Ubisoft responds to legislation targeting women and LGBTQ Americans
Ubisoft has sent out a letter to employees acknowledging the dueling legislative trends of anti-abortion laws and anti-LGBTQ laws in the United States of America. In the letter (shared via a company blog post), chief people officer Anika Grant and vice president of global diversity and inclusion acknowledged the impact these laws may have employees, and promised support from the company for employees to "have access to the quality healthcare that you need."
"Raashi and I are reaching out today because we’ve heard that some of you are deeply concerned by recent State legislation that affects the LGBTQ+ community and by the potential ramifications an upcoming US Supreme Court ruling could have on women as well as trans and non-binary people," Grant wrote in her letter, also acknowledging that Ubisoft employees have called on the company to support these groups.
She then offered a statement on behalf of CEO Yves Guillemot and Ubisoft leadership: "We want to be clear: at Ubisoft, we believe that women’s rights are human rights, trans rights are human rights, and equal rights for all are essential to creating a world where everyone can be their authentic selves and thrive."
This statement directly acknowledges the possible upcoming reversal of Roe v. Wade, a landmark Supreme Court ruling that guarantees a right to abortion and bodily autonomy in the United States. (This action would be the end result of several legislative efforts to ban abortion across several states).
Additionally, lawmakers in GOP-controlled statehouses in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and beyond have introduced bills that would ban gender-affirming healthcare to children, deny transgender youth from participating in athletic events that align with their
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