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Montana Businesses and Organizations Oppose Anti-LGBTQ legislation
When legislators in the 2021 Montana Legislature launched a series of bills attacking the basic rights of LGBTQ people, Montanans responded. About 300 businesses and organizations signed onto a statement telling these legislators that these bills were bad for hardworking Montanans and bad for business.
Here’s the list of all of the businesses and organizations that signed! They are listed in alphabetical order by city, and you’ll find businesses in our lovely smaller towns under the “Rural” heading.
The statement they signed is located at the end of this list. Thank you to the Free and Fair Coalition for their work on this list!
CORPORATE
American Airlines
Molson Coors Beverage Company
BILLINGS
406 Race Series
AD Astra Air Duct Cleaning
Angela Matta, LCSW, LAC, PC
Canopy Behavioral Health, PLLC
DerB Designs
Fireweed Creative
Kinesi Coaching Studios
Louis Habeck Construction
Montana Endeavors
Nerd Rager
New Vision Software
Pita Pit
Planned Parenthood of Montana
Q360 Health
Resolute Health and Wellness
Russ Plath Law LLC
Samantha M French Arts
Teresa Kennedy Counseling And Consulting, PLLC
Transformative Counseling LLC
Visionary Counseling
Zest Billings LLC
BOZEMAN
2 Fat Guys Spirits
Aether Tattoo
AlterCycles
Arete Builders
A New Hope Psychotherapy PLLC
Better Angels LLC
Bird Dog Strategies
The Bountiful Table
Bridger Brewing
Bridgercare
Broadside Productions
Broken Ground
Bruca LLC
Calliope Flowers
Classic Clean Inc.
commonFont, LLC
Cottonwood Enterprises, Inc.
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center
D Gregory Smith, MA LCPC
Design 5
Downtown Bozeman Partnership
DTLP Inc. / SHINE Beer Sanctuary
Egzact Electrolysis Center
Erotique
Experiencing Change LLC
Faultline Strategies
Fresco Cafe
Good Trip Adventures
Haven
Heather White Strategies LLC
Hive and Hamlet Inc.
Hopa Mountain
JG Research and Evaluation
Karen Lundgren LLC
Kestrel Aerial Services, Inc.
Lang Studios, LLC
Last Best Comedy
The Lazy Enuf
Lehrkind Mansion Bed And Breakfast
Leslie Trumble, PsyD, LLC
Lotus Effects, LLC
Love | Schack Architecture, PC
Madysen Rose Designs
Magnite, Inc.
Metta Counseling Services, LLC
Mountain Air Dance
Movie Lovers Inc
The Montana Racial Equity Project
Montana Science Center
Mountain Air Dance
Mr. Paper Caper
Nick Hill Films
Nine Worlds LLC
Oasis Organics
Open Routes Counseling
Paulie’s Market and Deli
Priscilla Foster Handmade LLC
Que Ver, LLC
Red Chair Retreat AirBnB
Sacred Images Tattoo and Piercing
Scarson Photography
Schenk Construction Inc.
SHÈN
Slanted Creative Co.
Slow Drift River Shuttles
Smith River Therapy
Sun Snow Creative
Tadpull
Three Rivers Defense
Timberline to Coastline
Transitions Counseling
Velvet Studio
Verge Theater
Vibliome Therapeutics
Vibrant Life Therapy, LLC
Village Green Preservation
weas design.
Wellness Well Made
Wild Joe’s Coffee Spot
Wordal Law PLLC
XY Planning Network
Yellowstone Wellness
YGP LLC
BUTTE
Copper Physical Therapy
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Long Haul Goods
Marching Order LLC
Shelly Clark Music Studio
Taco Del Sol
Woodie’s Rescues
The Write Exposure
FLATHEAD VALLEY
Bigfork
Ned Cooney, Facilitator/Consultant, Echo Ventures Inc.
Columbia Falls
Backslope Brewing
Greg Schatz Builder
Montana Woman Magazine
Odd Fellows Coffee House
Snowy Owl Therapeutic Services
Kalispell
Carrie Thiel Counseling
Columbia Falls United Methodist Church
Flathead Farmworks
Handle Brews
Glacier Queer Alliance
Kalispell Brewing Company
Megan Keenan Counseling
Mission Mountain Wholesale
Randall Woodworking
Sane Solutions by Dru
Soul Nutrition, LLC
Whitefish
Clearwater Counseling Services, LLC
Explore Whitefish (Whitefish Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Garden Wall Inn
HandWorks
Harbor Mountain Properties
LJ Communications, Inc
Love Lives Here in the Flathead
Mazur & Mazur, LLC
Montana Coffee Traders
Nelson’s Ace Hardware
Riverhome Psychological Services, PLLC
Thrive Inc.
