(Originally posted on LinkedIn)
On October 19, over 400 HBO (a division of Time Warner No. 37 on the Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) employees — including HBO CEO Richard Plepler — gathered outside HBO’s Manhattan headquarters on the Grace Plaza to celebrate Spirit Day, the annual observance, coinciding with National Bullying Prevention Month, promoting an alliance against bullying, specifically against lesbian, gay, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth.
HBO Out, HBO’s employee resource group for lesbian, gay, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQQAI) employess, spearheaded the initiative in partnership with a cross-departmental group including Corporate Social Responsibility, Digital and Social Media, Photo Services, Employee Communications, and Design and Production.
“The core values of HBO have always been decency, integrity, honor and respect for one another. That has always been the company I have been proud to work at, from the bottom of my heart,” said Plepler as he rallied the crowd. “Hold each other, lift each other up, root for each other, cheer for each other, push us forward. That’s just who we are.”
