AT&T first in DiversityInc’s Top 10 companies for LGBT employees

DiversityInc announced the results for its 14th annual Top 50 Companies for Diversity rankings before a gathering of more than 750 attendees last evening at Cipriani Wall Street. More than a thousand public and privately held companies competed for spots on the coveted list. AT&T claimed the top spot in DiversityInc.’s 2014 Specialty Top 10…

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AT&T condemns anti-LGBT law in Russia, sets example for other Olympic sponsors

WASHINGTON – Today, AT&T became the first major U.S. corporation to make a public statement condemning the anti-LGBT Russian law outlawing “homosexual propaganda.”  Since the passage of the law last June, the Russian LGBT community has been targeted with violence, harassment, bomb threats, and limitations on its freedom of speech and assembly. HRC called on…

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Make LGBTQ history: share and leave a lasting impression (VIDEOS)

http://youtu.be/5Deo28B0MJc http://youtu.be/GH4qAEXcv9A DALLAS, — A rare chance to join a movement and make history kicks off today with the AT&T* “Love, Making History” project. It’s an opportunity to share personal stories and two online films that show how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) love is making history every day. Individuals are encouraged to share…

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GLAAD handles AT&T, T-Mobile merger with kid gloves as other LGBT organizations speak out

As AT&T and T-Mobile continue negotiations over their proposed merger, a $39 billion acquisition, a debate has erupted over how entrenched corporations will support marginalized groups, such as LGBT, low income, or ethnic groups, as the two communication groups join heads. The tension over the proposed merger has already prompted the resignation of Jarrett Barrios,…

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