Anheuser-Busch has spent the summer desperately trying to appease conservatives after a nationwide boycott over the company’s woke virtue-signaling sent the corporation into a death spiral. Apparently, its fellow leftist corporations have yet to learn that lesson. The popular job-hunting platform Indeed recently confirmed with Axios that it now offers employees a flat $10,000 to cover moving-related expenses if those employees are seeking to leave a state where gender transitions are restricted or criminalized.
The policy applies to U.S.–based individuals and their immediate family “who seek gender-affirming care and live in a location where state laws or government-issued directives criminalize or restrict access to such medical care.” As of Sept. 1, at least 20 states have criminalized or restricted medical transition for minors but have not done so for individuals over the age of 18. (READ MORE: The Non-Binary Athletic Category Hurts Female Athletes)
“In mid-2023, the company thinks the publicity from this stunt is worth the nominal cost,” Jay Richards, the director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at the Heritage Foundation, told Catholic News Agency (CNA). “After all, how many employees really want to move to a state where their child can have their development frozen in place, and their fertility compromised?”
Legislation Protecting Children From Mutilation Grows Increasingly More Prevalent
As the number of gender-transition surgeries among minors grows, legislation banning the procedures has become increasingly more common.
According to CNA, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association stated that “nearly 8% of transgender surgeries between 2016 and 2020” were performed on minors between the ages of 12 and 18.
Richards told the CNA, “I think it’s deeply concerning that we know already that at least a few thousand American minors are receiving … draconian [and] experimental surgeries.” He expects that a growing number of de-transitioners will file “lawsuits against medical professionals within the next five to 10 years.” (READ MORE: Gender Dysphoria in Kids: It’s Time for Some Serious Research)
In response to the growing crisis, state legislation banning gender-transition surgery and puberty blockers for minors has become increasingly more common. By the end of August, nearly 500 such bills were introduced across the U.S., according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
One such bill in Texas went into effect on Sept. 1, despite a legal battle that included a temporary injunction issued by a state district judge. According to the Dallas Morning News, the law “prevent[s] transgender minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries.”
A Growing Number of Companies Offer LGBTQ+ Support
Indeed’s new policy will allow employees to move from a state that restricts gender transition for minors to one that permits it. Misty Gaither, Indeed’s vice president of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, told Axios: “Our transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming colleagues are integral to our business and culture at Indeed. We know employees thrive and do their best work when they can bring their authentic selves to work.” (READ MORE: ‘How Is a Man Outrunning Women?’ Wonders the New York Times)
“We also believe that everyone has the right to make the healthcare decisions that they feel are right for themselves and their families,” Gaither said.
Indeed’s policy means the company is joining the number of left-wing corporations encouraging its employees to seek harmful gender transition surgeries for themselves and their children. Axios also reported that Intuit offers a similar relocation benefit to its employees, while companies like Netflix and Starbucks include health insurance coverage for individuals seeking to transition.
These liberal companies seem to believe that the case of Bud Lite is an exception, not the rule.