"Rex Tillerson's nomination raises critical questions as to how a Trump administration plans to protect LGBTQ employees and contractors affiliated with the State Department, and ultimately whether it will continue American efforts to advance equality through U.S. foreign policy," HRC president Chad Griffin said in a statement."
When Tillerson was an executive, Exxon and Mobil merged together and Mobil's domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian workers was removed along with their anti discrimination policy. Due to his executive position, Tillerson was ultimately responsible for this.
The Human Rights Campaign in 2002 gave the company a 14% on their overall corporate equality. When Tillerson became CEO, the company began to make some progress. Most recently in 2013, Exxon reintroduced health coverage for same sex spouses of its employees. Adjustments were also made in 2015 to protect gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. Now, the company has been given an 85% from the Human Rights Campaign. Although it is a definite improvement, it does not compare to the hundreds of other top notch companies who were given 100%.
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