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June 12, 2013
Google and BP back plan to get gay execs to lead global firms

Lord John Browne, openly gay former boss of BP highlights none of Britain’s top 100 companies are headed by an out LGBT person

Google, BP and Barclays Bank have signed up for a new networking club designed to push LGBT executives to the head of the boardroom table.

OUTstanding In Business was set up with the backing of Lord John Browne, former CEO of BP, who points out not a single FTSE 100 company is led by an openly gay or lesbian business person.

Browne himself hid his sexuality for years and only came out after quitting BP in 2007.

January 4, 2013
Meet the woman who brought gay hedgehog walking to banking

We speak to Eva Eisenschimmel, the marketing director of Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group, about how she is targeting LGBT customers

British firms have been slower than their American counterparts to promote themselves to the LGBT market.

But one bank is starting to change that. Lloyds, which has more UK customers than any of its rivals, has started to introduce a gay flavor to some of its advertising campaigns.

In particular, a TV commercial for Lloyds TSB screened late last year mixed a gay couple, taking their hedgehogs for a walk on a Segway, into its cast of characters.

November 13, 2012
Ex-BP boss Lord Browne wants gays to be top CEOs

Top UK gay business leader Lord John Browne says there are no LGBT bosses at very top of FTSE 100 or S&P 500 firms in UK and US and that must change

None of Britain or America’s leading companies have an openly gay CEO and that should change, leading out industrialist Lord John Browne has said.

Lord Browne, former CEO of oil giant BP, was speaking at Out on the Street, a summit on global LGBT workplace equality, in London today (13 November).

And he challenged a panel of colleagues from leading firms as well as an audience of top finance institutions to address the issue.

October 31, 2012
Trans firefighter dreams of becoming Rank 'Gongman'

A firefighter in Hampshire, England, has entered competition to become new face of iconic former movie producer Rank

A transgender woman in the UK is dreaming of striking the gong for former movie studio Rank.

The company's iconic 'Gongman' appeared before the opening credits of numerous Hollywood classics and was traditionally played by tanned muscled athletes.

Now the search is on for the next face of Rank and Hampshire firefighter Katie thinks she has what it takes to front the famous firm.

March 29, 2012
God sends mice to punish pro-gay Tesco

Extremist Christian group in UK calls on Tesco supermarket to 'repent' its decision to support London's gay pride festival

Extremist British Christians claim an infestation of mice in a Tesco store is God's punishment for the supermarket's support of gays.

Tesco has seen sales and profits drop recently and the Christian Voice, an anti-gay prayer and campaigning organization, has said the decline is punishment for the UK supermarket chain's decision to sponsor a family area at London’s Pride celebrations.

January 13, 2012
Christians claim God has punished pro-gay Tesco

Christian Voice claims God intervened on supermarket’s share price in view of gay pride grant

Extremist British Christians are claiming their God is punishing Tesco for supporting gays after the supermarket reported declining sales.

The dip in like-for-like Christmas sales has seen £5billion ($7.6billion €6billion) wiped off the market value of Britain’s biggest supermarket chain which had previously had an 30-year unbroken record of growth.

January 3, 2012
Tesco hints at pride help despite Christian protests

Tesco tells GSN it may still support London Pride despite Christians claiming they had forced it into a u-turn

Tesco has denied it is dropping support for LGBT pride events in London, despite Christians claiming they have forced the retailer into a u-turn on the issue.

The retailer – which is the UK’s largest supermarket chain – remains booked up as the £30,000 ($47,000 €36,000) sponsor of the family area at this year’s London event which is also the official World Pride for 2012.