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January 10, 2011 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber Diversity and Leadership in Financial Services Awards www.nglcc.org
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 StartOut Celebrates an Incredible First Year of Success
Organization Created to Foster Entrepreneurship in the LGBT Community Reflects on Major
Accomplishments and Looks Ahead to More Growth in 2011
StartOut , a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering and developing entrepreneurship in the LGBT community, is kicking off its second year and looking ahead to even faster growth and expansion into new geographies.
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 LGBT Progress Measured on the Small Screen
By Mark Segal
After more than 40 years of what has become the "new gay movement" - a more aggressive style of gay activism after Stonewall - we can see the results, but what do you think has led to our success? It could be as simple as little Stewie on the animated TV show "Family Guy."
Here's the skinny. Before 1969, our community was invisible. There was not one gay character, not one, not even a negative character, on network TV. The closest thing we had was Liberace who claimed to be non-gay, and Paul Lynd of "Hollywood Squares." Both were stereotypes and deeply in the closet.
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Pressing Need for Corporate America to Mentor Gay Youth
By David Jansen of PwC's LGBT Advisory Board
Teens and young adults need positive role models in their lives to be able to take a strong stand and advocate for what they believe in. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) youth face particular challenges, maneuvering all the usual obstacles of adolescence while also managing the coming out process and sometimes coping with stress due to unsupportive environments. PwC, one of the world's largest professional services firms, has exercised powerful leadership in many areas for gay professionals. With the implementation of important community outreach programs, PwC - along with other leading companies in Corporate America - can help gay youth overcome the obstacles they face.
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New Survey: Acceptance of LGBT Equals Self-Esteem
Groundbreaking Study Finds Family Acceptance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Adolescents Protects Against Depression, Substance Abuse and Suicidal Behavior in Early Adulthood
For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between accepting family attitudes and behaviors towards their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and significantly decreased risk and better overall health in adulthood. The study shows that specific parental and caregiver behaviors -- such as advocating for their children when they are mistreated because of their LGBT identity or supporting their gender expression -- protect against depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in early adulthood. In addition, LGBT youth with highly accepting families have significantly higher levels of self-esteem and social support in young adulthood. The study is published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, a journal of the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, in a peer-reviewed article titled "Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT Young Adults."
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How the 2010 elections might (or might not) affect workplace equality
By Kevin Jones
As the country attempts to discern what the 2010 mid -term election results mean for our future, one thing seems fairly clear. Enacting federal legislation of specific importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community will be difficult, if not impossible, during the 112th Congress. It is possible that the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will move forward by year end if it is not stripped from the National Defense Authorization Act. Other pieces of legislations- the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), the Tax Equity for Health Beneficiaries Act, the Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act, the Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), the Safe Schools Improvement Act, and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), -- appear to have little realistic chance of passing by year end. The likelihood of these bills becoming law in the next two years appears equally unlikely. [i]
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Pink Banana Media Launches LGBTNewMedia.com
Matt Skallerud and Pink Banana Media are proud to introduce a new, free
service to the LGBT New Media world... LGBTNewMedia.com.
Designed as a hub for LGBT New Media Professionals in all walks of life,including bloggers, online and social media marketers, researchers and more, the site allows its members the opportunity to both network with other members, as well as network and share what they're up to with the rest of
the world interested in LGBT New Media topics and trends. Using technology already integrated and tested in sites such as IGLTA.org and CaliforniaGayChamber.com, LGBTNewMedia.com allows members to share their blogs, Twitter status updates, Flickr photos, YouTube videos, Delicious bookmarks, Digg articles and more with other members and the online community following these LGBT marketing trends. Members can also develop
out a comprehensive profile which allows online viewers the opportunity to quickly and easily learn more about the member on Facebook, LinkedIn and even the new FourSquare.
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