Top Companies gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender Employee List

DIversity Inc. ^ | July | Diversity Inc.

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DiversityInc's "Top Companies for GLBT (gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender) Employees" list

This list was compiled by answering these questions:
Does the company offer same-sex domestic-partner benefits?
Does the company have a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation?
Does the company actively recruit GLBT employees?
Does the company advertise in gay media?

DiversityInc. also looked at the Corporate Equality Index compiled by the Washington, government and corporate organizations.

DiversityInc's Top Companies for GLBT Employees
1. JPMorgan Chase
2. Ford (tie)
2. Merck (tie)
2. Verizon (tie)
3. Northeast Utilities Service Co.
4. KPMG
5. Aetna
6. Fannie Mae (tie)
6. PricewaterhouseCoopers (tie)
7. Wells Fargo (tie)
7. Hyatt Hotels (tie)

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link is to DiversityInc's main page. Article is accessed by subscription only. I got the article through my employer. Only listed the first 7 companies, but the full list is of the top 50 companies.

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Which of these companies have the highest health insurance expenses?

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Insurance costs were brought up as a concern when the Colorado Springs city council voted (against public wishes) to give city employees gay partner insurance coverage.

The city citizens were very upset over the council's action. After a few new council members were in place, they overturned it back to heterosexual married partners.

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I was once "squeezed out" of a company because over time it hired more and more gay/bisexuals. I didn't fit in, AND I didn't respond positively to my female manager's subtle but understood advance (she was also sleeping w/the male President). So, I was encouraged to go, which I did.

I also would like to know who the bottom 50 are. Maybe "Focus on the Family" is on that list.

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perhaps we need a FR list of the top heterosexual friendly companies.

companies without same sex benefits.
no living together benfits.
Married couple benefits.

Bet those companies bottom lines are better too.

(I wonder how airlines would fit into this formula?)

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It really needs to remain like the military arrangement - don't ask, don't tell.
Whatever happened to discretion, especially discretion in the workplace? I don't want to know if my cubemate is gay or straight - just work w/me, ok? And don't hit on me! Please.

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shameless bttt
(I posted this in the middle of Sun night - trying Mon daytime)

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My company does not provide benefits for unmarried couples, whether hetero or homosexual. The benefits costs for married couples are barely more expensive to the employee than for an employee alone.

Meanwhile, one of my classmates from college now has insurance through his live-in girlfriend's employer (they also provide rights for homosexual partners, even those not living together!)...yay, even less reason for them to get married.

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I'm surprised companies would open themselves up to this - co-paying for hetero as well as homo not married couples. Imagine the number or people living together!!who would apply for benefits. There must be an enormous kick-back to these companies from their insurance companies - the more people insured, the more money kicked back. That's my guess.