The Walking Man Frame Shop & Gallery
GREAT FALLS
Add-A-Tudez
Belles and Lace Bridal
Bighorn Outdoor Specialists
Bridge Solutions, LLC
Dia Desserts
Electric City Creative
Fireweed Creative
Graybill Law Firm, PC
Residential Appraisal Service of Montana, LLC
REP Space
Shirley J. Cayko, LCSW
Sirens and Dappers Clothing Shoppe
HELENA
1+1=1 Gallery
Ann Truesdell, Independent consultant
The Art Space
Aspen Law PLLC
Auxilyum Technologies, Inc
Blackfoot River Brewing Co.
Blue Feather Chiropractic
Blue Heron Design
Chasers of the Light
Cotton-Top Pastries
Emily Tosoni, Arbonne Independent Consultant
FUNKY TRUNK
General Mercantile
Grandstreet Theatre
Greenbriar Psychotherapy
Gulch Distillers
The Hawthorn
Helena Community Yoga
Illumination Interior Design
Jenny Buchman, Cosmetologist
Little Fox Learning Center
Loft Yoga Helena
Montago Coffee
Montana Book Company
Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Montana Human Rights Network
The Montana Post
The Myrna Loy
Nerd Central
The Painted Pot
Quality Plus Home Services
Queen City Framing & Art Supplies
Randall Fuhrmann Counseling and Therapy
RentHelena.com
Rock Wren Jewelry
Signs Now Helena
The Sovereign Health Project
Stevens Real Estate Group
Sunflower Bakery
Ten Mile Creek Brewery
Treasure State Internet
White Wolf Enterprises, LLC
LIVINGSTON
ASPEN – Abuse Support & Prevention Education Network
Blue Desk Art LC
Dunlap Rehabilitation Services
Fireside Productions Inc.
The Frame Garden
The Kitchen Shop
Montana Aquatic Resources Services
Montana Farrier Supply
studioryker
Wheatgrass Books & Gifts
MISSOULA
ACLU of Montana
Associated Students of the University of Montana
Banana Belt RealtyThe Clay Studio of Missoula
Bathing Beauties Beads
Beefcake Swimwear
Betty’s Divine
Big Dipper Ice Cream
Big Sky Herbals & Edibles
Black Coffee Roasting Co.
Bridge Pizza
Burns St. Bistro
The Catalyst Cafe
ClassPass
The Clay Studio of Missoula
Cedar Creek Integrated Health
Central House Strategies
Charley Macorn
Clyde Coffee
Community Forward Consulting
Complexly
Dandelion and Pine
Darrow Law PLLC
Design to Print
Detour
Driscoll Hathaway Law Group
Ear Candy Music 2
Ellie Hill Smith, Law Offices
EmpowerMT
Erica Sandiland, LCSW, LLC
FABshed
Fact & Fiction Books
First United Methodist Church
Flaherty Consulting
Flaherty Financial Services
Garden City Harvest
GILD
Glacier Country Regional Tourism Commission
Glacier Ice Rink
Golden Yolk Griddle
Imagine Nation Brewing
Ink Realty Group
Inner Roads Inc.
International Wildlife Film Festival
KBGA College Radio
Kevin Hilton
LAB Industries
Liquid Planet
Lyn’s Bookkeeping & Payroll Service
M-80 Chicken
MCAT TV
Mamalode
Meera Graham Art and Coaching
Missoula Bicycle Works
Missoula First United Methodist Church / Faith and Justice Group
Missoula First United Methodist Church / Mission & Outreach
Missoula Food Bank & Community Center
Missoula Pediatric Associates
Missoula Therapy, PLLC
Missoulian
Montana Clay Creations
Montana Women Vote
MT Child Care Resource & Referral Network
North-Missoula Community Development Corporation
Oneshi Press
Painting with a Twist
Plantasia LLC
Poteet Construction
Poverello Center
Project Veterinary Clinic
Rattlesnake Construction and Investments
Ries Law Group, PC
Rio Chantel Photography
Ronald E. Barker, LCSW, MAC, SAP
The Roxy Theater
ShowRoom Missoula
Small Time Shirt
Submittable
Starhitch
Sunrise Movement Montana
Three Bales Home Supply
TransVisible Montana
Tuning Fork Creative LLC
United Church of Christ Missoula
Western Cultural, Inc.
