companies-support-lgbt-community

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Google

bull We believe in removing barriers so Googlers can focus on the things and people they love and in providing benefits that serve the unique needs of our Googlers Some of our most talked-about benefits include our caregiver leave program and our LGBT policies Find out more about how we tailor our benefits to support the diverse needs of our Googlershttpswwwgooglecomdiversityat-googlehtml

Google

bull We believe in removing barriers so Googlers can focus on the things and people they love and in providing benefits that serve the unique needs of our Googlers Some of our most talked-about benefits include our caregiver leave program and our LGBT policies Find out more about how we tailor our benefits to support the diverse needs of our Googlershttpswwwgooglecomdiversityat-googlehtml

Instagram

bull Earlier this year Instagram launched its first LGBTQ channel which lived right at the top of the apprsquos Explore page The channel was created in collaboration with Raymond Braun and was named VisibleMe after his photo and video series of the same namehttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Appleinc

bull There are more reasons to love Apple than just its addictive technology The companyrsquos openly gay CEO Tim Cook is an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community Just last year he shared his disappointment with Indianarsquos new anti-LGBTQ law and Arkansasrsquos similar billhttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Starbucksbull Starbucks has not only made it very clear that it supports

LGBTQ equality but the company has also made it clear that its support of the LGBTQ community is more important than profits During a 2013 company meeting CEO Howard Schultz fielded a question from a shareholder who was concerned about lost business due to Starbucksrsquo support of gay marriage Schultzrsquos response Feel free to sell your shares ldquoNot every decision is an economic decisionrdquo Schultz said ldquoThe lens in which we are making that decision is through the lens of our people We employ over 200000 people in this company and we want to embrace diversity Of all kindsrdquo httpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

HBO

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bull Covering the LGBT community since 1969

Coca cola

bull In June 2015 an ad from the beverage giant depicted what appeared to be a queer family with the phrase We choose happiness over tradition - the Van Bergen familyldquoldquoThe Coca-Cola Company values and celebrates diversity a representative from The Coca-Cola Company told The Huffington Posthttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Amazoncom Inc

bull Internet giant Amazon is the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communityrsquos best-perceived brand for 2015 a new survey has revealed

bull The Seattle-based company rose six spots to knock Costco out of the top spot on YouGovrsquosannual BrandIndex poll httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Levis

bull In 2011 Levis found itself at odds with the Boy Scouts Three Gs principle that had guided the Scouts membership model for more than 80 years -- that everyone is welcome provided they are not gay godless or a girl The San Francisco-based denim company pulled its Boy Scout funding due to the groups exclusionary practice at the timehttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Oreobull In June 2012 Oreo posted a photo of a rainbow

sextuple-stacked cookie to its Facebook page in honor of Pride month While the responses were mostly positive some commenters were outraged even calling for a boycott of the product Still Basil Maglaris Krafts associate director of corporate affairs said that the positive comments on the post far outweighed the negative oneshttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Nike

bull Nike got into the LGBT Pride Month spirit in 2013 a very big way -- with the expansion of its all-new gay-friendly shoe and clothing linehttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Adidas

bull Three Adidas staples -- the Stan Smith the Adilette Slide and the Superstar -- got a limited edition makeover as part of the companys Pride Pack in 2015httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Gap

bull In March 2015 Gap and Levis issued a joint statement denouncing an Indiana law which could protect business owners who refuse service to LGBT customers and a similar bill approved by the Arkansas Senatehttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Hallmark

bull Hallmark first introduced gay marriage cards back in 2008 and since then has expanded its LGBTQIA collection to include cards celebrating new babies Valentinersquos Day Fatherrsquos Day Motherrsquos Day and more The greeting card company has also featured LGBTQ couples in its commercials and shared LGBTQ-specific content on its websitehttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Ben amp Jerryrsquos

bull The ice cream company has been a long-standing supporter of the LGBTQ community and marriage equality In fact in 1989 Ben amp Jerryrsquos was Vermontrsquos first major employer to offer health insurance benefits to same-sex couples ldquoIt didnrsquot feel like a revolutionary gesture at the time mdash no we just knew it was the right and fair thing to dordquo the company notes on its websitehttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Doritos

bull Doritos released a special limited edition rainbow-colored version of its beloved chips in September 2015 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the It Gets Better projectSadly the brands bold and beautiful move drew anger and calls for a boycott from some consumershttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Chobanibull In the midst of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi Russia Chobani

made it clear that it wasnrsquot cool with the host countryrsquos anti-gay laws ldquoWe are against all laws and practices that discriminate in any way whether it be where you come from or who you love mdash for that reason we oppose Russiarsquos anti-LGBT lawrdquo Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya told MSNBC just a couple days after the company tweeted a rainbow picture of its yogurt containers with the caption ldquoNaturally Powering Everyonerdquo And last summer the yogurt company capped off its ldquoLove This Life Campaignrdquo with a commercial featuring a lesbian couple httpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

