56 Brands Including Nike, Amazon and Marriott Call For Protection of Transgender Rights

Major companies are standing up against the current administration

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Fifty-six companies including Lyft, Coca-Cola, Levi’s and Airbnb released a joint statement today in support of the transgender community. The statement is a direct response to reports that the Trump administration has plans to legally define gender as the sex a person is born with—a move that would erase protection of and recognition of transgender and gender non-binary communities.

“We oppose any administrative and legislative efforts to erase transgender protections through reinterpretation of existing laws and regulations.

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