Target applauded for inclusiveness efforts

The Human Rights Campaign is out with its 2009 list of top businesses that support equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, and Target is among a group of 260 companies that received a top rating.

Other retailers recognized by the group included Abercrombie & Fitch, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Borders, Carmax, GameStop, Gap, JCPenney, Macy’s, Nordstrom, REI and Sears Holdings.

The Human Rights Campaign was founded in 1980 to promote fairness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. The organization claims to have 750,000 members and annually publishes a Corporate Equality Index that rates corporate America’s treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.