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Another successful Executive Forum and Leadership Celebration
As the month of March
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came to a close, the Out & Equal community of LGBT executives met in San Francisco to engage with colleagues from around the country and the world.
The 2011 Executive Forum was an exhilarating success with plenary addresses from Roberta Achtenberg, Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights and Human Rights Watch's Boris Dittrich in addition to remarks from Out & Equal's Founding Executive Director, Selisse Berry.
Read the full story here.
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2011 Northeast Regional Summit engages local community
Last week Out & Equal's New York Finger Lakes regional affiliate hosted the 2011 Northeast Regional Workplace Summit with enormous success! Nearly 200 openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender business leaders and their allies gathered in Rochester for a cutting edge forum on equal rights in the workplace.
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Out & Equal's own Founding Executive Director, Selisse Berry offered an inspirational opening address to Regional Summit participants and was followed by a Lunch Plenary address from Enrique Atienza, Vice President of Levi's and Dockers Retail Stores and Operations, Americas. Read the full story here.
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Presidential Appointment Webinar:
Wednesday, April 27
 Did you know that President Obama has already appointed over 100 LGBT Americans to his Administration? As part of this historic administration's effort to cultivate diverse workplaces, White House and government recruiters are working with Out & Equal to reach the best LGBT talent in the nation to become presidential appointments. Could you be next? Join the free upcoming webinar, "Becoming a Presidential Appointee for openly LGBT professionals - The Presidential Appointment Project" for information on presidential appointments. Read the full story here. |
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Join the conversation at Out & Equal's new blog!
 Out & Equal wants to engage you through our new blog site, filled with great information about workplace equality. The Out & Equal blog incorporates a variety of perspectives and voices from within Out & Equal and the larger community. Visit our blog today.
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The Out & Equal Ally Empowerment Tour begins!
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Dr. David M Hall partners
with Out & Equal.
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How can straight allies be an
integral part of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality? How can straight executive sponsors become true champions for your ERG? Out & Equal is teaming up with author David M. Hall to answer these questions and more with the upcoming "Ally Empowerment Tour."
Read the full story here .
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Town Call to focus on bisexuality: Thurs, April 28
What do you know about bisexual employees in your company? Do they have the same issues as lesbian and gay people or heterosexuals? What do bisexual people have to say to ERGs and to company management about creating a more bi-friendly environment?
Join us for an exciting panel to consider the needs of bisexual employees in the workplace on Thursday, April 28, at noon Pacific time. As always, there's no charge to participate, so register today.
Read the full story here.
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Training opportunities: May
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Out & Equal's trainers,
Pat Baillie and Q Wilson.
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Looking for the tools to educate
and advocate for LGBT equality in your workplace and beyond? Join Out & Equal's upcoming trainings to discover ways to get the most out of LGBT employees and their coworkers by creating a more comfortable atmosphere within which to work.
Out & Equal University is offering a 3-part Train the Trainer series in May. Registration is currently open for all who have previously fulfilled the Building Bridges prerequisite.
Get more information here .
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Deadline Fast Approaching for Workshops, Nominations for Out & Equal Workplace Summit
Want to be part of the amazing experience that is Out & Equal's Workplace Summit? Consider sharing your knowledge and expertise in a workshop and help others learn. Visit our new and improved workshop information page for all the details. We are also seeking nominations for our annual awards, the "Outies." Who do you think is doing the most outstanding work for equality? Let us know! More info
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LGBT Legislation Introduced in Congress
Two important bills for LGBT equality have been introduced in the US Congress this month: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity from the nation's workplaces, and the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), which would allow Americans to sponsor same-sex partners for permanent residency. Read more about ENDA in our blog post, "It's time to end workplace discrimination," and about UAFA from the advocacy organization, Immigration Equality. Let your members of Congress know that both of these bills are necessary for LGBT people to gain full equality in the United States.
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