MO Underwear

bull Former underwear model On Mekahel launched MO Underwear last year with his partner with one especially unique twist All of the pieces are unisex ldquoMO Underwear was built on the foundation of equalityrdquohttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Project Juicebull Project Juice an organic cold-pressed juice

company celebrated last yearrsquos pride month with limited edition ldquopriderdquo offers and a special rainbow juice pack ldquoIt is quite simple we believe that all humans are equal and that love will always win over haterdquo Marra St Clair co-founder of Project Juice tells Teen Vogue ldquoOn top of this Project Juice originated in San Francisco where the beauty of the LGBTQ community is everywhere mdash this city that we love is largely molded by the creativity and genius of this communityrdquo httpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Project Juicebull Project Juice an organic cold-pressed juice

company celebrated last yearrsquos pride month with limited edition ldquopriderdquo offers and a special rainbow juice pack ldquoIt is quite simple we believe that all humans are equal and that love will always win over haterdquo Marra St Clair co-founder of Project Juice tells Teen Vogue ldquoOn top of this Project Juice originated in San Francisco where the beauty of the LGBTQ community is everywhere mdash this city that we love is largely molded by the creativity and genius of this communityrdquo httpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Nordstrom

bull Nordstrom has a years-long history of supporting gay rights and has been listed as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality by the HRC The retail giant started offering life partner benefits to its employees in 1998 and in 2012 the companyrsquos president Blake Nordstrom sent an email to employees explicitly stating Nordstromrsquos support of same-sex marriagehttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

Tylenol

bull Last year Tylenol made it clear where it stands on LGBTQ equality with a new commercialtitled ldquoHow We Familyrdquo The ad depicted multiple same-sex couples in a montage that demonstrated the varying looks of modern families with the tagline ldquoFamily isnrsquot defined by who you love but howrdquohttpwwwteenvoguecomgallery10-companies-support-lgbt-community2

American Apparel

bull In 2009 American Apparel put its Legalize Gay t-shirt in storefront windows in Washinton DC When a group of anti-LGBT vandals broke the stores windows the company didnt back down but rather agreed to send shirts to any group in DC that was fighting for gay rightshttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Home Depot

bull A May 2012 post on the American Family Association web site proclaims AFA is promoting a boycott of Home Depot until it agrees to remain neutral in the homosexual culture war The total number of people who have signed the Home Depot boycott pledge is 719037 The pledge condemned Home Depot for giving financial and corporate support to open displays of homosexual activism because this helps expose small children to lascivious displays of sexual conduct by homosexuals and cross-dressers In response to the pledge which was delivered at Home Depots annual shareholder meeting Chairman Blake responded httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Target

bull Target which came under fire in 2013 for reportedly making a donation to an organizationthat supported an anti-gay Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia has made great strides toward inclusivity in recent yearshttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

JC Penney

bull JC Penney has shown support for the LGBT community over the years but that support hasnt come without controversyhttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Sabra Hummus

bull Sabra Hummus made an awesome display of support for the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by including a real-life gay couple in their advertising campaign in May 2015 httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Sabra Hummus

bull Sabra Hummus made an awesome display of support for the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by including a real-life gay couple in their advertising campaign in May 2015 httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Kohls

bull The department store launched a new ad in November 2015 that featured a same-sex couplePart of Kohls AllTogetherNow campaign the ad shows a diverse family preparing a holiday meal together in a bustling kitchen As they sit down to dinner a handsome gay couple shares a toast that from the looks of it might be celebrating an engagement httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

Tiffany amp co

bull In 2015 Tiffany featured a gay couple for the first time in an adhttpwwwhuffingtonpostcomentry21-companies-that-have-supported-lgbt-rights_us_5654bdece4b0879a5b0cbf7bslideshow=truegallery55a671abe4b0c5f0322be77a1

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