Honda gay
October 27, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Honda and Acura Participate the Gay-Friendly List on Gaywheels.com
American Honda Offers Lgbtq+ Domestic Partner Benefits to U.S. Employees
New York, NY – Gaywheels.com, the only website designed for the LGBT automotive consumer, has updated its listing of gay-friendly car companies to include two brands previously on its non-gay-friendly list – Honda and Acura. Both brands are sold in the U.S. by American Honda Motor Company who quietly changed their policies earlier this year.
“We are very happy that American Honda has rolled out their domestic-partner benefits to all of their U.S. employees,” said Joe LaMuraglia, publisher of Gaywheels.com. “I was aware that American Honda employees in CA possess had this benefit for some time but we were waiting for the benefits to be offered at the manufacturing facilities before adding the brands to our gay-friendly list.”
American Honda began offering same sex domestic companion benefits to their U.S.-based employees as of January 2009. Employees in the sales and marketing division of the company own enjoyed domestic partnership health insurance benefits since January 2008. The latest addition
To celebrate the LGBTQ+ group, Honda companies will be participating in various activities throughout the month. Several companies will be raising the rainbow flag at facilities across the U.S. this week, including Honda of America Mfg. and Honda R&D Americas, along with the American Honda Campus in Torrance and Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN). The flag will be on display at the facilities for one week.
In recent years, Honda has supported a number of PRIDE activities in local communities during the month of June, which aligns to its foundational philosophy of Respect for the Individual.
Honda currently has seven LGBTQ+ Business Resource Groups (BRGs), throughout North America. These PRISM groups are comprised of 524 associates.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the postponement of most of the Event parades that typically accept place in June. The rainbow flag, however, which traces its roots to the 1969 Stonewall Riots protest in New York City, remains as an important symbol of the movement.
PRISM BRG leaders reflected on the current racial injustice protests and the parallels with the queer rights movement in a letter to its members this month.
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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and Honda and its business resource groups (BRGs) are planning Pride activities to signify the promise to being an inclusive company that believes in and supports the dominance of all associates. Activities are intended to uplift, celebrate and commemorate the achievements of the Diverse community and allies.
Pride Month commemorates the historic Stonewall Rebellion of June 1969, which helped launch the LGBTQ+ social and civil rights movement. Honda participates in Pride-related activities because it aligns with the foundational philosophy of respect for the individual, and commitment to creating an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
In recognition of Pride Month, Honda is raising the rainbow identity festival flag at all American Honda (AHM) and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America (HDMA) locations for the entire month of June. The pride flag is recognized globally as a symbol of Queer pride.
In addition, through Team Honda Week(s) of Service, Honda volunteers are participating virtually in two projects with the Los Angeles LGBT Center; in several virtual Pride month events at Honda locations and virtual Pr
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