[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Medusa

A few things about this list:

#1. I have worked at 3 of the companies that are listed here and none of their ratings are in line with what I experienced as an employee or as a customer. One of the companies I worked for had domestic partnership insurance but only after jumping through ridiculous hoops and also had Transphobic insurance polices- They are currently rated 100.
2 other companies I worked for both have received low ratings and were SUPER LGBTQ friendly with great domestic partner bennies, and diversity policies.

#2. I don't care for "boycotting" (my words) a company based on who has a "red" rating on this list especially since the question mark (red) ratings are based on companies *not responding* to the survey. That is a "if a does not equal b, then b is bad" type of equation.
For instance, I'll use Lowe's as an example. Lowe's isnt actually rated "at the bottom" versus Home Depot. According to this list, Lowe's doesnt actually *have* a rating based on "not responding to the survey. Lowe's does offer domestic partner insurance and benefits and does also offer diversity training, so "blacklist" them? Not so much.

#3. I am also not a fan of companies receiving a higher rating based on donating money to the HRC. While I think it's great that many of them did, if a company like Apple chose to donate the bulk of their money to the National Center for Lesbian Rights versus the HRC, that doesnt mean they arent LGBT-friendly or deserve a "bad" rating. It's that whole "buying a vote" thing that bothers me.

I do think this list can serve as a good guide for folks but also suggest that people do their own, much deeper research about where to spend their money. I will say on a personal level that I haven't always supported 100% of the HRC's policies and feel that this list can be helpful but that it can also be misleading when the data is manipulated to make their donors look better.

My 2c.

Thanks for this information, Medusa. I am glad that you added this information to the thread.