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LGBT Facts & Figures

LGBT Facts & Figures

This diversity-leadership resource offers insight to evolving workplace diversity with a downloadable list of important LGBT-rights events and the relevant demographics you need to know.

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Are Global Resource Groups Worth Your Investment?

Are Global Resource Groups Worth Your Investment?

Starting global resource groups presents many diversity-management challenges. Experts from four companies share best practices.

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Deloitte Announces Tax Equalization Benefits for Domestic Partners

Organization reinforces commitment to inclusive culture; will adjust salaries to cover taxes on healthcare benefits for all registered domestic partners

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Ruling Against Defense of Marriage Act Is Major Diversity Victory

Ruling Against Defense of Marriage Act Is Major Diversity Victory

The federal court decision striking down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a major civil-rights victory for advocates supporting diversity and inclusion. With President Obama and more leaders of the Black community on board, marriage equality is gaining momentum rapidly.

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Diversity Management: Tyler Clementi Case Sentencing Offers Lesson in Preventing Bias Tragedies

Diversity Management: Tyler Clementi Case Sentencing Offers Lesson in Preventing Bias Tragedies

Diversity management is vital to preventing more tragedies like the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a lesson critical today as Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days of jail time.

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Diversity & Inclusion Includes Gays & Lesbians: Is Black Church Getting the Message?

Diversity & Inclusion Includes Gays & Lesbians: Is Black Church Getting the Message?

Diversity and inclusion cannot exclude anyone—especially LGBT people. Some prominent members of the Black church, led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, are pushing for equality, but others still don’t get it.

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Diversity & Inclusion Means Zero Tolerance for Bullying

Diversity & Inclusion Means Zero Tolerance for Bullying

Diversity and inclusion can’t succeed in workplaces that allow bullying at any level. What can you do to prevent and stop bullying in your company and in schools, where it begins?

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President Obama Supports Marriage Equality

President Obama Supports Marriage Equality

Showing real diversity leadership, President Obama today announced his support for same-sex marriage.

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Workplace Diversity: Is Hiring Only Gay Men Unfair?

Workplace Diversity: Is Hiring Only Gay Men Unfair?

Workplace diversity challenged by reverse discrimination? A shipping company lost a $1-million verdict after a manager only wanted to hire gay men. What can you learn?

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How Can Corporations Support Same-Sex Marriage?

How Can Corporations Support Same-Sex Marriage?

In the civil-rights battle for marriage equality for lesbian and gay couples, here’s how several companies have taken activist roles and improved their retention of top-performing LGBT employees in the process.

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Lessons on Values From Ellen & jcpenney

Lessons on Values From Ellen & jcpenney

Diversity and inclusion triumphed when an anti-gay organization tried to get this DiversityInc Top 50 retailer to back down.

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Gay-Marriage Ban Struck Down: Why Your Company Should Care

Gay-Marriage Ban Struck Down: Why Your Company Should Care

The California court decision striking down the ban on same-sex marriage benefits corporations actively standing up for equal rights for all employees.

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Why Is Global Diversity So Difficult?

Why Is Global Diversity So Difficult?

What are the prime challenges facing global businesses today that hinder inclusion efforts? What best practices are being implemented globally, and what can you learn from other companies? See what our exclusive research in 17 countries finds.

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Civil-Rights Progress: Helping LGBT Youth

Civil-Rights Progress: Helping LGBT Youth

GLSEN’s Executive Director Dr. Eliza Byard notes how Dr. King’s message that Black people would eventually reach the promised land is a reminder today that progress, no matter how slow, is crucial.

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Safe LGBT Spaces: What Schools Can Learn From Resource Groups

Safe LGBT Spaces: What Schools Can Learn From Resource Groups

Diversity and inclusion can transform workplace experiences. GLSEN’s Dr. Eliza Byard shows how resource groups, like gay-straight alliances, can help.

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