2009 Human Rights Campaign

2009
A GUIDE TO COMPANIES, PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LESBIAN, GAY,
BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER EQUALITY
DEAR
TAKE ACTION
FRIENDS,
FOR EQUALITY
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A FEW WAYS YOU CAN HELP FIGHT
FOR EQUALITY EVERY DAY:
Share this information with your
friends, family and co-workers.
Help them to become supporters of
equality by using the information in
this guide.
Advocate for equality in the workplace. If your company isn’t on this
list or you think it can do better, go
to www.hrc.org/cei to find out how to
get it engaged.
Get active about equality. Sign up
for newsletters and Action Alerts at
www.hrc.org/actioncenter.
Dear Friends,
This year, more than ever, we must be concerned with making sure that every
dollar we spend counts. We will have to consider what purchases are most
important, what fits into our budgets and when it’s OK to treat ourselves to
something extra.
For those of us who care deeply about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
equality, we must also weigh what companies deserve our business. Every day,
we make choices that send a powerful message about our values, our principles
and our ideals. We do it every time we buy a cup of coffee, fill our gas tanks,
book a flight or clothe our families. Where we spend our dollars has remarkable
potential to positively affect the LGBT community because it reinforces what
many companies know: fairness is good business.
There are hundreds of businesses that have earned the right to call you a
customer. A record 260 companies received a perfect 100 percent score on
the 2009 Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index — a
one-third increase over last year. Today, millions of workers are employed by
businesses that prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity or expression, that have adopted strong policies on diversity
and inclusion, and that offer healthcare and partnership benefits that address
the unique needs of LGBT individuals and families.
The Buying for Equality guide allows you to continue this trend by rewarding
businesses that have shown themselves to be allies of the LGBT community.
It provides a way to communicate to corporate America that LGBT-inclusive
workplace policies have a direct impact on a company’s bottom line.
As the Human Rights Campaign Foundation works with
companies to improve their workplaces, you can do your
part by using this guide to buy products from companies
that support the LGBT community.
Sincerely,
Joe Solmonese
President, Human Rights Campaign Foundation
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
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Where do the scores in this guide
come from?
The information in this guide comes from
the 2009 Corporate Equality Index, the
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s
annual report card on corporate America’s treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender employees, consumers
and investors.
How are the scores calculated?
Businesses are rated on a scale from 0 to
100, based on whether or not they have
policies that support LGBT people. These
include anti-discrimination protections,
domestic partner benefits, diversity training, transgender-inclusive benefits and
external practices.
Why don’t I see a business listed?
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation
researches policies at more than 1,800
companies (including the Fortune 1000
and American Lawyer 200). However,
we don’t rate a business until we have
collected and verified all the information
we need. In all, we rated 584 companies
in 2009.
How can I get a business listed?
Any business with 500 or more U.S.
employees can be rated. If you don’t see
a company listed, contact the Human
Rights Campaign with any information
you have about its policies on LGBT
issues. Or, write the business and tell it
you make purchasing decisions based on
how it scored in this guide.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
TO CONTACT US, PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HRC.ORG/BUYERSGUIDE
HOW TO USE THIS
BUYERS GUIDE
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EACH BUSINESS/BRAND IS ASSIGNED ONE
OF THREE COLORS BASED ON ITS SCORE
IN OUR REPORT: GREEN, YELLOW OR RED.
FILLING UP THE TANK
SCORE: 80+
BP
Amoco
Arco
Chevron
Caltex
Texaco
Shell Oil
GREEN (80-100): Businesses/brands with
one of our higher scores. Consumers should
make every effort to support these companies.
100
Human Rights Campaign National Corporate
Partners. The support of these businesses is
directly tied to the Human Rights Campaign’s
success in ensuring equality for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender Americans. All HRC
National Corporate Partners are required to
maintain a CEI score of 85 or above.
100
100
SCORE: 46-79
ConocoPhillips
76
Conoco
Phillips 66
63
YELLOW (46-79): Businesses/brands that
have taken steps toward a fair-minded
workplace, but where there is still progress
to be made.
0
RED (0-45): Businesses/brands that
have more work to do in furthering equality. If
possible, consumers should make the choice
to support a more fair-minded company.
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Exxon Mobil
Esso
Exxon
Mobil
Hess
Marathon Oil Speedway
SuperAmerica
Sunoco Valero Energy
Diamond Shamrock
Stop N Go
Ultramar
?
