As of April 25, more than 85 companies have signed the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC's) Business Statement Opposing Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation, stating their clear opposition to harmful legislation aimed at restricting the access of LGBTQ people in society.
The statement reads:
"The companies joining this statement do business, create jobs, and serve customers throughout the United States. Our businesses strongly embrace diversity and inclusion because we want everyone who works for us or does business with us to feel included and welcomed as their true, authentic selves. Fairness, equal treatment, and opportunity are central to our corporate values because we care about our employees and the customers we serve. What's more, these values also matter to our bottom lines. Inclusive business practices lead to more productive and engaged employees, increased customer satisfaction; and, ultimately, improved competitiveness and financial performance.
"We are deeply concerned by the bills being introduced in state houses across the country that single out LGBTQ individuals - many specifically targeting transgender youth - for exclusion or differential treatment. Laws that would affect access to medical care for transgender people, parental rights, social and family services, student sports, or access to public facilities such as restrooms, unnecessarily and uncharitably single out already marginalized groups for additional disadvantage. They seek to put the authority of state government behind discrimination and promote mistreatment of a targeted LBGTQ population.
"These bills would harm our team members and their families, stripping them of opportunities and making them feel unwelcome and at risk in their own communities. As such, it can be exceedingly difficult for us to recruit the most qualified candidates for jobs in states that pursue such laws, and these measures can place substantial burdens on the families of our employees who already reside in these states. Legislation promoting discrimination directly affects our businesses, whether or not it occurs in the workplace.
"As we make complex decisions about where to invest and grow, these issues can influence our decisions. America's business community has consistently communicated to lawmakers at every level that such laws have a negative effect on our employees, our customers, our competitiveness, and state and national economies.
"As business leaders dedicated to equal treatment, respect, and opportunity for all - as well as to improving the financial and investment climate across the country - we call for public leaders to abandon or oppose efforts to enact this type of discriminatory legislation and ensure fairness for all Americans.
Signed:
Adobe Inc.
AEO Inc.
Affirm
Airbnb
Altria Group Inc.
Amalgamated Bank
Amazon
American Airlines
Apple
Asana, Inc.
AT&T
Atlassian
Bayer US LLC
BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Biogen
Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Bounteous
Capital One
Cardinal Health
Cargill
Cargo Transporters, Inc.
Celanese
Center for Community Self-Help
Chobani
Corning Incorporated
CSAA Insurance Group
Dell Technologies
Dow Inc.
Dropbox Inc.
Eastern Bank
EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma and EMD Electronics
Facebook
GAP, Inc
Gearbox
GoDaddy
Google
Gusto
H&M
Hilton
HP Inc.
IBM Corp.
IHG Hotels & Resorts
IKEA
Instacart
Intel
Intuit
The Knot Worldwide
Levi Strauss & Co.
Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Lyft, Inc.
Mailchimp
Marriott International, Inc.
MassMutual
Medtronic
Micron
Microsoft
Mobilize
MolsonCoors
Mondelez International
Nike, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Patreon
PayPal
PepsiCo
Peloton Interactive, Inc.
Pfizer
Royal Bank of Canada
REI Co-op
Salesforce
Silicon Labs
SunLife
Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, including member companies Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé USA; and Unilever United States
Synchrony Financial
T-Mobile
TechNet
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Trillium Asset Management
Twitter Inc.
Uber
Unilever United States
Union Pacific
Verizon
Wells Fargo
Xperi Holding Corporation
Zillow Group