Southwest Airlines terminated an employee in 2017 for her pro-life views. Southwest Airlines scored a 100 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Southwest Airlines increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Southwest Airlines forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. America First Legal filed a letter with the EEOC requesting a civil rights investigation into Southwest Airlines over discriminatory practices in hiring. The company supports the Equality Act and funds multiple LGBTQ groups. Southwest also partners with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and issued a statement opposing state-level election security laws. The company has partnerships with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). For these reasons, Southwest Airlines receives a High Risk rating.