Brian Huseman, an Amazon vice president, earlier this year sent a memo to members an employee group in an effort to reassure them that the company would keep LGBT issues in mind when selecting a second headquarters location. As Amazon was starting to dig into the 20 communities in the running for its second headquarters, some of the retailer’s employees were pushing internally for…
An LGBT Pride House will open during this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia, in defiance of Vladimir Putin’s controversial anti-gay legislation. According to Russian news service Fontanka, gay and lesbian visitors to soccer’s biggest tournament will be able to “find shelter” at the site, which will be set up in St. Petersburg, host city for both…
Deciding on where to book your holiday of choice can be a stressful experience, especially for the LGBT community. With negative attitudes and discriminatory laws still in effect in many places around the world, LGBT people often have different considerations when looking at where to spend a much needed vacation.
Here come the brides! Former Miss America winner Deidre Downs Gunn, who won the title in 2005, tied the knot with attorney and writer Abbott Jones on Saturday in a romantic ceremony in Birmingham, Alabama — and PEOPLE has the exclusive photos of their wedding.
Last year was the deadliest on record for the LGBT community, according to a new report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). Homicides resulting from anti-LGBT hate crimes saw an 86% spike, from 28 in 2016 to 52 in 2017). Part of that rise can be attributed to better reporting, but the Trump administration’s anti-LGBT policies…
What does it mean for a city to be open for business? It means a number of things: to start with, it means a city is easy to operate in, with low barriers to setting up and running business; and it has a transparent system of governance with a low risk of corruption. It also has a strong digital infrastructure…
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