A national coalition providing the business community with the tools to advocate for LGBTQ equality. Owned by Freedom for All Americans.

Joined March 2017
Passing the #EqualityAct will change lives across America, improving the well-being & economic freedom of #LGBTQ people - and it will positively impact countless businesses. We applaud these LGBTQ leaders for engaging in good-faith, bipartisan negotiations.thehill.com/opinion/civil-ri…
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A recent op-ed by Theodore B. Olson & Kenneth B. Mehlman outlines why Congress should pass the #RespectforMarriageAct. In addition to economic benefits to state and federal economies, it is a fundamental freedom that belongs to all Americans. wsj.com/articles/congress-sh…
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"Passing the Respect for Marriage Act wouldn't alter existing rights; it would remove harmful and destructive uncertainty about the future," U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson and former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman write in The Wall Street Journal.
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The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority, including 47 Republicans. It's time for the Senate to get the job done and ensure all Americans have the freedom to marry!
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Check out this list from @HsvBizJournal on ways to create an inclusive and welcoming work environment. huntsvillebusinessjournal.co…
Innovation and talent travel hand-in-hand, because when people can bring their full selves to work and to their communities, they can contribute everything they have to offer. act.americacompetes.org/a/am…
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America Competes is proud to welcome @G2dotcom to our nationwide business coalition, and as a signer on the joint @HRC/@freedom4allusa letter opposing anti-transgender legislation in states across the country.
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America Competes member @lushcosmetics is showing young LGBTQ people, transgender youth in particular, that they are seen and valued. This is a great example of the public ways businesses can advocate for equity and inclusion.
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AmericaCompetes retweeted
IBM strongly believes recent actions by state governments targeting the LGBTQ community and particularly trans youth are discriminatory and create fear and uncertainty for American families.
▶ READ: America Competes statement on passage of anti-LGBTQ, anti-transgender bills yesterday in Alabama. freedomforallamericans.org/a…
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▶ READ: America Competes statement on passage of anti-LGBTQ, anti-transgender bills yesterday in Alabama. freedomforallamericans.org/a…
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AmericaCompetes retweeted
.@OhioChamber on HB 616:
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Outgoing @WarnerMedia CEO @jasonkilar: "Anti-LGBTQ legislation is anti-business. We don’t think that one person’s life or one person’s identity or one person’s love is any less than or less worthy of another." @CNBCTechCheck youtube.com/watch?v=I9ePXDf8… #OpentoAll
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"Corporations cannot remain neutral in the face of these pernicious bills because the targets of these laws are our community members and colleagues." — @MiriamWarren, Chief Diversity Officer @Yelp fortune.com/2022/03/30/stayi…
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We are committed to building inclusive environments for our employees. We can't stay silent on policies that would make places where we do business less safe for our LGBTQ+ team members and their families.
BREAKING: On #TransDayOfVisibility , 200+ companies have signed onto a joint statement from FFAA & @HRC opposing the rash of anti-LGBTQ legislation, much of which specifically harms trans youth, in states across the country. Read the full statement here: freedomforallamericans.org/2…
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AmericaCompetes retweeted
Proud to fight for justice all families @AmalgamatedBank
Replying to @AmericaCompetes
.@MauraKeaney1, VP of @amalgamatedbank: “As a socially responsible business, [we] believe our employees and our clients deserve a pro-business and pro-family environment. This spate of anti-LGBTQ state legislation is anti-business and anti-family.”
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🧵More than 200 businesses, across a variety of industries, have signed on to an open letter from FFAA and @hrc standing in firm opposition to the glut of anti-LGBTQ legislation introduced across the country this year. The letter reads, in part: ⬇️
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.@BASF Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Patricia Rossman: “As a major employer, our success depends on a safe and welcoming work environment where people of all backgrounds feel supported to do their best work.”
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Discrimination is bad for business. Companies are concerned with the well-being of their employees and their families, and states that choose to discriminate could face major economic consequences. Read the full statement here: freedomforallamericans.org/2…