Lee Daniels, Billie Jean King and Olympia Dukakis to headline 2014 Out & Equal Workplace Summit

Oscar-nominated director, Lee Daniels, sports icon Billie Jean King and Academy-award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, among others, will headline the 16th Annual Workplace Summit taking place in San Francisco Nov. 3 – 6. 3,000+ participants are expected to attend, representing both small and large businesses (including Fortune 500 companies), government agencies, LGBT leaders and many…

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Activists convene in India after anti-LGBT ruling

BANGALORE, India, — Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court upheld its ruling to criminalize sexual activities “against the order of nature,” including same-sex relationships. The decision occurs concurrently with talks being held by Selisse Berry, founder and CEO of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, in Bangalore to discuss workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The purpose of the cross-organizational meeting…

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Out & Equal Workplace Summit celebrates 15th anniversary

MINNEAPOLIS — The fifteenth anniversary Out & Equal Workplace Summit will be in Minneapolis Oct. 28 – 31. It is expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees from 27 countries to share best practices to create LGBT workplace equality. The Workplace Summit comes with the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) heading for a vote in the US House of Representatives. “It’s…

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