Is MTV really LGBTQ friendly?
MTV is owned by ViacomCBS
MTV is a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights. The company offers its employees comprehensive benefits that include coverage for domestic partners and transgender employees. It also participates in public events and organizations that support LGBTQ rights, and donates to politicians who support or don't support LGBTQ rights legislation.
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Does MTV have inclusive workforce protections?
MTV has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Does MTV have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
MTV 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.
MTV 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 LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
Employee group –or– Diversity council
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
Does MTV offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
MTV 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 MTV Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care
Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical and soft benefits
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Human Rights Campaign report on ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS has earned top marks in Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index
by Human Rights Campaign