Publisher EA Games gets 100 Percent Rating From Human Rights Campaign Group

EA Games may have a less than stellar reputation with gamers, but among the LGBT community the video game developer is considered one of the best for equal rights, according to the Human Rights Campaign group.

The company got a 100 percent approval rating from the Human Rights campaign in their Corporate Equality Index, earning it the honor of being one of the "Best Places to Work 2014" according to the group. The Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool that looks at corporate policies and how they relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. This makes EA one of the 304 major business that scored a 100 percent in the Index, which only had 13 companies reach the maximum score just one decade ago.

Andre Chambers, head of Diversity & Inclusion at EA, spoke about the award on EA's website and is proud that his company has earned the distinction:

"We're very proud that EA has been named a 'Best Place to Work' by HRC again this year and that our organization has been recognized for providing a workplace that is inclusive and where everyone feels welcome...We look forward to continuing that tradition in 2014."

EA also discussed in their blog posts how they support Pride Parades in each city that hosts one of their offices so that employees know the company fully supports the gay rights movement:

"In addition to this exciting achievement, EA was busy around the world throughout the year supporting local Pride Parades where our employees live and work. From San Francisco to Los Angeles, Seattle to Stockholm, Vancouver to Austin and finally in Orlando, everyone who came out to join EA and show their support and pride had an amazing time. In case you missed it, check out what each unique parade experience was like in our blog series and check out the video below to see what it was like at our Pride Parade celebrations."

In addition to supporting Pride Parades in these communities, EA supported the Full Spectrum event in February. This event was a forum for video game companies to discuss LGBT within the industry and find ways to improve the way that gay characters can be portrayed in video games. EA also attended the GaymerX convention, the first convention that targeted LGBT gamers and developers. Finally, the company will donate a part of August's Humble Origin Bundle to The Human Rights Campaign to fund their efforts.