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. Family Equality Council Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler Named Rockwood 2008 Fellow in LGBTQ Community and Advocacy
Prestigious Fellowship to Advance the Council`s Work Towards LGBTQ Family Equality


. The Advocate Named Best Magazine at This Year`s GLAAD Media Awards
Leading LGBT News Magazine Bests Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly to Win This Year`s Top Magazine Prize


. Identical Twins Help With Finding Gay Genes
"This study is very different from traditional twin studies", says lead scientist Dr. Sven Bocklandt of the David Geffen School of Medicine of UCLA. "Instead of simply calculating the role of genetics, we use these gay-straight identical twin pairs to actually identify genes that play a role in sexual orientation".


. Colorado Companies Encouraged To Comply With Nondiscrimination Law Before One-Year Anniversary of ENDA
New Resource Sheds Light on Gender Expression, Discrimination, and the Law

Gay Market, Not One Size Fits All
When savvy advertisers decide to court the GLBT market, they throw out their consumer "play book" and assume gays are one size fits all...not so much. 		Do Some Spring Cleaning on Your Workplace Policies
The annual spring cleaning tradition is a great opportunity to examine your workplace policies and make some changes and updates to bring about LGBT equality. 		No Taxation Without Representation
Gay, lesbian and transgender individuals are being taxed twice on the health benefits we win for our partners and children and we are being left uncovered by the blanket of Federal civil rights that are, supposedly, the inalienable right of all Americans. 		How To Change An Attitude
Like many corporate executives striving to create a diverse workforce, you may wonder if corporations can do anything in the workplace to change negative attitudes and encourage positive ones.


Features Business News
. Gay Market, Not One Size Fits All
. Do Some Spring Cleaning on Your Workplace Policies
. No Taxation Without Representation
 . Family Equality Council Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler Named Rockwood 2008 Fellow in LGBTQ Community and Advocacy
. The Advocate Named Best Magazine at This Year`s GLAAD Media Awards
. Identical Twins Help With Finding Gay Genes
Small Business GLBT Books
. PROFILE: The Paula G Company
. Taxes for the Small Business Professional
. PROFILE: Common Ground
 . Straight Acting: Gay Men, Masculinity and Finding True Love, by Angelo Pezzote
. Fully Involved, by Erin Dutton
. My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger.
Travel Franchise
. Leisha Hailey Is the New Face of Olivia
. The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Announces 2008 Hall of Fame and Annual Honors
. Introducing Olivia Fling Long-Weekend Event Packages for the Vibrant, Young and Out Lesbian
 . Credit Crunch Leads to Creative Franchise Financing
. Advancing GLBT Equality in Franchising
. Boston Resident Frames New Career
» HEADLINES
YESDESIGNGROUP Named Agency of Record
• YDG has been named Agency of Record for Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the nation`s pre-eminent organization devoted to the LGBT community in the workplace.
Partner Elected as Board Secretary for Lambda Legal`s Board of Directors
• McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Lisa A. Linsky, partner in the Firm`s Trial Department and chair of McDermott`s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Diversity Committee, has been elected as the Board Secretary of Lambda Legal`s Board of Directors.
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Appoints Senior Vice President for Political Affairs
• Longtime political strategist and advocate for social justice issues, including in the gay, Latino and labor movements, Laura M. Esquivel has been named Senior Vice President for Political Affairs at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
Web Site Answers Managers` Questions On Gay and Transgender Workplace Issues
• Easily-accessed resource helps managers more effectively actualize company policy, capitalize on gay and transgender talent, and maximize productivity and total net return.
Gay Ad Network Soars to Number One Gay Web Ranking
• The category leading gay media network announced that it reached a milestone, now ranks number one in unduplicated audience reach
AQUA Foundation for Women Awards $20,000 in Grants
• Grant monies will support a variety of non-profit organizations
XM to Launch First Business Show with Gay POV
• Noted Niche Marketers Tim Bennett and John Nash To Host "The Focus Group" starting May 5
25th Anniversary IGLTA Convention Breaks Records
• Gay Travel Leaders from 24 Nations Come to U.S. April 30-May 4 2008
Second Annual Study of Gay and Lesbian Travelers Examines Latest Preferences, Attitudes, and Brand Awareness and Usage
• New Research Seeks to Understand Travel Trends, Needs and Perceptions of GLBT Community and Contrast with Heterosexual Travelers
Janet Jackson, Rufus Wainwright, Herb Ritts, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Honored at 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles
• Show to air on Bravo







 

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