?
?
?
RED (?): Businesses/brands that have not
responded to the survey despite repeated
attempts and whose policies are unclear.
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WHERE TO SHOP 08
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
26
HOME AND GARDEN
10
MEDICINE CABINET 28
BANKING AND FINANCE
12
KIDS
PET CARE
31
31
APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES
14
PLANNING A TRIP
32
16
STAYING ENTERTAINED
34
FILLING UP THE TANK
17
TECHNOLOGY
36
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
18
NEWSSTAND
38
FUN AND GAMES
23
YOU’VE GOT MAIL
39
HITTING THE ROAD 24
INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE 40
EATING OUT
8
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WHERE
TO SHOP
SCORE: 80+
Barnes & Noble
B. Dalton Bookseller
Best Buy
Future Shop
Geek Squad
Magnolia Home Theater
Borders
Doubleday
Waldenbooks/Brentanos
eBay
Shopping.com
GameStop
EB Games
Sears
Kmart
Lands’ End
Supervalu
Acme Markets
Albertsons
Bristol Farms
Cub Foods
Farm Fresh
Hornbacher’s
Jewel-Osco
Osco Pharmacy
Save-A-Lot
Sav-on
Shaws
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Shop ’n Save
Shoppers Food
Sunflower Market
Target
TJX
HomeGoods
Walgreens
Food Lion
Bloom
Bottom Dollar Food
Harveys
Costco
Staples
Corporate Express
CVS
Longs Drug Store
Hallmark Cards
Whole Foods
Home Depot
Rite Aid
Hannaford Brothers
Harry & David
Amazon
Limited Brands
Bath & Body Works
White Barn Candle Company
OfficeMax
100
100
100
95
93
93
90
90
90
85
85
83
83
80
80
80
9
SCORE: 80+
64%
of gay and lesbian adults say
that when selecting a product or service,
all other considerations being equal, they
will select the brand that has a reputation
for being more gay friendly.
Source: Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive
SCORE: 46-79
Ahold USA
Giant
Peapod
Stop & Shop
Kroger
Dillon Food Stores
Fred Meyer
Kwik Shop
Quality Food Centers
78
75
Quik Stop
Ralphs
Turkey Hill Minit Markets
Toys “R” Us
Babies “R” US
Office Depot
Circuit City
Pathmark
65
60
55
53
SCORE: 0-45, ?
H. E. B. Grocery
Central Marketplace
Gas ‘N Go
RadioShack
Wal-Mart
Marketside
Sam’s Club
Meijer
Bed Bath & Beyond
Big Lots
40
40
40
15
?
?
BJ’s
Dillard’s
Dollar General
Kohl’s Liberty Media QVC
Lowe’s
Publix Super Markets
Winn-Dixie Stores
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
SCORE: 80+
Dupont
Corian
Kevlar
Nomex
Teflon
Tyvek
Zodiak
Herman Miller Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Newell Rubbermaid
Amerock
Bernzomatic
Gardinia
Irwin
Kirsch
Lenox
Levolor
Owens Corning
Replacements, Ltd. Sears
Craftsman
Kenmore
Whirlpool
Amana
Gladiator
Jenn-Air
Kenmore
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
KitchenAid
Magic Chef
Maytag
Roper
Supermatic
Home Depot
Behr
Hampton Bay
Traffic Master
Vigoro
Monsanto
Roundup
GE
Hotpoint
Monogram
Profile
Realogy
Better Homes and
Gardens Real Estate
Century 21
Corcoran Group
Sotheby’s
85
85
80
80
11
SCORE: 46-79
KB Home
Mohawk Industries
Dal-Tile
Mohawk
Unilin
75
65
Black & Decker
Baldwin
DeWalt
Kwikset
Price Pfister
Weiser Lake
55
Leggett & Platt
Lennar NuHome
U.S. Home
Village Builders
Masco
Sherwin-Williams
Toll Brothers
?
?
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Emerson Electric ClosetMaid
In-Sink-Erator
RIDGID
White-Rodgers
John Deere
Berkshire Hathaway
Benjamin Moore
The Pampered Chef
Beazer Homes
Fortune Brands
Aristokraft
Master Lock
MasterBrand
Moen
Omega
Waterloo
45
33
?
?
?
?
?
?
