For too many LGBT employe, discrimatn is a way of life. Acrdg to GLAAD, “more than 40% of lbian, gay, and bisexual people and almost 90% of transgenr people have experienced..." name="scriptn" property="og:scriptn
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HOW TO BE GAY AT WORK
<p><strong>Talkpot:</strong> While progrs has been ma many lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people still worry that revealg their sexualy at work will have negative nsequenc. What n bs do to support LGBT employe?</p> * gay workplace *
In the first, I was relatively junr and havg lunch at a rtrant wh a McKsey partner and a client, and the client mented that there were often lots of gay people at the rtrant. Intersectnaly isn’t jt about differenc the experience of a lbian vers a bisexual man vers a gay man. Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people who are 'out' at work waste ltle energy hidg aspects of their personali, meang they feel more nfint and progrs wh the bs.
However, many rema the of Europe and the US is relatively acceptg of the LGBT muny; the issu that gay and trans people face here are mor parison to untri where displays of homosexualy n lead to prison, torture and, 34% of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people the UK choose not to disclose their sexualy at work.
HOW GAY MEN NAVIGATE THE CORPORATE WORLD
* gay workplace *
They hi their private liv om lleagu and clients for fear of homophobia, excln or se they are overlooked for valuable on the factory floor or a board meetg; evadg qutns about fay life n be like dodgg bullets if you thk that revealg your sexualy will make work relatns difficult.
Feral civil rights law protects gay, lbian and transgenr workers, the Supreme Court led Monday. * gay workplace *
There are few 'out' role mols to monstrate that members of the LGBT muny even exist John Browne (whose recently published book The Glass Closet is sential readg for anyone takg diversy the workplace serly) is one of few openly gay bs figur and we need more people to be as urageo as well as a wir reprentatn of gay and trans people bs, we also need straight alli to be vol about their backg and we need bs to make a stand.