At a recent newly-launched lesbian party in Brooklyn, women scattered themselves haphazardly throughout the backyard of a gay bar filled mostly with men. Wearing dark jeans and denim jackets, they stood in small groups, intermittently scanning the room while talking… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
The world’s biggest coffee trade group has sent members into open revolt over a new policy that critics are calling “a direct affront to queer, trans, and allied coffee professionals across the planet.” In September, the organization — known as the Specialty Coffee Association — awarded three of its top tournaments… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
“Good corporate policy must be matched by a commitment to enforcement.” Walmart received a perfect 100 in HRC’s new 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), but the LGBT advocacy group is retracting that score amid employee complaints of harassment and discrimination. The penalty marks only the second time in the 16-year history of the CEI that a company’s rating has been suspended. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Indonesia has blocked GIFs on WhatsApp in an attempt to stop “obscene” images from being shared, including “gay photos”. The country has been seen to be cracking down on LGBT+ people, as earlier this week four people were arrested for posting photos online. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
THIS YEAR, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY HAS FACED ALL out assaults on our most fundamental civil rights from the highest levels of government. Basic decency and fairness have been flung out the window, and some of our bedrock American principles are being tested. That is why it is especially remarkable that this year has ushered in a new high watermark in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace inclusion. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
After the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015, some big companies stopped offering domestic-partner benefits, assuming that committed same-sex couples would just get married. But that’s not the case, says the Human Rights Campaign, which is encouraging firms to offer domestic-partner benefits. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
In March, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would not be collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity in 2020, a move that LGBTQ advocacy groups decried as a form of erasure. That decision led the social-science company CivicScience, with the support of organizations including the National LGBTQ Task Force, to collect its own survey data through anonymous online polling that’s so far covered over 153,000 respondents, more than 10,000 of whom self-identify as LGBTQ. (The Census Bureau has since reversed course and will now collect the data.) Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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