American 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, American 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. American 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. America First Legal filed a letter with the EEOC requesting a civil rights investigation into American Airlines over discriminatory practices in hiring. The company supports the Equality Act and transgender participation in female sports. American Airlines denounced state election integrity efforts and it's former CEO spoke out against the North Carolina legislation, HB2 bill. The company's CEO is a member of the Business Roundtable and its former CEO signed the 2019 Statement on the Purpose of Corporation, which promotes stakeholder capitalism. American Airlines is a Platinum Partner of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a Bronze sponsor of Out and Equal, and a founding corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). For these reasons, American Airlines receives a High Risk rating.