The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation issued its Corporate Equality Index (CEI) this month, and determined that the workforce is more allied than ever before. In the first year of this index, that is in 2002, 319 businesses participated to determine if their policies were up to scratch. This year, 1,384 companies took part in the review – and the results were overwhelmingly positive. The CEI reports that a record-breaking 95 percent of businesses reviewed have non-discrimination protections in place specifically regarding gender identity. That’s an exceptional jump from 2002’s five percent. Equally as promising is the 94 percent of businesses that offer transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage to employees, compared to zero percent in 2002. This is certainly an assuring update on the backdrop of growing hate crimes against the LGBTQ+. #Queer Up Business