Is Amazon really LGBTQ friendly?
Amazon has achieved a perfect score in the last Corporate Equality Index by HRC thanks to its own policies and benefits promoting inclusion of their LGBTQ+ employees. The company has also spoken publicly on multiple occasions in support of legislation protecting LGBTQ individuals. However, over the last 3 years alone, Amazon has donated almost half a million dollars supporting the campaigns of anti-gay politicians at the federal and state level across the whole country.
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Does Amazon offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Amazon has strong and inclusive benefits offering for US Employees.
Health Insurance and other benefits are equivalent when it comes to their coverage of spouses or domestic partners for different-sex and same-sex couples.
At Amazon Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
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
Does Amazon have inclusive workforce protections?
Amazon has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Does Amazon have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Amazon has shown sustained commitment to diversity through several initiatives like training for new hires and employees, executives performance tied to diversity goals, and policies that support an inclusive culture around gender identity and self expression.
Amazon has employee groups and/or diversity councils within the company to support LGBTQ employees, and has several programs around hiring, supplier selection, marketing, and philanthropy to support LBBTQ individuals, causes, and organizations.
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
Employee group –or– Diversity council
Three LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
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