American Express has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means American Express has pledged to vet vendors based on pro-LGBTQ policies (1).

American Express does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1)(2).

American Express does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

American Express has signed open letters supporting the Equality Act and affirming transgender participation in women’s and girls’ sports (1) (2). AmEx Board members protested state voting integrity bills (3). AmEx has also imposed teachings on employees that said certain religious beliefs conferred different levels of privilege, and these radical lectures magnified divisions based on inherent characteristics and beliefs (4). The company opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (5). AmEx utilizes a new product code for legal firearms, allowing for the potential tracking of legal gun purchases (6).  

American Express has funded Planned Parenthood (1). AmEx also paid for critical race theory style seminars for its employees that said that “capitalism is evil,” among other things (2). It pledged $1 billion to social justice works (3).

American Express donates in a bipartisan matter (1).