SCORE: 80+
American Express
Ameriprise
IDS
RiverSource
Bank of America
Countrywide Financial
U.S. Trust
Bank of New York Mellon
Dreyfus
Pershing
Capital One
Charles Schwab
Citi
Banamex
Citibank
Citifinancial
Citimortgage
Diner’s Club
Primerica
Smith Barney
Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank
Fannie Mae
Goldman Sachs
HSBC Beneficial
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
J.P. Morgan Chase
Chase
KeyCorp
KeyBank
MasterCard
Cirrus
Maestro
Mondex
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
Van Kampen
Northern Trust
Raymond James Financial
State Street
SunTrust
U.S. Bancorp
UBS
Visa
Wachovia
WaMu
Providian Financial
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Financial
Wells Fargo Mortgage
CIBC
Principal Financial
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
95
95
13
The buying power of the U.S lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender community is projected to be
in 2009.
$759 billion
Source: Witeck-Combs Communications/MarketResearch.com
E*TRADE Financial Barclays Capital
Harris Bankcorp
BMO Capital Markets
John Hancock
Financial Services
Freddie Mac
AmTrust Bank
93
90
90
Comerica
General Electric
GE Money
National City
PNC
80
80
75
75
68
65
60
58
Morningstar
Franklin Resources
Franklin Templeton
BB&T
58
50
35
Western Union
?
88
85
83
80
80
SCORE: 46-79
Fifth Third Bancorp
Huntington Bancshares
Chamberlin Edmonds H&R Block
Sallie Mae
Discover Financial Services
Pulse
48
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Dun & Bradstreet
Hoovers
Sovereign Bancorp
?
APPAREL
ACCESSORIES
SCORE: 80+
Abercrombie & Fitch
Hollister
Ruehl
Gap
Banana Republic
Old Navy
Piperlime
J.C. Penney
Arizona Jean Co.
St. John’s Bay
Worthington
Levi Strauss Dockers
Liz Claiborne Axcess
Bora Bora
Ellen Tracy
Enyce
Juicy Couture
Kate Spade
Kenzie
Laundry by Shelli Segal
Lucky Brand Jeans
Mac & Jac
Mambo
Mexx
Monet
prAna
Realities
Sigrid Olsen
100
100
100
100
100
Macy’s
Alfani
Bloomingdale’s
Charter Club
I.N.C.
Nike
Cole Haan
Converse
Hurley
Umbro
Nordstrom
Façonnable
REI
Sears
Lands’ End
Target
Cherokee
Honors
In Due Time
Liz Lange
Merona
Mossimo
Utility
Xhilaration
TJX
A.J.Wright
Bob’s Stores
Marshalls
T.J.Maxx
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
15
48%
SCORE: 80+
of gay and lesbian adults say they
like to keep up with the latest styles and
trends, compared with only
of
heterosexual adults.
38%
Source: Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive
S
Kenneth Cole
Gentle Souls
Le Tigre
Limited Brands Bath and Body Works
95
80
C.O. Bigelow
Henri Bendel
Pink
Victoria’s Secret
SCORE: 46-79
L.L. Bean
Tiffany & Co.
73
68
The Men’s Wearhouse K&G Men’s Company
MW Tux
50
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Jones Apparel Anne Klein
Bandolino
Easy Spirit
Joan & David
Jones New York
Kasper
Nine West
Lillian Vernon Berkshire Hathaway
Fruit of the Loom
JERZEES
Russell Athletics
Spalding
Donna Karan
DKNY
45
40
?
?
Foot Locker
Champs Sports
Eastbay
Footaction
Ross Stores
VF Eagle Creek
Eastpak
JanSport
John Varvatos
Lee
Nautica
Seven for all Mankind
The North Face
Vans
Wrangler Jeans
?
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EATING OUT
SCORE: 80+
Brinker
Chili’s
Maggiano’s Little Italy
On The Border
Mexican Grill & Cantina
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Carlson
Pick Up Stix
T.G.I. Friday’s
100
100
Starbucks
Seattle’s Best Coffee
McDonald’s
Darden Restaurants
Bahama Breeze
Longhorn Steakhouse
Olive Garden
Red Lobster
Seasons 52
The Capital Grille
SCORE: 46-79
The Palm
Yum! Brands
A&W
KFC
Long John Silver’s
78
65
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Cracker Barrel
Berkshire Hathaway
Dairy Queen
15
?
