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Ask the White Guy: LGBT Rights vs. Religious Expression

Ask the White Guy: LGBT Rights vs. Religious Expression

Where do you draw the line between respecting religious beliefs and standing up for corporate values that demand equal treatment and respect of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people? The White Guy says there’s no line to be drawn.

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Are Traditional Christian Values Part of Diversity?

Are Traditional Christian Values Part of Diversity?

The White Guy responds to a reader’s comment that DiversityInc has ignored traditional Christian views.

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Ask the White Guy: More on Religion, Christians and LGBT Rights

Ask the White Guy: More on Religion, Christians and LGBT Rights

A controversial Ask the White Guy on religion in the workplace sparked a slew of responses from DiversityInc readers, one of whom asked how to respond to someone who says rejecting religious beliefs (such as Christian beliefs that trump the rights of LGBT people) is itself intolerant. The White Guy provides the answer: All civil and human rights are absolute.

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Ask the White Guy: LGBT Rights Are Human Rights

Ask the White Guy: LGBT Rights Are Human Rights

What happens when you support equal rights for everyone–except LGBTs? Read what the White Guy tells this active-duty service member about “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

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Ask the White Guy: The Minority That Dares Not Speak Its Name

Ask the White Guy: The Minority That Dares Not Speak Its Name

Question: I need to ask if it’s appropriate to call you the Straight White Guy. Because my question involves the minority that often dares not speak its name in corporate America: the LGBT employee. In the eyes of Straight White Guys, are gay employees really Tier One minorities? I mean, we’re not easily counted, the government doesn’t require any accounting of us, and I’ve heard we inspire a certain “ick factor” in SWGs. Your observations, please?

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