AmericaCompetes

A national coalition providing the business community with the tools to advocate for LGBTQ equality. Owned by Freedom for All Americans.

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

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

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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

[Conservatives Against Discrimination @Right4LGBTQ]

"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.

[Freedom for All Americans @freedom4allusa]

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!

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Check out this list from @HsvBizJournal on ways to create an inclusive and welcoming work environment. https://t.co/F4QuugLQDB

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

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

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

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

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Starbucks’ employee benefit package will now include reimbursement for “eligible travel expenses” for accessing gender-affirming care. https://t.co/A8sY2VNQME

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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

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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.

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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.

[IBMPolicy @IBMpolicy]

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.

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

▶ READ: America Competes statement on passage of anti-LGBTQ, anti-transgender bills yesterday in Alabama. https://t.co/WoD2DxYJlq

[Jessie Balmert @jbalmert]

.@OhioChamber on HB 616:

[Freedom for All Americans @freedom4allusa]

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

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

"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

[Levi Strauss & Co. @LeviStraussCo]

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.

[Maura Keaney @MauraKeaney1]

Proud to fight for justice all families @AmalgamatedBank

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

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

[AmericaCompetes @AmericaCompetes]

🧵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: ⬇️

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.@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.”