Gender Blender

Work Alert
From the Human RIghts Campaign

News and developments concerning the struggle for
workplace equality for GLBT Americans
July 2001
Vol. 4, No. 7

Quotable
This isn't just a feel-good issue; it's a critical business issue. No competitive company that wants to win, and win big, can afford to practice a policy of exclusion. We need to create a more diverse workplace.
Emily Duncan, director of global diversity, for Hewlett Packard Co., in a June 13 news release about the company's support for gay and lesbian pride events around the country.

This month's headlines:

HRC Calls for Nationwide Boycott of ExxonMobil
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040701.asp

Texas Supreme Court Upholds Houston Mayor's Non-Discrimination Order
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040702.asp

Federal Appeals Court Upholds San Francisco's Equal Benefits Ordinance
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040703.asp

Washington Supreme Court to Decide Vancouver's Domestic Partner Benefits
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040704.asp

U.S. Department of Agriculture to Hire Program Specialist on Gay Workplace Issues; Other Departments Hold Events for Pride Month
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040705.asp

New Census Figures Bolster Case For Partner Benefits
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040706.asp

Des Moines Bans Discrimination Against Gays
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040707.asp

Scottsdale, Ariz., and Portland, Maine, Recognize Domestic Partners
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040708.asp

Voters in Huntington Woods, Mich., To Vote on Human Rights Measure
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040709.asp

Foes of Maryland Law Banning Anti-Gay Job Discrimination Submit Signatures
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040710.asp

Gay and Lesbian Consumers Say Firms Should Support the Community, Survey Shows
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040711.asp

Annual Index Ranks Best and Worst Companies for GLBT Workers
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040712.asp

Ph.D.s Who Focus on Gay Issues Have Difficulty Finding Tenure-Track Jobs,
Report Finds
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040713.asp

Employers that have recently announced domestic partner benefits:
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/workalert/0407/040714.asp

WorkAlert is a publication of the Human Rights Campaign's WorkNet, a national source of information on employer policies and laws surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace. Visit WorkNet at www.hrc.org/worknet

The Human Rights Campaign is the nation's largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political organization with members throughout the country. HRC effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support, and educates the public to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest, and safe at home, at work and in the community.

For questions or comments about WorkAlert, or to subscribe, contact daryl.herrschaft@hrc.org