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
100
85
80
FILLING UP
THE TANK
SCORE: 80+
BP
Amoco
Arco
Chevron
Caltex
Texaco
Shell Oil
100
100
100
SCORE: 46-79
ConocoPhillips
76
Conoco
Phillips 66
60
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Esso
Exxon
Mobil
Hess
Marathon Oil Speedway
SuperAmerica
0
?
?
Sunoco Valero Energy
Diamond Shamrock
Stop N Go
Ultramar
?
?
FOOD
BEVERAGES
30
IT IS LEGAL IN
STATES TO FIRE SOMEONE FOR BEING GAY,
LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL. IT IS LEGAL IN
STATES TO FIRE AN
EMPLOYEE FOR BEING TRANSGENDER.
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SCORE: 80+
Anheuser-Busch
Bud Light
Budweiser
Busch
Kirin
Michelob
Natural Ice
Rolling Rock
Campbell Soup Pace
Pepperidge Farm
Prego
Swanson
V8
Clorox
Hidden Valley
KC Masterpiece
Kitchen Bouquet
Coca-Cola Company
Barq’s
Canada Dry
Coke Zero
Dannon
Dasani
Diet Coke
Fanta
Fresca
Fruitopia
Fuze
Hi-C
Honest Tea
Mello Yello
Minute Maid
Nestea
Odwalla
Pibb Xtra
POWERade
Simply Orange
smartwater
Sprite
Tab
Vault
vitaminwater
Coca-Cola Enterprises
100
100
100
100
100
Coors
Blue Moon
Keystone
Killian’s Irish Red
Molson
Diageo
Bailey’s
Beaulieu Vineyard
Captain Morgan
Cîroc
Crown Royal
Dom Perignon
Guinness
Harp
Hennessey
Johnnie Walker
Jose Cuervo
Red Stripe
Smirnoff
Sterling Vineyards
Tanqueray
Johnson & Johnson
Lactaid
Splenda
Pepsi Bottling Group
PepsiCo
7-Up
Aquafina
Aunt Jemima
Cap’n Crunch
Cheetos
Cracker Jack
Diet Pepsi
Dole Juices
Doritos
Frito-Lay
Gatorade
Life
Lipton Brisk
Mountain Dew
Mug Root Beer
Near East
Pasta Roni
Propel
Quaker
100
100
100
100
100
20
Rice-A-Roni
Rold Gold
Ruffles
Sierra Mist
Slice
SOBE
Sun Chips
Tostitos
Tropicana
Starbucks
100
Ethos Water
Frappuccino
Seattle’s Best Coffee
Tazo Teas
Torrefazione Italia Coffee
Target
100
Archer Farms
Choxie
Market Pantry
Unilever
100
Ben & Jerry’s
Bertolli
Breyers Ice Cream
Country Crock
Good Humor
Hellmann’s
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
Klondike
Knorr
Lawry’s
Lipton
Popsicle
Promise
Skippy Peanut Butter
Slim-Fast
Wishbone
General Mills 95
Betty Crocker
Bisquick
Bugles
Cascadian Farm
Cheerios
Chex
Colombo
Fruit by the Foot
Fruit Gushers
Fruit Roll-Ups
Gold Medal
Green Giant
Haagen-Dazs
Hamburger Helper
Kix
Lucky Charms
Nature Valley
Old El Paso
Pillsbury
Pop Secret
Progresso
Total
Totino’s
Trix
Wheaties
Yoplait
Kraft Foods
A.1.
Balance Bar
Boca Burger
Breakstone’s
Capri Sun
Cheez Whiz
Chips Ahoy!
