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America’s most prominent LGBT advocacy organization is witnessing a dramatic drop in corporate cooperation with its business evaluation program. The Human Rights Campaign has traditionally published its Corporate Equality Index, which assesses how major companies support LGBT initiatives and policies.<\/p>

Following President Trump’s 2024 electoral victory, corporate participation in this ranking system has plummeted significantly. Roughly 60 percent of businesses that previously participated in the HRC’s evaluation process have chosen to withdraw their cooperation. This exodus includes major retail and technology companies such as Walmart, McDonald’s, and IBM.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, is experiencing a significant decline in corporate participation in its equality assessment program. Following the 2024 presidential election, approximately 60% of previously participating companies have withdrawn from the organization’s business ranking system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":42771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774525844893.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-b7S","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68290,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/lgbt-rights-organization-plans-15m-campaign-targeting-gop-candidates\/","url_meta":{"origin":42772,"position":0},"title":"LGBT Rights Organization Plans $15M Campaign Targeting GOP Candidates","author":"Admin","date":"May 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Human Rights Campaign announced it will invest $15 million in efforts to oppose Republican candidates in competitive districts during the upcoming midterm elections. 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