Business leaders brainstorm after Greater Boston Business Council closes its doors
(Editor’s note: This article appears in the current May/June 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Nothing endures but change—it’s one of those ancient phrases uttered by Greek philosophers that still...
THE LGBT BUSINESS WEEK (2/7/2016): Italian media awards, Manchester United’s rainbow laces, Indiana fails,...
Here's the first week of February's LGBT Business Report: a weekly round-up of news of consequence to the LGBT business professional community. This week in:
NEWS: Italian LGBT media awards / Rainbow shoelaces for Manchester United soccer team...
LGBT Business Report This Week 1/30/16: The FAA, Dot Gay, Grindr, Rentboy, and missives...
This week's round-up of news of consequence to the queer professional community: missives from The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Dot Gay, Grindr, Rentboy, and Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan.
FAA removes “disorder” label from transgender pilots
First, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
The Rise of the Out LGBT Business Person
Something interesting happened on the way to marriage equality.
It was businesses who quietly led the way.
It’s all well and good to praise Obergefell and Goodridge and Mary Bonauto and all those civil rights heros.
But...
29 New England corps rated ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality’ in 2016...
Twenty-nine New England-based corporations received perfect scores of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, the national benchmarking survey and report administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which calls its top-score winners "The Best Places...
Largest LGBT entrepreneurial group to network at Cambridge Innovation Center
Boston-area LGBT entrepreneurs unite!
The happening spot for the area's LGBT start-up community is Venture Cafe on the fifth floor of the Cambridge Innovation Center, where StartOut hosts its networking events—the largest in the area for LGBT business people,...
Governor Baker issues first-in-nation executive order for LGBT businesses
Massachusetts is once again the first state in the nation in recognizing LGBT rights and this time it's especially great news for the business community. Governor Charlie Baker has issued an executive order to...
Investment advisors increasingly court LGBT households
For better or for worse, investment managers are taking a closer look at the LGBT community after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality earlier this year. An October 27 article in Institutional...
Massachusetts ranks one of the best places to be gay in corporate America
The good news is that Massachusetts ranks as the second-most diversity-friendly state in the union, according an analysis by Expert Market on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's national index.
The Bay State is topped only by Maryland. The...
The Beat Goes On
On October 13, Ribaudo will marry his longtime partner Joe Posa. They’ll celebrate their reception, which after certain hours will be open to the whole community, at Club Café. That’s because their wedding coincides with a second reason to celebrate. October marks the 30th anniversary of Club Café, which has become iconic in New England’s gay scene. For one generation, it has been a community center: a comfortable second home filled with old friends. For another, it’s a party palace: where stepping inside, grabbing your first drink, and scoring your first date has become a veritable rite of passage. And Club Café shows no sign of slowing down.