BUSINESS

LGBT affordable housing coming to Islip, New York.

Islip Town Board officials have approved plans for an affordable housing complex in Bay Shore aimed at senior citizens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and their allies. Board members voted in favor of the project at their Sept. 25 meeting… READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/islip-town-board-approves-1st-apartments-aimed-at-lgbt-seniors-1.14500350

BUSINESS

LGBT property search portal launched by LGBT Capital.

LGBT Capital, the Hong Kong- and UK-based  investment specialist dedicated to serving the specialist needs of lesbian, gay, bi- and trans-sexual individuals, today unveiled what it says is the first-ever global property search portal for the international LGBT community.

5 THINGS TO KNOW

Sponsors line up behind this Olympic hopeful.

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.

BUSINESS

Businesses in India embrace best practices for LGBT 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.