Discrimination against LGBT people is often once-removed, shielded under double-speak and fraudulent intentions. So, it’s refreshing, really, when a company comes right out and says in black and white that gay men aren’t worthy of the same protections as everyone else.
Tom Bulleit’s daughter says she stayed quiet for a decade. But eight months after leaving the distillery her father founded, Hollis Bulleit is taking to Facebook to accuse Bulleit Frontier Whiskey’s corporate owner, Diageo, of firing her because she refused to remain silent in the work world about her identity as a lesbian.
Growing up in southern Florida, and spending much of his young adult years in Orlando, Larry Burlew, Ph.D., always intended to spend his retirement years in the Sunshine State. In 2009, he bought a condominium in Daytona Beach for that very purpose.
HRC and researchers at the University of Connecticut launched a major national survey of LGBTQ teens. The survey is open to teens who identify as LGBTQ, are between 13 and 17, and are living in the U.S. Eligible teens can take the survey here.
Diversity has come a long way since the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce first opened its doors 15 years ago. But panelists discussing political and cultural issues and their effects on gay businesses say what took 15 years to accomplish could disappear in 15 months unless the business community takes a stand on gender diversity issues, including discrimination and matters like transgender bathroom laws.
It has been a bit more than two years since Jim Obergefell, a former Coldwell Banker West Shell agent in Cincinnati who has since moved to Washington, D.C., won his landmark Supreme Court case, Obergefell v. Hodges, that made marriage equality the law of the land.
Equitas Health’s Institute for LGBTQ Health Equity will host its second annual conference bringing together 550 activists, academics, community members, health and social service professionals to address health disparities affecting the LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS community. The conference will take place at The Ohio State University – Fawcett Center October 19th – 20th. This year’s theme will be “Health Across the Lifespan” with sessions focusing on: Mental and Behavioral Health Access to Care Cultural Competency/Humility Advocacy and Community Engagement Clinical/Medical
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