civil rights - HRC Releases Annual Corporate Equality Index with 571 Top U.S. Companies Earning Perfect Scores

Elliott Kozuch
Human Rights Campaign

Washington DC

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'Deeply concerned': Corporate America responds to Trump's immigration ban

Ed O'Keefe
David Weigel
Chicago Tribune

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ezs note:  It takes a little while, but concerns regarding transgender immigration is discussed.

LGBT Chamber initiative encourages corporate activism

Press
Out & About Nashville

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LGBT-owned businesses get diversity increase

Google
USA News

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Gay Men, Lesbians Differ on LGBT-Friendly Corporate Policies, Advertising
Erik Sass
http://www.mediapost.com/


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JCPenney receives top rating on human rights campaign corporate equality index (Marketwatch)

PLANO, Texas, Oct 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!jcp/quotes/nls/jcp (JCP 33.04, +0.31, +0.95%) has announced that it has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2011 Corporate Equality Index, released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) earlier this month. The index measures employers on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and consumers. (more above)

Alcoa top ranked on corporate equality for second year in a row (Marketwatch)

NEW YORK, Oct 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alcoa /quotes/comstock/13*!aa/quotes/nls/aa (AA 13.00, +0.11, +0.85%) announced today that for the second year in a row it is the only Metals and Mining company to achieve a top rating of 100 in the 2011 Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work Survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization.(more above)