Support Employees in Anti-LGBTQ+ Danger Zones

?Despite widespread corporate nondiscrimination measures and legislative progress in various places, severe criminal penalties and other dangers threaten LGBTQ+ employees in many countries—posing challenges for employers and workers alike. Human Dignity Trust,... Read more »

Evolve Company Policies to Include Transgender Employees

?For transgender employees, there are fears and circumstances that are practically unimaginable. Ben Greene, international speaker and CEO of BG Trans Talks, transitioned at age 15 and now eight years later continues... Read more »

Anxiety Depression Among LGBT Adults Worsened During COVID-19 Pandemic

?2022 was a tough year for Ben Greene. The public speaker and LGBT advocate dealt with many arduous challenges that created tension in his personal and professional life. Greene, who is transgender,... Read more »

Transgender Surgery Ban in North Carolina Struck Down

?A ban by the North Carolina State Health Plan (NCSHP) for Teachers and State Employees on paying for transgender surgery resulted in unlawful sex discrimination, the U.S. District Court for the Middle... Read more »

LGBTQ Inclusion: Using Pronouns at Work

?Wynne Nowland has experienced feelings of being transgender since she was very young. However, she kept them hidden because being transgender wasn’t publicly discussed or widely accepted at that time. But her... Read more »

White House Aims to Reinstate Health Care Protections for LGBTQ Workers Other Groups

?A proposed regulation by the Biden administration would once again protect transgender and other LGBTQ workers seeking health care services from discrimination. The proposed new rule would reverse a Trump-era regulation by... Read more »

EEOC Adds X Gender Marker to Questions During Charge Intake

?The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on June 27 full implementation of the opportunity to select a nonbinary “X” gender marker during the intake process for filing a charge of... Read more »

Roe v. Wade Overturned: Could LGBTQ Rights Be Next?

?On June 24, moments after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion that the court should reconsider Griswold v. Connecticut, Lawrence v. Texas... Read more »

Transgender Man Discusses How Companies Can Become an Ally to LGBTQ Workers

?At 15, Ben Greene came out as transgender. The decision wasn’t easy. Greene struggled with his identity for years, which caused intense anxiety and depression. He didn’t know who he wanted to... Read more »

How to Create an Inclusive Space for LGBTQ Workers

?For decades, employers could legally discriminate against LGBTQ workers. That changed only two years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County that federal law protects LGBTQ workers... Read more »