Arrr, bigwigs toss the queer scorecard overboard, fearin’ the storm o’ anti-diversity scallywags! Blimey, what a hullabaloo!
2024-09-18
Arrr, ‘twas over twenty moons past, when hearty lads and lasses o’ the same love be shunned from the military and no land be wedlockin' ‘em. So, a crew o’ rights buccaneers set sail, scorin’ companies on how fair they treat their own mateys!
Avast ye scallywags and landlubbers! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn from more than two decades past, when the seas be rough for the brave souls of the LGBTQ+ crew. Aye, back in those days, the military be a place where no openly gay or lesbian buccaneers could sail, and nay state dared to bless the union o’ same-sex marriages!But lo! A grand band of merry mates known as the Human Rights Campaign set sail with a daring plan! They hoisted the colors of change and crafted a fine report card, the Corporate Equality Index, to see which corporations be worthy of fair winds and kind tides for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer folk laborin' in their holds.
This noble endeavor aimed to cast aside the shackles of discrimination that plagued the deckhands of diverse identities. With a hearty laugh, they set about grading the big ships of commerce on their workplace policies, spurring them to treat all hands with respect and dignity! So, me hearties, let us raise a toast to those who charted a course for equality on the treacherous waters of corporate life! May the winds of change fill their sails and bring forth a bountiful future for all seafarers in the vast ocean of diversity!