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Study finds half of college-educated gays in the closet at work

logointern1 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:19:57 +0000

Almost half of college-educated gay Americans hide their sexual orientation at work despite company policies to extend protection and benefits to gay employees, according to a new study by The(...)

Gay Los Angeles officer awarded more than $1M

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:30:13 +0000

(Los Angeles) An openly gay police sergeant who said he was subjected to derogatory remarks by his supervisor was awarded $1.1 million by a jury Thursday.

Sgt. Ronald Crump worked for the Los(...)

Gender-inclusive ENDA re-introduced in Senate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:03:53 +0000

The gender-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act is being re-introduced in the Senate today, sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and(...)

Ask the Expert: ‘Am I flaunting being gay at the office?’

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:00:37 +0000

Q: “My co-worker in the adjacent cubicle is accusing me of displaying too many things that say ‘gay.’

Sure, I’ve got a gay rainbow flag, several photos of my lover and me, and even a(...)

McDonald’s fires anti-trans manager

logointern2 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:09:13 +0000

Earlier this week, Zikerria Bellamy filed a complaint against McDonald’s for refusing to hire her because she is transgender.

One of the managers left a detailed voice mail message on Bellamy’s(...)

Trans teen says McDonald’s won’t hire her

logointern2 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:40:54 +0000

The Advocate reported that a teenager alleges that McDonald’s refuses to hire her because she is transgender.

Zikerria Bellamy filed the complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations(...)

Leary: “How do I come out to my boss?”

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:47:47 +0000

In his videoblog Mores for Gays, Daniel Leary navigates the pitfalls of coming out.

Study illustrates need for LGBT anti-discrimination laws

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:59:32 +0000

(Los Angeles, California) A study released Tuesday by a University of California – Los Angeles think tank has found workplace discrimination against LGBT employees is as widespread as that(...)