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LIstofLGBTFriendlyCompanies

TheHumanRightsCampaignreleaseditsnewlyupdatedCorporateEqualityIndex
today.Here'sthecompletelistofcompaniesthatscored100%forbeingLGBT
friendly.
ByAdvocate.comEditors

ThegayinclusivenessofAbercrombie&Fitchhaslongbeenondisplay,most
obviouslyinitsA&FQuarterly.Andthecompanygotsomeattentionforparading101
shirtlessmalemodelsontheChampslysesinMaytocelebratetheopeningofits
Parisflagshipstore.Butitgetslessattention,forexample,foritspolicyofprohibiting
discriminationbasedonsexualorientationandgenderidentityorexpression.

BestCompanies:numeric,A
3MCo.
A.T.KearneyInc.
AAANorthernCalifornia,Nevada&UtahInsuranceExchange
Abercrombie&FitchCo.
AccentureLtd.
AetnaInc.
Akin,Gump,Strauss,Hauer&FeldLLP
AlcatelLucent
AlcoaInc.
Alston&BirdLLP
AmericanExpressCo.
AmeripriseFinancialInc.
AMRCorp.(AmericanAirlines)
AonCorp.
AppleInc.
AT&TInc.
AutomaticDataProcessingInc.
AvonProductsInc.
InsurancebenefitsforemployeesofpharmaceuticalcompanyBristolMyersSquibb,
whichmanufacturesanddistributesseveralHIVmedications,includecoveragefor
shorttermleaveaftergenderreassignmentsurgery,mentalhealthcounseling,
hormonetherapy,andmedicalvisits.

BestCompanies:B
Bain&Co.Inc.
Baker&McKenzieLLP
BankofAmericaCorp.
BankofNewYorkMellonCorp.(BNYMellon)
BarclaysCapital
Barnes&NobleInc.
BestBuyCo.Inc.
BinghamMcCutchenLLP
BlueCrossBlueShieldofFloridaInc.
BlueCrossBlueShieldofMinnesota
BMOBankcorpInc.
BoozAllenHamiltonInc.
BostonConsultingGroup
BristolMyersSquibbCo.
BrownRudnickLLP
BrownFormanCorp.
BryanCaveLLP
WhentheHouseRepublicanspickedKing&Spaldingtorepresenttheminacase
defendingtheconstitutionalityoftheDefenseofMarriageAct,itwasCocaColas
namethatfiguredprominentlyinreportsofthefirmsclientscreatingabacklash.
TalkingPointsMemoreportedthatthecompanyintervened,thoughaspokesman
neverconfirmedexcepttoemphasizeCocaColassupportforLGBTrights.King&
Spaldingeventuallybackedoutofthecase.

BestCompanies:C
CaesarsEntertainmentCorp.
CampbellSoupCo.
CapitalOneFinancialCorp.
CardinalHealthInc.
CargillInc.
CarltonFieldsPA
ChapmanandCutlerLLP
CharlesSchwabCorp.
ChevronCorp.
Choate,Hall&StewartLLP
ChoiceHotelsInternationalInc.
ChryslerLLC
ChubbCorp.
CiscoSystemsInc.
CitigroupInc.

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CliffordChanceUSLLP
CloroxCo.
CocaColaCo.,
TheCorningInc.
Covington&BurlingLLP
CreditSuisseUSAInc.
Crowell&MoringLLP
CumminsInc.
LikeallofthecompaniesscoredbytheHumanRightsCampaignat100%,Delloffers
healthinsurancetoitsemployees'samesexpartners.

