Non-discrimination policies, benefits and other practices that include LGBTQ+ workers are essential for businesses as they compete for talent and customers.
Permit an employee to use sex-segregated facilities that correspond to their gender idenity.
Most people take reasonable access to restroom facilities for granted. However, transgender people often face the burden…
HRC seeks a clear declaration of non-discrimination toward LGBTQ+ employees by including both "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression" in an employer’s primary non-discrimination or EEO statement.
The Human Rights Campaign continually monitors statements and actions from conservative religious and political organizations concerning corporate LGBTQ+ diversity programs and will collaborate with companies to manage through these situations.
Supplier diversity programs ensure that the procurement process includes specific opportunities for minority-owned businesses, including women-owned, veteran-owned and, more recently, LGBTQ+-owned businesses.
Marketing and advertising to LGBTQ+ consumers, through advertising in LGBTQ+ media, using LGBTQ+ messages in non-LGBTQ+ media or sponsoring LGBTQ+ events, constitute the most direct way businesses can communicate to…
The recommended term is "gender identity or expression."
Although a person's gender expression, or external expression of gender, differs from his or her gender identity, or internal sense of gender,…
International, multinational and global businesses can face unique challenges when implementing global policies inclusive of LGBTQ+ employees. The following is a selection of resources available to employers.
What was the first employer to offer domestic partner benefits?
The Village Voice, a New York City weekly, became the first employer to offer domestic partner benefits to its lesbian…
The HRC Foundation looks for employers who have demonstrated their commitment to LGBTQ+ equality through engaging with and supporting the broader LGBTQ+ community, external to its own employees. When a…
Business Case for Domestic Partner Benefits
Businesses that offer domestic partner benefits enjoy a competitive edge and re-enforce diversity and non-discrimination policies and initiatives.