Nashville Chamber members and investors earn perfect scores for LGBT inclusion

Congratulations to our members and investors recognized in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index 2019! 

These businesses have demonstrated a commitment to LGBTQ equality through the following criteria:

  • Prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation for all operations;
  • Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity for all operations;
  • Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits;
  • Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical
    and soft benefits;
  • Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care;
  • Three LGBTQ internal training and education best practices;
  • Employee group or diversity council;
  • Three distinct efforts of outreach or engagement to broader LGBTQ community, and if supplier diversity program is in place, must include LGBTQ suppliers; and
  • Contractor/supplier non-discrimination standards and philanthropic giving guidelines.

In 2019, 572 businesses earned 100% ratings. We want to recognize the Nashville Chamber members and investors that earned this distinction:

Altria
Kroger
AllianceBernstein LPLyft
AmazonMorgan Stanley
AramarkOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC
AsurionPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Bass, Berry & Sims PLCPNC Bank
BlueCross BlueShield of TennesseeSouthwest Airlines
Cushman & WakefieldSunTrust Bank
Dell Technologies
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Deloitte LLPWalmart Stores, Inc.
EY (Ernst & Young LLP)Wells Fargo
Fifth Third BankWyndham Destinations
Frost Brown Todd LLC

Congratulations and thank you for making the Nashville community a more inclusive and equitable place for our LGBTQ workforce. To learn more about LGBTQ-friendly businesses, check out the Nashville LGBT Chamber's website.

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