5 THINGS TO KNOW
Month: August 2017
BUSINESS
Many in the LGBT community still in the closet.
A new Canadian survey on the LGBT community suggests while just more than one-tenth of the population identifies as part of that group, many people are reluctant to tell others. More than half of the respondents who described themselves as LGBT said they have not come out to work colleagues, while just under half have not told their classmates. The findings are found in a survey that was commissioned on behalf of a Quebec foundation committed to fighting bullying, discrimination and violence.
POLICIES
Two lawsuits against the transgender troop ban.
Two LGBTQ rights groups are suing President Trump over his plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a lawsuit on behalf of five transgender service members in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday.
POLICIES
Federal Bar Association embraces a LGBT law section.
Last year, the Federal Bar Association carved its own place in LGBT history with the formation of a law section specifically for that demographic. Since then, the LGBT Law Section has held various events to increase membership and visibility. The current chair is Chirag Badlani, of the Chicago firm Hughes Socol Piers Rensick & Dym, Ltd. He recently talked with Windy City Times about the organization and its mission.
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Married on Sunday & fired on Monday.
Most countries that have enabled same-sex marriage had a ban on workplace discrimination against gay people first. Yet in the US, even though the US Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that gay people can get married, it has yet to rule that they cannot be fired for their sexual orientation.
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LGBT concern – Outliving your savings.
According to a SAGE study, older LGBT people are more likely to be single, live alone and be childless. As Prudential’s 2012 LGBT Financial Experience Surveyshows, the “most pressing concern” for queer people is outliving their retirement money. MassMutual’s recent LGBTQ Financial Security Survey shows that 70% of us, relative to 63% of the general population, attest to being behind in our retirement savings.
ENTERTAINMENT
San Francisco’s oldest gay bar is closing.
We knew as of January 2016 that the owner of The Gangway, the oldest continually operating gay bar in the city, at 841 Larkin Street in the ‘Loin, was looking to sell the place. An earlier deal fell through last April, giving over a year of reprieve for the bar’s staff and its crew of neighborhood regulars.