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Calendar
Be sure to check your Regional Affiliate for local events!
September 22: Out & Equal Atlanta: Fall Fling Speed Networking Event
September 23: Out & Equal Philadelphia Workplace Forum at Hershey
September 29: Town Call: The Business of Change: An Update Report
September 29: Out & Equal Atlanta: The ROI of Diversity
October 5: 12 Steps to Effective Networking Webinar with Sandy Jones-Kaminski
October 6: Houston: Out @ Work, Too! Our Allies
October 6: San Francisco: Pre Workplace Summit Event
October 12: Metro New York: Bring Your Whole Self to Work
October 25-28: The Out & Equal Workplace Summit
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Amazing Line Up for the 2011 Out & Equal Workplace Summit Gala Dinner
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Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman Wes Bush
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Join us at the 2011 Out & Equal Workplace Summit Gala Dinner for a night of celebration and entertainment. This year's Gala Dinner is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Northrop Grumman. The evening will capture remarks by the Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman, Wes Bush, as well as local politicians such as Ft. Worth City Councilman, Joel Burns.
The evening is hosted by political humorist and entertainer, Kate Clinton. The dinner will open with Dallas ensemble, the Turtle Creek Chorale, as they serenade guests with its 120-person chorale.
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We are very excited to welcome special guests--activist, comedian, and actress Margaret Cho and Broadway superstar, Wilson Cruz (Angel from RENT)--who will share their experience about navigating the world of entertainment while remaining true to their own individualities. JCPenney will proudly showcase fall fashions from its extensive private and exclusive brands.
Registration for the Workplace Summit is ongoing. Click here to register online. For your convenience, this year you can book your hotel when you register for the conference. Just visit our registration page to sign up for the conference AND for your hotel room.
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 Town Call: Business of Change
Sept 29: Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, in collaboration with the Gill Foundation, is now launching the Business of Change website, LGBTBusinessofChange.org, a digital platform offering practical and actionable recommendations for nonprofits and corporations, citing concrete examples of successful partnerships-large and small.
Associated Business of Change social media sites - Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn - have also been created as venues in which participants can contribute, discuss, comment, and connect in real time.
Join us at this Town Call as we talk to nonprofit and corporate representatives about successful partnerships and collaborations, the steps they took to get there, and the advice they have for others. We'll also introduce the Business of Change website and social media sites, and discuss how you can best use them.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
12pm PST
One hour in length | No cost
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Celebrating the End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
September 20 - Out & Equal Founding Executive Director Selisse Berry applauded the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. "Today began with another barrier to full equality in the workplace falling," said Berry. "Discrimination doesn't have the last word in this country-equality is what matters-and we saw that very powerfully today with the end of the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy."
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Out & Equal Associate Director of Training Pat Baillie
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As part of a national celebration, Out & Equal San Francisco celebrated the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Out & Equal Associate Director of Training Pat Baillie addressed the crowd at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center.
Pat welcomed active duty military service members to the struggle for workplace equality and discussed the fact that there is still a lot of work to be done to create safe, productive working environments for all. Corporations have been creating diverse environments for years. At least military members can't be fired now for being lesbian, gay, or bisexual. The next frontier is gaining the same protections for transgender military members.
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Retired Navy Commander Zoe Dunning
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Out & Equal also joined organizations including Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and many other representatives from the LGBT community and our allies at a daytime gathering at San Francisco City Hall. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual veterans including retired Naval Commander Zoe Dunning joined in the celebration. California State Senator Mark Leno also addressed the crowd and applauded the end of this discriminatory law.
You can read more about Out & Equal's response to the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell on our website.
Read more about Pat Baillie's military service and the importance of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell on Out & Equal's blog. |
LGBTCareerLink Continues to Grow
Did you know that LGBTCareerLink is the nation's only talent recruitment tool focused on LGBT candidates?
This very successful and growing diversity recruitment service features top-rate candidates. Ninety-six percent of the job seekers using LGBTCareerLink hold a bachelors degree or higher. Fifty percent are currently employed. Sponsoring companies have access to these services:
- Unlimited job listings, candidate searches
- Access to recruitment webinar participants & materials
- Annual feature in monthly e-newsletter "CareerTalk"
- Opportunity to host recruiting skills webinars
Check out how Deloitte, Hewlett-Packard and IBM are already utilizing LGBTCareerLink for targeted diversity talent recruitment services.
Job seekers: Check out our list of sponsoring companies seeking LGBT candidates. Candidates also have access to a range of free services:
- Unlimited job searches
- Access to the career resource center
- Career development webinars
- LinkedIn LGBTCareerLink group discussions
Register for LGBTCareerLink today! Sponsors have great things to say about LGBTCareerLink:
"This is a great way to get PR for our recruiting efforts. LGBTCareerLink helps us with LGBT diversity hiring." - 2011 Sponsor
"My company will definitely continue advertising on this site - we loved the free 'Networking' webinar!" - 2011 Advertiser
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What's hot on the blog? 
Are you out at work, or in the process of coming out at work? We invite you to share your story, via a short video or written submission, to our Get Your Story Out project. Justin Tanis, Out & Equal Director of Communications, provides a guide to resources for LGBT students, their parents, and allies to help create safe school environments. Read "Heading back to school with resources for LGBT youth and families."
Danny Dyson, a gay Ugandan refugee, speaks out. Read Danny's Story part one and part two.
Pat Baillie, Out & Equal Associate Director of Training, shares her story of serving in the military and the important contributions of Leonard Matlovich to the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Read "Remembering Our Past."
Out & Equal reports on a newly released documentary about Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Read "The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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