Cool Whip
Country Time
Cracker Barrel
Crystal Light
DiGiorno
Honeymaid
Jell-O
Kool-Aid
Louis Rich
Lunchables
Maxwell House
Miracle Whip
Nabisco
Newtons
Nilla
Nutter Butter
Oreo
Oscar Mayer
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Planters
Post Cereals
Ritz
Snackwell’s
95
21
Stove Top
Tang
Toblerone
Tombstone
Triscuit
Velveeta
Wheat Thins
ConAgra Foods
Banquet
Chef Boyardee
Egg Beaters
Fiddle Faddle
Healthy Choice
Jiffy Pop
Marie Callender’s
Orville Redenbacher’s
Pam
90
Peter Pan
Poppycock
Slim Jim
Van Camp’s
Wesson
Miller Foster’s
IceHouse
Milwaukee’s Best
Peroni
Pilsner Urquell
Sparks
Procter & Gamble
Pringles
Abbott Laboratories
EAS-Myoplex
Ensure
90
85
80
SCORE: 46-79
Safeway
Artisan
Eating Right
Lucerne
O Organics
OvenJoy
Primo Taglio
Ranchers Reserve
The Butchers Cut
Sara Lee
Ball Park
Best’s Kosher
Bryan
Earthgrains
Healthy Choice
Hillshire Farm
Jimmy Dean
Sunbeam
Sun-Maid
Dean Foods Country Fresh
Horizon Organic
International Delight
Meadow Gold
Silk
Skinny Cow
75
75
73
Hershey
70
Almond Joy
Breath Savers
Bubble Yum
Cadbury
Heath
Icebreakers
Jolly Rancher
Kit Kat
Mauna Lola
Mounds
Payday
Reese’s
Rolo
Skor
Symphony
Twizzlers
York
Zagnut
Heinz
68
Bagel Bites
Classico
Ore-Ida
Weight Watchers Smart Ones
Domino’s Pizza
60
22
Kellogg’s
All-Bran
Apple Jacks
Austin
Carr’s
Cheez-It
Club
Corn Pops
Crispix
Eggo
Famous Amos
Froot Loops
Frosted Flakes
Keebler
Mini Wheats
Morningstar Farms
Murray Sugar Free
Nutri-Grain
Pop-Tarts
Rice Krispies
Special K
Town House
Wheatables
60
U.S. Foodservice
Glenview Farms
Next Day Gourmet
Patuxent Farms
Roseli
Stock Yards
Thirster
Hain Celestial Group
Arrowhead Mills
Casbah
Celestial Seasonings
Earth’s Best
Garden of Eatin’
Harry’s
Health Valley
Imagine
Nile Spice
Rice Dream
Soy Dream
Terra Chips
West Soy
Yves
Land O’Lakes
Alpine Lace
58
55
53
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Brown-Forman Bonterra
Finlandia
Herradura
Jack Daniel’s
Korbel
Sonoma-Cutrer
Southern Comfort
Chiquita Fresh Express
Constellation Arbor Mist
Corona
Corona Light
Negra Modelo
Svedka
Vendange
Woodbridge
20
?
?
Murdock Holding Dole
Pilgrim’s Pride Country Pride
Easy-Entrée
Wing-Dings
Smithfield Foods Butterball
Cooks
John Morrell
Tyson Foods
Bruss
Golden Trophy
Nature’s Farm
Weaver
Wright
?
?
?
?
23
FUN
GAMES
SCORE: 80+
Electronic Arts
EA Casual Entertainment
EA Games
EA Sports
The Sims
Harrah’s Entertainment
World Series of Poker
Microsoft
Xbox
Mattel
American Girl
Barbie
Cabbage Patch Kids
100
100
100
93
Fisher-Price
Hot Wheels
Magna Doodle
Matchbox
Pictionary
Polly Pocket
Power Wheels
Tyco Electric Racing
Hallmark Cards Crayola
Silly Putty
SCORE: 46-79
Hasbro
Candy Land
Chutes and Ladders
Clue
Connect Four
Easy-Bake Oven
Furby
Giga Pets
GI Joe
Jenga
Lite-Brite
Monopoly
50
Mousetrap Mr. Potato Head
My Little Pony
Nerf
Operation
Play-Doh
Risk
Scattergories
Scrabble
Sorry!
90
HITTING
THE ROAD
25
SCORE: 80+
AAA Northern California,
Nevada and Utah
CarMax
Chrysler
Dodge
Jeep
Clorox
Armor All
STP
Tuff Stuff
Ford Lincoln
Mazda
Mercury
Volvo
GM
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
GMC
Hummer
OnStar
Pontiac
Saab
Saturn
100
100
100
100
100
100
SCORE: 46-79
Nissan North America
Infiniti
50
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Cooper Tire & Rubber
AutoZone
Duralast
Valucraft
Goodyear Tire Dunlop
Kelly
Harley-Davidson
Buell
33
25
?
?