Wildfire Ceramic Studio
Women’s Resource Center
Rural
A Buck or $2.00, Cut Bank
Antler Pub and Grill, Gardiner
Bellwether Jewelry, Babb
Blue Line Plumbing LLC, Manhattan
Boulder Creek Packs, Corvallis
Bozeman Supportive Counseling, PLLC, Gallatin Gateway
Carole Paredes, LCPC, PLLC, Hamilton
Chapter One Book Store, Hamilton
County Rail Farm / Field Five Flowers, Huson
Follow Yer’ Nose BBQ, Emigrant
Fuze Electric, Ronan
Glacier Distilling Company, Coram
Griffith Steel, Baker
GRM Consulting, Darby
Hardin Chevrolet, Hardin
H bar N Craftworks, Wisdom
Hope’s Artisan Foods, Red Lodge
Indigikitchen, Babb
Innsjoen Enterprises, LLP, Somers
Iridium Learning & Consulting, Red Lodge
Little Pipestone Ranch Soap Co., Whitehall
Montana Air Studio, Florence
Montana Press Monthly
Open Doors Education and Consulting LLC, Belgrade
Overland Cruisers, Belgrade
Pistol Creek Ranch, St. Ignatius
Pom Italian Eatery, Red Lodge
Red Ants Pants, White Sulfur Springs
Ripples Unlimited, Belgrade
Sagebrush Woodcrafts, Roundup
Silent T Construction, Belgrade
SmartBooks, Polson
Thunder Cloud Images, Gallatin Gateway
Tongue River Winery, Miles City
Tree Hugger Soap Co., Dillon
Waxwing Psychotherapy, LLP, Polson
Wildflour Bakery, Emigrant
Whitehall Geogroup, inc., Whitehall
Vintage Apothecary, Bridger
Montana Business Leader Letter Opposing Anti-LGBTQ Bills: Full Text
To the Members of the Montana State Legislature,
The companies and organizations joining this statement are committed to serving Montana by creating jobs, serving customers, and providing key services in this great state. Laws that encourage discrimination or prevent any residents, including our families and employees, from accessing medical care or fully participating in daily life as their true, authentic selves harms our ability to do business. We strongly embrace diversity and inclusion in our businesses, and we want our elected leaders to reflect that commitment as well. We’ve established the core values of fairness, equal treatment, opportunity, and inclusive business practices because they lead to more productive and engaged employees, increased customer satisfaction, and financial performance, but also because it’s the right thing to do.
We are deeply concerned by the bills in the Montana Legislature that target LGBTQ individuals – specifically transgender youth – for exclusion or differential treatment. This slate of bills include HB 112, HB 427, SB 215, and SB 280. They are measures that would ban access to best practice medical care for transgender people, parental rights, social and family services, student sports, or access to public facilities and encourage discrimination. These bills unnecessarily single out already marginalized groups for more mistreatment, harassment, and discrimination. No government should authorize discrimination against members of any community.
As businesses and organizations that support equality for all, we’ve done our part to make sure that our employees
will be protected at work. But these bills would harm our team members and their families as they navigate daily life and utilize services and opportunities that should be available for everyone.We know that these laws make it difficult for us to recruit the most qualified candidates for jobs and place substantial burdens on the families of our employees. Legislation promoting discrimination directly affects our businesses, whether or not it occurs in the workplace.
We are decision makers who make crucial, complex decisions about where we invest and grow our organizations. We do business in Montana for several reasons, but for many of us, it comes down to this: we love this state. We choose to live and work here, and we want to keep providing good-paying jobs and opportunities to the wonderful people who also live here. However, we will not compromise our values and stay silent regarding legislation that will negatively impact our employees, our customers, our competitiveness, and our communities.
We call on public leaders in business and elected office to oppose discriminatory legislation and ensure fairness and safety for all Montanans. As job creators who are constantly taking the pulse of economic viability of our state, we reject legislation that stifles opportunity and optimal financial growth by telling some people that they don’t belong here as their full, talented selves.
Thank you.
Sincerely,