BestCompanies:D
Debevoise&PlimptonLLP
DelhaizeAmericaInc.
DellInc.
DeloitteLLP
DeutscheBank
Dewey&LeBoeufLLP
DiageoNorthAmerica
DLAPiper
Dorsey&WhitneyLLP
DowChemicalCo.,
Likeallcompaniesscoring100%,EastmanKodakisamongthebusinessesthe
HumanRightsCampaignlistsasofferingatleastonetransgenderinclusivehealth
careplan.
BestCompanies:E
E.I.duPontdeNemoursandCo.(DuPont)
EastmanKodakCo.
eBayInc.
EdwardsAngellPalmer&DodgeLLP
EliLilly&Co.
EMCCorp.
Ernst&YoungLLP
ExelonCorp.
ItsnotdirectlyoneoftheHRCcriteria,butFordisoneofthenumerouscompanies
thatshowedsupportforLGBTyouthbypostinganItGetsBettervideo.The
companysvideowasmadebymembersofFordGLOBE,itsLGBTemployeegroup,
duringMotorCityPride.AndtomaketheHRCtopcompanieslist,allcompaniesmust
havesomeformofLGBTgrouporopennesstostartingone.

BestCompanies:F
Faegre&BensonLLP
FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorp.(FreddieMac)
Fenwick&WestLLP
FordMotorCo.
Fried,Frank,Harris,Shriver&JacobsonLLP
Companiesareoftenfacedwiththepublicswatchfuleye.AndsotheHRCreserves
therighttodockcompanies25pointsforalargescalepublicblemishontheir
records.GeneralMillswastargetedbytheFloridaFamilyAssociationthisyear,for
example,forrunningadsonABCFamilysPrettyLittleLiars.Itremovedtheadsfor
businessreasonsbutalsoissuedastatementdenyingithadanythingtodowiththe
rightwinggroup.TheMinnesotabasedcompanyhasalsosaiditwillstayoutofthe
upcomingballotfightovermarriageequality.

BestCompanies:G
GapInc.
GenentechInc.
GeneralMillsInc.
Gibson,Dunn&CrutcherLLP
GlaxoSmithKlineplc
GoldmanSachsGroupInc.,The
GoogleInc.
GroupHealthCooperative
FurnituremakerHermanMillercameunderattackfromtheAmericanFamily
AssociationinJulyforitshighscoreontheHRCscorporateequalityindex.The
majoremployerinMichiganhasevensupportedagayrightsordinanceinthecityof
Holland,sayingtheabsenceofdiscriminationhelpscompaniesattracthighly
qualifiedworkers.
BestCompanies:H
HermanMillerInc.
HewlettPackardCo.
Hinshaw&CulbertsonLLP
HoganLovellsUSLLP
HyattHotelsCorp.
Inadditiontoofferingcoverageforgenderreassignmentsurgery,IBMhascreateda
webcastonthetopicofgenderidentityandexpressionthatfeaturestransgender
workerstalkingabouttheirexperiencesandansweringquestionsfromother
employees.ThewebcastisavailabletoallIBMemployeesworldwide,IBMexecutive
SilvyVluggentellsTheAdvocate.
Fortune500companyJohnson&Johnsonprovidescoverageforgender
reassignmentsurgeryaswellasmentalhealthcounseling.CarolGoodrich,Johnson
&Johnsonsdirectorofcorporatemediarelations,saysthecompanysLGBTaffinity
groupkeepshumanresourcesapprisedofnecessarypolicychangesandupdates.
WevegotaverystrongLGBTcommunityatJohnson&Johnson,Goodrichsays.

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BestCompanies:I,J
INGNorthAmericaInsuranceCorp.
InternationalBusinessMachinesCorp.(IBM)
IntuitInc.
Jenner&BlockLLP
Johnson&Johnson
JPMorganChase&Co.
LeviStrausswasoneofthemorethan70businessestofileabriefinacourt
challengetotheconstitutionalityoftheDefenseofMarriageAct.Thecompaniessaid
thelaw,whichpreventsthemarriagesofsamesexcouplesfrombeingrecognizedin
everystateandfederally,isanoverburdeninggovernmentregulationthatshouldbe
repealed.