Shell Oil
Black Magic
Blue Coral
Clear Magic
Fix-A-Flat
Jiffy Lube
Quaker State
Pennzoil
Rain-X
Subaru of America
Toyota Lexus
Scion
Volkswagen
Audi
Bentley
Bugatti
Lamborgini
Ryder
Bridgestone
Firestone
100
100
100
100
93
80
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
SCORE: 80+
3M
Command
Filtrete
Nexcare
O-Cel-O
Post-it
Scotch
Scotch-Brite
Scotchguard
Clorox
Brita
Formula 409
Glad
Handi-Wipes
Kingsford
Lestoil
Liquid-Plumr
Pine-Sol
S.O.S.
Stain Out
Tilex
Tuff Stuff
Tuffy
Wash’n Dri
Kimberly-Clark
Cottonelle
Kleenex
Scott
Viva
100
100
100
Newell Rubbermaid
Accent
Calphalon
Expo
Goody
Liquid Paper
Paper Mate
Rolodex
Roughneck
Sanford
Sharpie
Shur-Line
TakeAlongs
Uni-Ball
Vis-A-Vis
Waterman
S.C. Johnson & Son
Drano
Fantastik
Glade
Grab-it
OFF!
Oust
Pledge
Raid
Saran
Scrubbing Bubbles
Shout
Vanish
100
100
Windex
Ziploc
Unilever
All
Snuggle
Wisk
Procter & Gamble
Bounce
Bounty
Cascade
Charmin
Cheer
Dawn
Downy
Duracell
100
85
SCORE: 46-79
Colgate-Palmolive
Ajax
Murphy Oil Soap
Palmolive
Suavitel
73
Febreze
Gain
Joy
Mr. Clean
Puffs
Swiffer
Tide
MEDICINE
CABINET
29
SCORE: 80+
Bausch & Lomb
Boston
Ocuvite
Optima
PreserVision
PureVision
ReNu
Sensitive Eyes
Sight Saver
SofLens
Boehringer Ingelheim
Dulcolax
Zantac
Estée Lauder Aveda
Bobbi Brown
Clinique
Estée Lauder
M.A.C.
Origins
Prescriptives
GlaxoSmithKline
Abreva
Aquafresh
Citrucel
NicoDerm CQ
Nicorette
Os-cal
Polident
Sensodyne
Tums
Johnson & Johnson
Acuvue
Aveeno
Band-Aid
Benadryl
BenGay
Clean & Clear
e.p.t.
Imodium
Lactaid
Listerine
Monistat
Motrin
Mylanta
100
100
100
100
100
Neutrogena
Pepcid AC
Reach
Rolaids
Stayfree
Sudafed
Tylenol
Visine
Kimberly-Clark
Depends
Kleenex
Kotex
Scott
Novartis
4-Way
Benefiber
Boost
Bufferin
Comtrex
Doan’s
Ex-Lax
Excedrin
Gas-X
Habitrol
Maalox
Night & Day/O2OPTIX
No-Doz
Tavist
Theraflu
Triaminic
Vagistat
Pfizer
Cortizone
Purell
S.C. Johnson & Son
Edge
Skintimate
Schering-Plough Afrin
Bain de Soleil
Claritin
Coppertone
Dr. Scholl’s
Tinactin
100
100
100
100
100
30
Unilever
AXE
Caress
Closeup
Degree
Dove
Lever 2000
Pond’s
Q-tips
Suave
Vaseline
Avon Products
ANEW
Beyond Color
Color Trend
Perfect Wear
Skin-So-Soft
Ultra Color Rich Lipstick
Procter & Gamble
Always
Aussie
Clairol
Cover Girl
Crest
Fixodent
Gillette
Head & Shoulders
Herbal Essence
Ivory
Max Factor
Metamucil
Noxema
100
90
85
SCORE: 46-79
Colgate-Palmolive Irish Spring
Mennen
Skin Bracer
Softsoap
Speedstick
73
Olay
Old Spice
Oral-B
Pantene
Pepto-Bismol
Puffs
Scope
Secret
Tampax
Vicks
Zest
Bayer
Aleve
Alka-Seltzer
Bactin
Midol
One-A-Day
Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia
Wyeth
Advil
Alavert
Anbesol
Caltrate
Centrum
ChapStick
Dimetapp
FiberCon
Preparation H
Primatene
Robitussin
80
80
KIDS
SCORE: 80+
Bright Horizons
Family Solutions
Brookfield Academies
College Coach
Lipton Child Care
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Enfamil
Kimberly-Clark
Huggies
Pull-Ups
Newell Rubbermaid
Graco
100
100
100
Procter & Gamble
Luvs
Pampers
Abbott Laboratories
Pedialyte
PediaSure
Similac
Bayer
Flintstones Vitamins
85
80
80
100
PET CARE
SCORE: 80+
Clorox
Ever Clean
EverFresh
Fresh Step
Scoop Away
100
Procter & Gamble
Eukanuba
Iams
75
T Bonz
Tidy Cats
Safeway
Priority Pet
Colgate-Palmolive
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Hill’s Science Diet
