In 1991, Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel made no bones about why it fired gay and lesbian workers, saying in a company memo that the firm’s “traditional American values” could not co-exist with those “whose sexual preference fails to demonstrate normal heterosexual values…
Come Out With Pride, the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender event in Florida, kicked off on Oct.12 with a launch party at The Veranda, and the event runs through Oct. 14. The massive multi-day celebration attracted more than 150,000 attendees last year.
Coming out as an openly gay Olympic freestyle skier has been great for Gus Kenworthy as a person, since he can be his true self. It’s also been great for Kenworthy in terms of visibility and endorsements, as Sports Business Journal found.
Dozens of companies including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, and Viacom Inc have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether a law banning sex discrimination in the workplace provides protections to gay employees.
India may have voted against a recent United Nations resolution to ban the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations, adultery and blasphemy, but Godrej Industries is among a handful of companies partnering a UN initiative to tackle discrimination against gays and lesbians at workplace.
The Russian government targeted gay Americans with a propaganda campaign on Facebook, according to reports. Russia’s involvement in online propaganda aimed at US citizens has developed into a major scandal, as reports exposed paid Facebook promotion for posts targeted at people in the US.
More than 450 guests and celebrities filled the Beverly Hilton Hotel to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students at Point Honors Los Angeles. Point Foundation (Point), the evening’s beneficiary, is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students. The gala evening also included an announcement by Wells Fargo of $1.8 million in continued support for Point.
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