Nearly 80% Of Largest Companies Prohibit Discrimination Based on Gender Identity Over ninety percent of the country's largest companies now prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and nearly 80% prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, according to a new study from UCLA's Williams Institute. The study finds that 94% of 100 top companies in the U.S.-the top 50 federal contractors and the top 50 Fortune 500 companies-have policies prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, and 78% of the companies have policies prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity..
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 The Advocate Launches LGBT Discovery App
Accessing LGBT news just got a whole lot easier. The Advocate (www.advocate.com), the world's leading gay news source, has launched a new free, advertising-supported iPad application, Advocate Discovery, through a partnership with Web discovery engine Trapit. The new app allows users to aggregate LGBT content from around the world and tailor it to the reader's specific interests. Advocate Discovery can now be downloaded through the Apple app store and will be curated by The Advocate's editorial team.
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NEW WILLIAMS INSTITUTE STUDY: RHODE ISLAND
Extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in Rhode Island would bring an estimated $7 million to the state and local economy, according to a study released by Angeliki Kastanis, Williams Institute public policy research fellow and M.V. Lee Badgett, Williams Institute research director and professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Read on... |
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 Stephen Lucin is the founder of Stephen Lucin (PR + Communications). He has more than ten years of editorial and public relations experience, and has fostered the ability to work seamlessly with clients to cultivate long-lasting relationships, develop unique story ideas, and to work from a global perspective. With a journalistic approach, he applies his insider knowledge of how the media operate to bring his clients valuable editorial features. Stephen is also a travel writer who frequently journals about his excursions around the world. He is keen to staying up-to-date on all current events and contemporary life, including fashion and fitness. Stephen currently resides in Los Angeles. Contact Steven |