85
SCORE: 46-79
Nestle Purina
Alpo
Beggin’ Strips
Beneful
Fancy Feast
Friskies
Puppy Chow
75
73
PLANNING
A TRIP
SCORE: 80+
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
American Eagle
Anheuser-Busch
Busch Gardens
SeaWorld
Sesame Place
Carlson Companies
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Country Inns & Suites
Park Inn
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Radisson Hotels & Resorts
Regent Hotels & Resorts
Continental Airlines
Harrah’s Entertainment
Bally’s
Caesars
Flamingo
Horseshoe
London Clubs International
Paris
Rio
Showboat
Hyatt
Andaz
Grand Hyatt
Hyatt Place
Park Hyatt
Regency Hyatt
Kimpton Hotel &
Restaurant Group
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Marriott International
Courtyard
Fairfield Inn
JW Marrriott
Renaissance
Residence Inn
SpringHill Suites
The Ritz-Carlton
TownePlace Suites
Orbitz
away.com
CheapTickets
ebookers.com
hotelclub.com
Sabre Holdings Travelocity
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
aloft
Element
Four Points
Le Meridien
Luxury Collection
Sheraton
St. Regis
W Hotels
Westin
US Airways
Walt Disney Company
Disney Cruise Line
Disneyland
Walt Disney World Resorts
100
100
100
100
100
100
33
50%
NEARLY
of all gay and lesbian
people say that a destination’s gay
friendliness is important to them when
making leisure travel choices. Source: Harris Interactive,
Travel Industry Association and Witeck-Combs Communications
Wyndham
100
AmeriHost Inn
Baymont Inn & Suites
Days Inn
Howard Johnson
Knights Inn
Ramada
Super 8 Motel
Travelodge
Wingate Inn
Hilton Hotels 90
Conrad
Doubletree
Embassy Suites
Hampton Inn
Hilton Garden Inn
Homewood Suites
The Waldorf-Astoria Collection
Southwest Airlines
90
United Airlines
88
Delta Airlines
85
MGM/Mirage
85
Bellagio
Circus Circus
Excalibur
Luxor
Mandalay Bay
MGM Grand
Mirage
Monte Carlo
New York-New York
Treasure Island
Northwest Airlines
Dollar Thrifty
Dollar Rent A Car
Thrifty Car Rental
Avis Budget
Avis Rent A Car
Budget Rent A Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
General Electric
Universal Parks and Resorts
JetBlue Airways
85
83
80
80
80
80
SCORE: 46-79
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Celebrity Cruises
55
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Hertz
?
Expedia
Hotels.com
Hotwire
Trip Advisor
50
STAYING
ENTERTAINED
35
SCORE: 80+
Clear Channel Communications
Katz Media
Cox Enterprises
Cox Cable/Newspapers/Radio
Travel Channel
Starbucks
Starbucks Hear Music
The Walt Disney Co.
A&E
ABC
Disney Channel
ESPN
History Channel
Lifetime
Miramax Films
Pixar
SOAPnet
Touchstone Pictures
Time Warner
AOL
Cartoon Network
CNN
HBO
New Line Cinema
Sports Illustrated
TNT
Turner Broadcasting
Warner Bros Entertainment
100
100
100
100
100
Viacom
BET
CMT
Comedy Central
LOGO
MTV
Nickelodeon
Noggin
Paramount
Spike
TV Land
Vh1
Hallmark Cards Hallmark Channel
Comcast
E!
G-4 Videogame TV
Style Network
General Electric
Bravo
NBC
NBC Universal
Sci Fi
Telemundo
Universal Pictures
USA
Sirius XM Radio
Sirius
XM
100
90
80
80
80
SCORE: 46-79
AMC Entertainment
AMC Theaters
63
Loews Cineplex
Movietickets.com
?
News Corp.
Fox
FX
Myspace.com
Virgin
Virgin Broadband/Media
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Cablevision Optimum
DIRECTV Liberty Media Game Show Network
Starz
?
