co/hc5o0fqu2T
Starbucks’ employee benefit package will now include reimbursement for “eligible travel expenses” for accessing gender-affirming care. https://t.co/A8sY2VNQME
New research reveals LGBTQ students are making decisions based on how welcoming the city or state of their selected institution will be. https://t.co/UpSv150NUi
America Competes is proud to welcome @G2dotcom to our nationwide business coalition, and as a signer on the joint @HRC/@freedom4allusa letter opposing anti-transgender legislation in states across the country.
America Competes member @lushcosmetics is showing young LGBTQ people, transgender youth in particular, that they are seen and valued. This is a great example of the public ways businesses can advocate for equity and inclusion.
IBM strongly believes recent actions by state governments targeting the LGBTQ community and particularly trans youth are discriminatory and create fear and uncertainty for American families.
Outgoing @WarnerMedia CEO @jasonkilar: "Anti-LGBTQ legislation is anti-business. We don’t think that one person’s life or one person’s identity or one person’s love is any less than or less worthy of another." @CNBCTechCheck https://t.co/2Fs5czD5Xg #OpentoAll
"Corporations cannot remain neutral in the face of these pernicious bills because the targets of these laws are our community members and colleagues." — @MiriamWarren, Chief Diversity Officer @Yelp https://t.co/HGhALngKDm
We are committed to building inclusive environments for our employees. We can't stay silent on policies that would make places where we do business less safe for our LGBTQ+ team members and their families.
Discrimination is bad for business. Companies are concerned with the well-being of their employees and their families, and states that choose to discriminate could face major economic consequences. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/SK9UUf478E
🧵More than 200 businesses, across a variety of industries, have signed on to an open letter from FFAA and @hrc standing in firm opposition to the glut of anti-LGBTQ legislation introduced across the country this year.
The letter reads, in part: ⬇️
.@BASF Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Patricia Rossman: “As a major employer, our success depends on a safe and welcoming work environment where people of all backgrounds feel supported to do their best work.”