Amazon announced that it is seeking a second North American headquarters with up to $5 billion investment in facilities and 50,000 jobs at an average pay of $100,000 a year. This will be a major economic boon for both the state and city that lands the deal.
When second-year law student Jasper Katz met a successful LGBTQ lawyer who shared their identity, Katz was so moved that they began to cry. Now, Katz is determined to ensure that other LGBTQ law students find similar role models in LGBTQ alumni. Katz is the president of OutLaw, the Beasley School of Law LGBTQ mentorship program.
In 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously gave a United Nations speech in which she said that gay rights are human rights. Today the U.N. made clear that those rights don’t go away in the workplace — and that businesses have an obligation to support such rights in the cities, states, and countries where they operate.
Michigan-based companies Dow Chemical Co., Kellogg Co. and Whirlpool Corp. are among the more than 100 businesses that are supporting the federal Equality Act, the Human Rights Campaign announced Monday morning at the Detroit Regional Chamber.
The job search is a major concern for students at Penn, but for those who are LGBTQ, looking for the right workplace can be even more complicated. Director of Career Services Patricia Rose said the department tries to ensure that students who identify as LGBTQ are connected to people and organizations that provide adequate help.
The bonus of Jeffrey Mezger, one of the most powerful people in real estate, will be slashed by 25% after he went on an anti-gay tirade against his neighbor, comedian Kathy Griffin.
The facts are striking: In 28 states, it is perfectly legal to deny someone housing simply because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity; in 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found same-sex couples faced“adverse treatment” in their search for housing—a finding echoed the following year in a study conducted by Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and the Equal Rights Center, which found a staggering 48% of LGBT individuals faced “adverse differential treatment” in their search for housing.
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