Affinity Inc Magazine Salutes its Top 40/73 Corporations for LGBT Business Equality In December, the Human Rights Campaign released its 2014 Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey of U.S. companies regarding their LGBT-related policies, such as nondiscrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, supplier diversity and engagement with the LGBT community. Of 934 companies surveyed, a record
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2013 started and ended with more promise for equality than I could have imagined. Lesson learned — we have to dream big. From the Human Rights Campaign Inaugural Ball in January celebrating the second term of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden all the way to the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of
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Authenticity is a recurring theme across the LGBT business equality movement these days. We are encouraged to bring our authentic selves to the work- place. For those of us who are business owners, we are told to pay close attention to our executive presence as it is informed by individual authenticity and choice of outward
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By Riley B. Folds III Riley B. Folds III Two trends seem to be growing in the recruitment landscape — scrutiny of the money spent on attracting new talent and an increased mandate to find diverse candidates. These factors would appear to work against each other. In addition, recruiters may not be aware
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I am a runner. I did not say I am a FAST runner; nevertheless, I am a self-proclaimed runner. As a Human Rights Campaign® Ath- lete for Equality, I am planning to complete my fifth marathon this fall. The commitment to all the early morning and long weekend runs in the heat of summer and
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I am ecstatic about the opportunity to publish a magazine whose time has come. Affinity Inc Magazine provides a forum to showcase America’s top corporations that have demonstrated extraordinary commitments to help build a robust and thriving LGBT business equality community. And, we won’t miss a chance to high- light the accomplishments of LGBT entrepreneurs
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