BestCompanies:K,L
K&LGatesLLP
KelloggCo.
KimptonHotel&RestaurantGroupInc.
Kirkland&EllisLLP
KPMGLLP
KraftFoodsInc.
LeviStrauss&Co.
LimitedBrandsInc.
LittlerMendelsonPC
LockheedMartinCorp.
MillerCoorsisoneofthemanybeercompaniesthatregularlyandunabashedly
markettoLGBTconsumers.EngagementofallkindswiththeLGBTcommunityis
consideredintheHRCrankings.
BestCompanies:M
Marsh&McLennanCompaniesInc.
McDermottWill&EmeryLLP
McKinsey&Co.Inc.
MedtronicInc.
MetLifeInc.
MicrosoftCorp.
MillerCoorsLLC
MitchellGold+BobWilliams
MorganLewis&BockiusLLP
MorganStanley
Morrison&FoersterLLP
WhenlawmakersinNashvillewereconsideringwhethertopassanantidiscrimination
ordinancethatwouldrequirecompaniesdoingbusinesswithcitycontractorsto
includesexualorientationintheirpolicies,Nikesentaletterurgingthemonward.
BestCompanies:N
NationwideNavigantConsultingInc.
NikeInc.
NixonPeabodyLLP
NordstromInc.
NorthernTrustCorp.
OrbitziswellknownforitsLGBTinclusiveadvertisingcampaigns.Andthecompany
agreedinJunetoreviewwhereitplacesadsaftergayrightsactivistsdemanded(via
publicoutcryandapetitionwithmorethan200,000signatures)thattheyberemoved
fromFoxNews.
BestCompanies:O
OfficeDepotInc.
OracleCorp.
OrbitzWorldwideInc.
Orrick,Herrington&SutcliffeLLP
OwensCorning
BestCompanies:P,R

PattersonBelknapWebb&TylerLLP
PaulHastingsLLP
Paul,Weiss,Rifkind,Wharton&GarrisonLLP
PerkinsCoieLLP
PfizerInc.
PG&ECorp.
PillsburyWinthropShawPittmanLLP
PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP
PrudentialFinancialInc.
RaytheonCo.
ReplacementsLtd.
Robins,Kaplan,Miller&CiresiLLP
Ropes&GrayLLP
BestCompanies:S

SchiffHardinLLP
SearsHoldingsCorp.
Sedgwick,Detert,Moran&ArnoldLLP
SempraEnergy
SeyfarthShawLLP
Shearman&SterlingLLP
Sheppard,Mullin,Richter&HamptonLLP
Shook,Hardy&BaconLLP
SidleyAustinLLP
Simpson,Thacher&BartlettLLP
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SodexoInc.
SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCo.
SprintNextelCorp.
Squire,Sanders&DempseyLLP
StaplesInc.
StarwoodHotels&ResortsWorldwide
SunLifeFinancialInc.(U.S.)
SupervaluInc.
SutherlandAsbill&BrennanLLP
SymantecCorp.
Toyota'sAmericanoperationscovermedicaltreatmentsneededbytransgender
people,andthecompanyactivelyrecruitsLGBTcandidates.InJune,forPridemonth,
ToyotasNorthAmericansalesanddistributionheadquartersinTorrance,Calif.,
hostedtransactressCandisCayne,whospoketoemployeesaboutherexperiencein
theworkplace.
BestCompanies:T
TDBank,N.A.
TeachersInsurance&AnnuityAssociationCollegeRetirementEquitiesFund
TechDataCorp.
ThompsonCoburnLLP
TimeWarnerInc.
TJXCompaniesInc.
TheToyotaFinancialServicesCorp.
ToyotaMotorSalesUSAInc.
TroutmanSandersLLP
BestCompanies:U
U.S.Bancorp
UBSAG
Unilever
UnitedContinentalHoldingsInc.
UnitedParcelServiceInc.(UPS)
UnitedTechnologiesCorp.
UnitedHealthGroupInc.
WellsFargosinsuranceplanshavecoveredtransgenderrelatedmedicalprocedures
foryears.Also,thehumanresourcesteamistrainedtoassistandoffersupportfor
transitioningemployeesaswellaseducatetheircoworkersandsupervisors.Wells
FargoalsohasawebsiteforeasyaccesstothefinancialpowerhousesLGBT
policies.
BestCompanies:W,X,Y
Wachtell,Lipton,Rosen&KatzLLP
WaltDisneyCo.
TheWellsFargo&Co.
WhirlpoolCorp.
White&CaseLLP
WilmerCutlerPickeringHale&DorrLLP
Winston&StrawnLLP
XeroxCorp.
Yahoo!Inc.

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