WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization – is celebrating the launch of a partnership with Macy’s in honor of National Pride Month. The retailer will feature new HRC merchandise at select locations including Macy’s Beverly Center (Los Angeles, CA), Easton (Columbus, OH), Fountain Place (Cincinnati, OH), Downtown Minneapolis, Union Square (San Francisco, CA), and West County (St. Louis, MO), throughout the month of June which is LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) Pride Month. HRC’s ‘Everyone – Everywhere’ and ‘I Stand On the Right Side of History’merchandise will be prominently displayed on t-shirts, hats and accessories throughout stores and one hundred percent of the proceeds will go towards HRC’s fight for equality.
“Over the course of the three years of HRC’s pop-up partnership with Macy’s, the LGBTQ equality landscape has rapidly changed with significant victories all across this country,” said Don Kiser, HRC’s Creative Director. “We are thrilled that, once again, Macy’s proudly stands with us on the right side of history as we remain fully committed to bringing full equality to everyone, everywhere.”
“We are happy to celebrate National Pride Month with our employees, customers and the LGBTQ community through our annual Pride + Joy campaign,” said William Hawthorne, senior vice-president, Diversity Strategies and Legal Affairs, Macy’s, Inc. “Not only are we able to support the LGBTQ community through festive celebrations and community initiatives, but we are also giving back through our long-standing support of the Human Rights Campaign, as well as the support we provide to local organizations that are making a difference in this community.”
Macy’s is one of HRC’s National Corporate Partners and has consistently rated highly on the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, the national standard in evaluating policies, practices and diversity efforts relating to LGBT workers. The Index considers non-discrimination policies, benefits, diversity training and other internal resources for LGBT workers, as well as external support for LGBT consumers and job seekers.
