Macy`s Celebrates Pride + Joy
Macy's marks Pride Month celebrations with special nationwide initiatives including sponsorship and participation in Pride parades, special Human Rights Campaign merchandise shops and celebrity appearances It's about Pride + Joy at Macy's this June, as the retailer joins millions in celebration of LGBT Pride Month. As a proud supporter of diversity, inclusion in the workforce and support of all consumers, Macy's marks Pride Month with a host of special initiatives nationwide. Read On...
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| Human Rights Campaign Praises New Federal Guidance on Protecting Transgender Federal Workers
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization, today praised the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for publishing guidance regarding transgender federal employees. Pursuant to a June 2009 presidential memorandum regarding federal employees, OPM added gender identity to the categories protected under the equal employment opportunity policy for Executive Branch positions. The guidance published today, available at http://www.opm.gov/diversity/Transgender/Guidance.asp, provides further information to federal managers and human resources officials to ensure that transgender employees are treated fairly and equally in their public service to our nation.
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Wake Up Someplace Special for Gay Pride!
Gay and Lesbian Friendly Bed and Breakfasts Offer a Unique Pride Getaway Experience June is Gay Pride Month and some of the biggest pride events in the US happen on the last weekend in June, an anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. People travel from all over to attend these events, and staying at a bed and breakfast is a way to ensure a special experience this Pride. BnBFinder makes finding a Gay and Lesbian friendly inn easy with their popular Advanced Search feature. Read on...
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Cabletown is LGBT comtastic by Mark Segal This month, 42 years ago, saw me in New York City beginning to fight the battle for equality. At that time, just 18 - and when just being gay could mean the loss of everything: your job, your home, your family and friends, your house of worship - never did I expect that, 42 years later, I'd be sitting in a room with the CEOs of TV networks, movie studios and cable companies promising their commitment of inclusion of the LGBT community in their diversity program. And, indeed, that happened last week. Read on... |
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JUNE/JULY 2011 ISSUE
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