Gay and Lbian Employe at Microsoft (GLEAM) is a group of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr employe at Microsoft. GLEAM origated as a private mailg list durg the 1980s. Members of the list succsfully mpaigned for sexual orientatn to be add to Microsoft's...
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GAY AND LBIAN EMPLOYE AT MICROSOFT
Beg gay is nsired a crimal offence 72 untri. For over a , Microsoft has earned a rankg of 100 on the natnal benchmarkg tool that rat rporate polici and practic pertent to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer employe. One key ndu for creatg a supportive workplace is the ternal employee group, Gay and Lbian Employe at Microsoft or GLEAM (which also clus transgenr, queer, and bisexual employe, and their alli).
For stance, parts of Asia such as Sgapore and India, beg gay is illegal. If you’re a mory and LGBT and a woman, you’re a triple bd, ” said Rochelle Diamond, chair of the board of directors of the Natnal Organizatn of Gay and Lbian Scientists and Technil Profsnals.
“Shortly after I started, I was out to my immediate team and manager, but I was livg as a software engeer who also happened to be gay, ” said Chen. She was trepidat when she asked her manager, unsure how takg time off work solely to unrstand how what means to be gay the workplace might be perceived.