Bank Executive Questions Discrimination and Gets Fired
January 08 2013 4:31 PM ET

Bank Executive Questions Discrimination, Gets Fired

Michelle Garcia

A gay bank employee in Texas is suing his local branch after years of unequal treatment and eventually being fired based on his sexual orientation.

Trans Workplace Rights Still Murky
June 22 2012 3:19 PM ET

Trans Workplace Rights Still Murky

Diane Anderson-Minshall

Nine out of 10 Americans mistakenly believe that there is a federal law that prohibits employers from firing someone because the individual is gay or transgender, according to

Too Little Too Late on Gender Identity Protections
September 13 2011 8:00 AM ET

Too Little, Too Late on Gender Identity Protections? 

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As the political frenzy over job creation and unemployment heightens, comprehensive gender identity employment protections remain elusive.

Going Corporate It Gets Better
September 13 2011 4:40 AM ET

Going Corporate: It Gets Better

Michelle Garcia

Some companies not only assure that their employees safe and welcome at work, they also want to let young people know that life does indeed get better after high school. 

Keisling Obama Plan Good for Trans People
September 09 2011 8:35 PM ET

Keisling: Obama Plan Good for Trans People

Trudy Ring

The jobs proposal announced by President Obama Thursday may be particularly helpful to transgender Americans, who are “disproportionately likely to be among the long-term unemployed,” says Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.

Dream Gigs for Young Gays
March 21 2011 8:10 PM ET

Dream Gigs for Young Gays

Michelle Garcia

They're young, they have briefcases, and according to a survey of 10,000 U.S. job-seekers with less than eight years of work experience, most of the places they want to work do good by LGBT employees.

Raising the Bar for Trans Hiring Practices
April 26 2010 1:55 PM ET

Raising the Bar for Trans Hiring Practices

Advocate Contributors

COMMENTARY: Executive search consultant Joseph McCormack says corporate America has made great strides in LGB inclusion but needs work a little bit harder to include the T.

Korn Ferry States Rights
April 07 2010 5:30 AM ET

Korn Ferry States Rights

Neal Broverman

Marti Smye she says she found out the hard way what happens when you live in a state that offers no protections for gay employees when the Florida woman sold her business to a California-based company.

The Coolest Jobs
February 10 2010 10:00 AM ET

The Coolest Jobs

Advocate Contributors

Nobody denies that the 9-to-5 is so much more bearable when you love what you do, but is there really such a thing as a perfect job? Here are 23 LGBT people who answer that with a resounding YES!

The State of the Unions Gay Guest
January 26 2010 6:55 PM ET

The State of the Unions Gay Guest

Michelle Garcia

As the president gears up for his first State of the Union Address, a gay business owner from Indiana makes the trek to Washington, D.C., to sit with the first lady.

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