Managing Cultural Diversity Gays and Lesbians in the Workplace Rosa Acosta, Vivian Sampson, and Tham Nguyenn

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, the Human Rights Campaign represents more than 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide . Founded in 1980 advocates on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues.

HRC Logo Human Rights Campaign logo most recognizable symbols of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community Synonymous with the fight for equal rights for LGBT Americans.

Lawsuits in the News Julia Frost, Lesbian teacher claims discrimination, harassment in lawsuit: Hesperia School District, San Bernardino County 2 year employee Helped bisexual student file complaint against another teacher who allegedly made a homophobic comment ACLU involved in the case (American Civil Liberties Union) http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=9332690

Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) A report by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law says LGBT workplace discrimination is persistent and pervasive. U.S. Senate approved legislation, 64-32, that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Employee Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA for short, was first introduced in 1994 and has been brought up time and time again in Congress went nowhere. Currently, only 21 states have protections for LGBT employees.

Discrimination in the workplace In 34 states it is still perfectly legal for lesbian and gay employees to be fired simply because their employees discover, and disapprove of, their sexual orientation. States that have passed Anti-Discrimination Laws California, Connecticut, The District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. An increasing number of corporations already have policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Rates of Discrimination and Harassment According to the Williams Institute; Fifteen percent to 43 percent of gay and transgender workers have experienced some form of discrimination on the job Eight percent to 17 percent of gay and transgender workers report being passed over for a job or fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Ten percent to 28 percent received a negative performance evaluation or were passed over for a promotion because they were gay or transgender. Seven percent to 41 percent of gay and transgender workers were verbally or physically abused or had their workplace vandalized.

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Harassment and Discrimination Denial of equal pay or employment Failure to provide equal benefits Lewd comments or jokes Offensive remarks about personal life Taunts about partners or spouses Termination or denial of promotion Unfair evaluations of job performance Verbal and sexual assaults

Wage Gap Lee Badgett (1995) found that gay and bisexual men earned between 11 percent and 27 percent less than their heterosexual counterparts while finding no statistical difference for lesbian and bisexual women. Dan Black, Gary Gates, Seth Sanders, and Lowell Taylor’s (2000) research indicates that gay men earned 14 to 16 percent less than their heterosexual counterparts, while lesbian women actually earned 20 to 34 percent more. Sylvia Allegretto and Michelle Arthur (2001) suggest that gay men in partnered same-sex couples earn 15.6 percent less than heterosexual married men The Williams Institute finds that gay and bisexual men earn 10 percent to 32 percent less than similarly qualified heterosexual men Williams’ analysis, lesbian and bisexual women earn the same or sometimes more than heterosexual women

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