Massachusetts leads region on HRC 2020 Corporate Equality Index
Massachusetts is the New England state with the most corporations earning a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index.
The Bay State weighs in with a whopping 40...
In light of SCOTUS case, GLAD offers LGBTQ employee rights talk, Oct. 26
GLAD (LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) wants all LGBTQ people to know their employment rights—especially in light of the case recently heard by the US Supreme Court.
"Discrimination at work continues to be a common...
How big business of drag impacts local entertainment scene in New England
It’s good to be king. It’s even better to be a drag queen.
Well, that’s true for a certain segment of the royal family, anyway. Thanks in large part to the success of “RuPaul’s Drag...
Glossier pop-up shop at Boston’s Seaport to donate proceeds to BAGLY
Glossier's new pop-up shop in Boston's Seaport district will donate proceeds to fund a "year's worth of Family Dinners" program put on by the Boston Alliance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth (BAGLY),...
US Congressman David Cicilline (RI) inspires 1,000+ at Boston Spirit’s 2019 Executive Networking Night
More than 1,000 LGBTQA attendees gathered with reps from more than 50 exhibiting companies at Boston Marriott Copley Place Thursday night at Boston Spirit's 2019 Executive Networking Night. In addition to featured speaker, US...
MassMutual delivers major expansion of benefits for LGBTQ, all employees
A great example of corporate response to diversity and inclusion issues in the workforce is MassMutual’s progressive new expansion of benefits, rolled out in January 2019.
“These expansions are a direct result of employee feedback,”...
The Changing Nature of Corporate Diversity in New England
Only a few years ago, equal pay for women, job opportunities for people of color, accommodations for the differently abled and antidiscrimination protections for all marginalized groups were front-and-center issues in the struggle for...
New LGBTQ community resource website launches in Maine
Out In Maine, a new website connecting Maine's LGBTQ community to gay-friendly businesses, social events and other resources statewide, is officially online.
"For three years it's been will it get done, will I have enough,...
Major business associations support Yes on 3 campaign to uphold trans protections on Mass....
Both the Bay State's leading trade association and leading association of small business joined the long list of supporters of the Yes on 3 ballot question campaign—the bipartisan coalition working so hard to uphold...
A record-breaking 41 Massachusetts companies earn top ratings on 2018 Corporate Equality Index
A record-breaking 41 major companies and law firms in Massachusetts earned perfect "100 percent" scores in the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, released November 9, 2017, by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
The average score for...
