LGBTQ+ Inclusion
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In Conversation with Allyn Shaw
Date Published: Key Insights Meet Out & Equal’s New Board Chair January 2024 marked a new era of leadership at Out & Equal with the election of a new Executive Committee to the Board of Directors, which included the selection of Allyn L. Shaw of Wells Fargo as the new Board Chair. As he began…
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A Message on Mentoring Month from Our CEO, Erin Uritus
Date Published: Key Insights A Message on Mentoring Month from Our CEO, Erin Uritus Intentional, authentic allyship. It is what will inform and influence the LGBTQ+ experience in 2024. Last year, the global LGBTQ+ community faced many challenges. In the US, more than 500 anti- LGBTQ+ bills were introduced with more than 80 signed into law. In Uganda, extreme…
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A Year-End Message from Our CEO, Erin Uritus
Date Published: Key Insights A Year-End Message from Our CEO, Erin Uritus (she/her) With just three weeks remaining in 2023, I reflect upon a record-setting year for our community and feel tremendous joy and, quite frankly, profound grief. This duality spiked last month as I watched election results come in from across the United States.…
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Disappointed But Not Defeated: Reaction to India’s High Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Date Published: Key Insights Disappointed But Not Defeated: Reaction to India’s High Court Ruling on Marriage Equality by Akriti Rana (she/her), Manager, Global Impact Programs (APAC) at Out & Equal. After a lengthy hearing from petitioners seeking legal recognition for marriage equality, on October 17, 2023, the five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of…
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In Conversation with Erik Day
Date Published: Key Insights On the Role of the Partner Community and Companies in Advancing Representation, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging What role do companies play in advancing LGBTQ+ representation, inclusion, equity, and belonging? Organizations have a unique opportunity to drive incremental change that leads to movement-making impact. We drive change by implementing inclusive practices and…
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In Conversation with Erin Uritus
Date Published: Key Insights Reflections on the Out & Equal Workplace Summit, This Year’s Theme “We Are,” and Defining Out & Equal’s Next Chapter As the CEO of Out & Equal for more than five years now, and as a member of the Queer community who has been attending Summit for more than 20 years,…
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Wells Fargo LGBTQ+ Marketing Strategy: Pride and Beyond
Date Published: Overview This presentation explores Wells Fargo’s evolving approach to Pride Month and year-round LGBTQ+ marketing, centered on authenticity rather than symbolic gestures. The strategy highlights a shift away from “rainbow-washing” toward meaningful engagement with employees and the LGBTQ+ community, including recalibrated Pride participation in regions most impacted by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. The discussion also…
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Drivers Needed! Uber’s Public Journey from Accountability to Ownership
Date Published: Overview This presentation traces Uber’s journey from confronting systemic inequities to embedding more inclusive and equitable practices across the organization. Through moments of accountability and transparency, the session examines how Uber addressed past harms while laying the groundwork for long-term progress. Using case studies such as the 2017 #DeleteUber movement, the company’s response…
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In Conversation with Amanda Simpson
Date Published: Key Insights Throughout the year Out & Equal aims to elevate diverse voices, stories, lived experiences, and perspectives—in this blog and across the work we do. In the lead-up to Out & Equal delivering its 2023 Southern States Forum: Pride in Who We Are event, hosted by corporate Partner Airbus in Mobile, Alabama, we sat…