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March 5, 2013
A dad’s late Valentine to Meg Whitman: the CEO who changed her mind on gay marriage

A gay dad-of-two thanks the Hewlett Packard boss for going from gay marriage opponent and political beneficiary to equality supporter

Last week was extraordinary. The issue of same-sex marriage was discussed more intelligently than ever before. In depth thought and information, including an outstanding synopsis by the American Sociological Association, appeared as briefs filed with the US Supreme Court.

July 4, 2012
Wanda Sykes hired by Proctor & Gamble as spokeswoman for Gain detergent

Latest mainstream US company to choose a lesbian star to promote its product

Proctor & Gamble has hired lesbian comedienne Wanda Sykes to promote its Gain detergents.

The selection comes the same year that another major US company, JC Penney, hired lesbian Ellen DeGeneres as its spokeswoman and faced protests from the anti-gay group One Million Moms because of it.

May 19, 2012
Bisexual blues - the forgotten workplace minority

Progress being made for gays and lesbians in the workplace, but bisexuals being left behind

Employment law in many parts of the world protects employees against discrimination based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation.  

This legal obligation has been enhanced in many workplaces, where companies have implemented robust policies and initiatives to support LGBT employees and raise awareness by heterosexual colleagues of LGBT issues in the workplace.