One Colorado Survey Aims to Improve LGBT Healthcare
August 15, 2011 by Tony Wagner
It comes as no surprise that the LGBT community faces unique and serious challenges in today’s healthcare system, and while there have been recent efforts to collect data detailing these issues we remain very much behind where we need to be. Whether it be how knowledgeable your doctor is about LGBT specific health issues or discrimination in the exam room, the more we know about the state of LGBT healthcare the better.
Continue Reading ►First Stop “On the Road to Equality” a Success
August 15, 2011
After a great weekend of conversations, events, and fun, our bus rolled out of Salt Lake City last night. There is no doubt that we achieved our goals of raising awareness of LGBT equality in Utah and empowering Utah’s LGBT community to be advocates for themselves and their families. It was touching to see the number of people who came out to join us in support of fairness and equality.
Continue Reading ►New Study Shows Inclusive Workplace Environments for LGBT Employees Are Crucial for Career Growth
June 22, 2011
A new study by the Center for Work-Life Policy called “The Power of Out”, featured in the July/August issue of the Harvard Business Review, discusses the loss to companies and to their bottom line when they don’t create a safe and hospitable workplace for their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees. The study details the consequences when LGBT employees are forced to keep their lives and loved ones a secret from colleagues. Click here to read the article from the Harvard Business Review.
Continue Reading ►HRC Field Organizers in Albany, Keeping Up the Momentum for Marriage Equality
June 20, 2011 by Adrian Matanza
At the stroke of midnight, members of Team Long Island departed for Albany, driving tirelessly through the night to make it to the Capitol this morning before the daily legislative session began. With tired eyes and bodies and short disco naps, we headed out for the Capitol Building.
Continue Reading ►Cyndi Lauper is a New Yorker for Marriage Equality
June 14, 2011
Cyndi Lauper today joins the chorus of celebrity and every day New Yorker voices in a video for HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, the icon says, “It's time for our state to be a leader in the fight for fairness." The campaign, which raises the public profile of marriage equality in New York, can be viewed online at http://www.hrc.org/NY4marriage
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