Verizon says no to trans-inclusive policy

by Bryan Whitley-Grassi

In 2007, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, owner of 1,300 shares of the Verizon common stock, proposed that the company add a gender identity clause to its nondiscrimination policy. A proxy statement was put before shareholders for a vote, and the shareholders who supported the proposal received this response from the Verizon Board of Directors: “The Board shares the proponent’s interest in preventing discrimination and harassment on the basis of gender identity and believes that Verizon’s strong anti-discrimination policies and strict enforcement of its zero tolerance policy make the requested amendment to those policies unnecessary. The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.”

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