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The 2022 Gay Games are heading to Hong Kong.

October 31, 2017 compassq Comments Off on The 2022 Gay Games are heading to Hong Kong.

Beating out bids from Mexico and the United States, Hong Kong was selected as the host city for the 2022 Gay Games. LGBT rights are on the upswing in Asia and this continues the support for this part of the world. The games draw over 15,000 participants and is estimated to boost the economy by over $128 million. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gaygames-2022/hong-kong-to-host-2022-gay-games-as-lgbt-acceptance-grows-in-parts-of-asia-idUSKBN1D0068

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What lavender ceiling? The top ten LGBT executives in the world.

October 27, 2017 compassq Comments Off on What lavender ceiling? The top ten LGBT executives in the world.

These executives have not let being gay stop their march to the top of their fields. Their careers are as diverse as the LGBT community. In the end, a corporation is only concerned with the bottom line and these executives deliver. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-27/qantas-ceo-joyce-tops-global-lgbt-executive-list

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LGBT rights getting support from tech companies in gay wedding cake case.

October 27, 2017 compassq Comments Off on LGBT rights getting support from tech companies in gay wedding cake case.

The tech world has come out against the Colorado bakeshop wanting to discriminate against a gay couple because of their religious beliefs. Through the Human Rights Campaign, Apple, Yelp, PayPal and Salesforce have signed onto a friend off the court brief. The list is growing daily. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/26/apple-yelp-paypal-masterpiece-cakeshop-v-colorado/?ncid=mobilenavtrend

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Advertising through hate. One Christian printer’s loss on serving gay customers.

October 27, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Advertising through hate. One Christian printer’s loss on serving gay customers.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against a business that is challenging the Phoenix ordnance that protects the LGBT community against discrimination. One has to wonder why a business would go to the expense suing the City of Phoenix when NO gay clients had requested their services. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/10/26/court-phoenix-wedding-invitation-designers-must-serve-lgbt-customers/801354001/

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Visibility and acceptance important to the out CEO of Lloyd’s of London.

October 26, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Visibility and acceptance important to the out CEO of Lloyd’s of London.

Inga Beale is one of the financial services world’s most powerful and prominent bosses. In 2014, she become the first female CEO at the 325-year-old insurer Lloyd’s of London and has also been one of the most high-profile executives to come out as part of the LGBT+ community. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: https://qz.com/1111525/the-ceo-of-lloyds-of-london-says-coming-out-made-her-a-better-boss-and-helped-the-industry/

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Adorable gay bears are selling honey and the world swooned.

October 26, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Adorable gay bears are selling honey and the world swooned.

Rowse Honey breaks the rules by using three bearish men to retell the story of Goldilocks. Unlike so many advertising failures using the LGBT community, this one seems like a win. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: https://www.out.com/popnography/2017/10/25/honey-commercial-reimagines-three-bears-burly-gay-men      

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LGBT focused investing with a new exchange-traded fund.

October 25, 2017 compassq Comments Off on LGBT focused investing with a new exchange-traded fund.

Socially responsible funds are growing in number and in assets, with the likes of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE)gathering steam, with $350 million in assets. The Workplace Equality Portfolio (EQLT), which holds stocks of companies that “support LGBT equality in the workplace,” has $17 million in assets. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: http://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/military-lgbt-focus-planned-etfs?nopaging=1