The question
Is Skechers gay?
Yes.
Skechers' currently linked employee code explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Reviewed Sep 7, 2026 · Rulebook 2.0
An assessment of the record, not a score.
Completed acquisition of Skechers on September 12, 2025.
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For the yes.
Skechers' employee code explicitly includes sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in its nondiscrimination provisions.
Skechers. Applies directly to the named operating company.
2023 code remains linked from the live social-responsibility page. PDF fetched directly and extracted after web-reader failure.
For the no. Or the pause.
No qualifying opposition or retreat established in this review. See the search record and its limitations below.
The source file Dates & excerpts
- 3G Capital Completes Acquisition of Skechers ↗
Skechers · Published Sep 12, 2025 · Opened Sep 7, 2026
3G Capital has completed its acquisition of Skechers
- Corporate Code of Conduct 2023 ↗
Skechers · Publication date not stated · Opened Sep 7, 2026
gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation
- Social Responsibility ↗
Skechers · Publication date not stated · Opened Sep 7, 2026
Corporate Code of Conduct
What we checked Research & limits
ownership
Closed transaction, rather than earlier proposed deal, confirmed.
Search: Skechers 3G acquisition completed September 2025 site:about.skechers.com
Checked source 1 ↗policies
Current linked policy inspected through direct PDF extraction.
Search: site.skechers.com "sexual orientation" "gender identity"
Checked source 1 ↗ Checked source 2 ↗giving
No current specific LGBTQ grant established.
Search: "Skechers" LGBTQ HRC donations anti gay rollback
politics
Ownership change found; no LGBTQ-related political expenditure established.
Search: "Skechers" LGBTQ policy 2025 2026 3G Capital
assessments
No current independently checked HRC score.
Search: "Skechers" LGBTQ HRC donations anti gay rollback
reversals
No qualifying current reversal established.
Search: "Skechers" LGBTQ HRC donations anti gay rollback
Limitations
- The currently linked 2023 code predates the acquisition; continued publication is the basis for applicability.
- No full political-spending audit or claim that 3G Capital separately endorses LGBTQ causes.
Revision 1. Initial review under methodology 2.0 Independently checked with Astra on Sep 7, 2026. Verification applies to this exact saved revision.
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