On January 15, 2019, New York’s legislature passed GENDA, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act that will ensure New Yorkers are protected from discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The legislature is also expected to pass a ban on the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy. “As a transgender New Yorker, I couldn’t be more proud of my state,” said Mel King, Development and Oper

“He was a smart, funny guy who liked to talk about anything all the time. He never met a stranger. He loved being around people and was always involved.” That is how Judy and Dennis Shepard remember their eldest son Matthew, an openly gay university student who was found beaten and tied to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. The news of his attack and eventual death conquered the airwaves and rattled the country to its core. As the 20th anniversary of Matthew’s murder approache

The results are in. Here is a quick overview of some of the key findings of CMI's 12th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey: • 76% of LGBTQ community members fear there will be a roll back of recent LGBTQ equality gains in the coming year. • 85% of LGBTQ community members agree that corporations that support LGBTQ equality are more important than ever. • 78% of LGBTQ community members agree that they tend to support companies that market to and support the LGBTQ community

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is thrilled to welcome Erin Uritus as the organizations new Chief Executive Officer. Board Chair and Comcast Senior Vice President Michael Cox shared, “Erin joins Out & Equal with unparalleled domestic and international experience as an executive in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors – a critically important combination to us at Out & Equal. Her visionary leadership will bring the organization and the entire movement to further wor