?
?
?
36
TECHNOLOGY
SCORE: 80+
Apple
iPhone/iPod/iTunes
Mac
OS X
AT&T
Cisco Systems
Linksys
WebEx
Corning
Cox Enterprises
Dell
eBay Paypal
Skype
StubHub
Google
Blogger
Picasa
YouTube
HP
Compaq
Scitex
Snapfish
IBM
Intel
Intuit
QuickBooks
Quicken
TurboTax
Kodak
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Lexmark
Microsoft
Hotmail
Internet Explorer
MSN
Office
Windows Vista
Zune
Motorola
Sprint Nextel
Boost
Sun Microsystems
Java
OpenOffice
Solaris
Symantec
Norton
Texas Instruments
Xerox
Yahoo!
Del.icio.us
Flickr
HotJobs
Adobe Systems
Acrobat
Flash
Photoshop
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
95
45%
of gay and lesbian adults say they
tend to upgrade to the latest model or version
of a product, compared with
of
heterosexual adults.
33%
Source: Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive
West
FindLaw
KeyCite
Westlaw
EarthLink
PeoplePC
Imation
Memorex
95
88
88
ALLTEL Amazon
IMDb
AMD
ATI
Comcast
Qwest
80
80
McAfee
Acer
Gateway
Nokia
53
50
T-Mobile
Virgin
Virgin Mobile
?
?
80
80
80
SCORE: 46-79
Verizon
IKON Office Solutions
IKON
APC
Back-UPS
SurgeArrest
TravelPower
70
65
63
50
SCORE: 0-45, ?
IAC/InterActiveCorp
Ask.com
Dictionary.com
Evite
Match.com
Vimeo
?
NEWSSTAND
38
SCORE: 80+
Money
People
Real Simple
Southern Living
Sports Illustrated
Time
United Business Media LLC
CRN
InformationWeek
McGraw-Hill
Architectural Record
BusinessWeek
Standard & Poor’s
100
65
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Scholastic 55
50
?
Tribune Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Newsday
?
American Express
100
Food & Wine
Travel & Leisure
The New York Times
100
About.com
The Boston Globe
The International Herald Tribune
Time Warner
100
Cooking Light
Entertainment Weekly
Essence
Fortune
In Style
80
SCORE: 46-79
Gannett USA Today
SCORE: 0-45, ?
News Corp.
Barron’s
Dow Jones
MarketWatch
New York Post
SmartMoney
The Wall Street Journal
YOU’VE
GOT MAIL
SCORE: 80+
UPS
100
SCORE: 46-79
FedEx
FedEx Office
55
39
INSURANCE
HEALTHCARE
33%
of self-identified gays and lesbians say
that an insurance company’s offering of domestic
partner benefits to its employees would be one of
the top three reasons why they would change providers and take their business to another insurance
carrier. Source: Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive
41
SCORE: 80+
Aetna
Allianz Life
Allstate
Aon
Affinity
Combined
Chubb
CNA Insurance
Esurance
Hartford Financial Services Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ING
ReliaStar
Kaiser Permanente
MassMutual Life Insurance
Babson Capital
Baring Asset
Cornerstone
OppenheimerFunds
MetLife
New England Life Insurance
Texas Life Insurance
Nationwide
Allied Insurance
Scottsdale Insurance
Titan Insurance
Victoria Insurance
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
New York Life
Progressive
Prudential Financial
Sun Life Financial American Family Insurance Group
CIGNA Lincoln National
Principal Financial Group
WellPoint Inc.
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Lumenos
Unicare
Health Net
John Hancock
Manulife
Sierra
Unum
Colonial
Provident
AIG
Quest Diagnostics
Selective Insurance Group
Mutual of Omaha Insurance
State Farm
100
100
100
100
95
Zurich
Owens & Minor MediChoice
Travelers
65
55
Conseco
Bankers Life
Colonial Penn
Genworth
Guardian Life
Berkshire Life
Park Avenue Life
Northwestern Mutual Frank Russell
USAA
?
95
95
95
95
93
88
88
88
85
85
85
80
80
SCORE: 46-79
TIAA-CREF
78
CUNA Mutual Insurance Group 65
Pacific Mutual
65
Vision Service Plan
65
50
SCORE: 0-45, ?
Humana
AEGON
Transamerica
AFLAC
Assurant
Berkshire Hathaway
GEICO
National Indemnity
45
40
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
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