Gay/Lesbian Students
Career Information
Out
for Undergraduate Business Conference
This annual conference will help GLBT undergraduate
students lean how other "out" professionals
have dealt with these same issues. Panelists will share
insider knowledge about if, when, and how to come out
in different professional situations, as well as strategies
they’ve used to investigate companies’GLBT
policies before joining a new organization.
ACLU
Lesbian and Gay Rights
This site specifies the State and Local laws protecting lesbians and gay men
against workplace discrimination.
GAYWORK
Find a job with a gay-friendly employer. Read articles on the world of gay-friendly
employment. Stay up-to-date and in touch with news, a calendar of events,
and links to gay organizations and networking groups.
Human
Rights Campaign
Information on workplace policies and laws surrounding
sexual orientation and gender identity. Includes a database of over 2,900, employers who have
non-discrimination policies that include sexual orientation. Download
the current copy of "The State of the Workplace for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgendered America."
Lambda
Legal Defense Educational Fund
Lambda Legal's Help desk staff respond directly to those seeking legal information
assistance with discrimination related to sexual orientation, gender identity
and HIV status.
PRIDENET
A gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual resource center.
Transgender
at Work
Addresses workplace issues for the transgendered. Provides resources for transgendered
workers, including a checklist for transitioning in the workplace and a list
of companies that have formally stated they will not discriminate against transgendered
or gender variant people.
Professional Associations
BLAG –BAR
LESBIAN AND GAY GROUP
A Bar Association of the lesbian and gay legal community.
F-SIX-
The Financial Services Industry Exchange
Founded in 1983, FSIX promotes networking and socializing among gay and lesbian
banking and finance professionals.
The
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
An organization of journalists, online media professionals,
and students that works from within the journalism industry
to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender issues. NLGJA opposes workplace
bias against all minorities and provides professional
development for its members.
National
Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and
Technical Professionals Inc.
A national organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender people (and their advocates) employed
or interested in scientific or high technology fields.
