The Gay Pro: Empowering Gay Business Pros

Sean the Star Emperor is an anomaly in the music industry that is sending shockwaves across space and time. He is the embodiment of what happens when you take the status quo, do the COMPLETE opposite, then make a big song and dance about it all the while destroying heteronormativity.

Inspired by the glam of the 80's and influenced to the tune of artists like Enya, Michael Jackson, and Fleetwood Mac, Sean The Star Emperor is as much a musician and artist as he is a masterful showman.

Sean will be performing on February 27th, 2020 at Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, CA. Check him out on Eventbrite!

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• Check out Sean the Star Emperor's website!

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Join me as I chat with Deon Griffin, a Los Angeles based actor, model, writer, director, model -- you name it! Deon has worked on a several commercials, auditioned for TV programs, and written many of his own works. He has modeled for brands like Hollister and Clean & Clear, and gives us insight into the industry, his experience as a gay man in film and modeling, and how his race comes into play as a Black man.

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Many organizations have strong commitments to building diverse and dynamic workplaces, but fail in the execution by falling into old habits, and old ways of thinking when it comes to recruitment. In order to cultivate leaders from all walks of life, many organizations need to fundamentally rethink their approach to talent acquisition, and begin to prioritize candidates who exhibit more than just years on a resume. Let's jump in and see exactly how effective recruitment leads to cultural and neurological diversity, and jumpstarts business success.

Referenced Articles:

• Gallup Research: "Why We Need Best Friends at Work"
• LeadershipIQ: "Why New Hires Fail (Emotional Intelligence Vs. Skills)"

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Edafe Okporo is an incredible leader and advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, but also for the rights of refugees in the United States. A businessman, writer, and refugee himself, Edafe has lived an incredibly accomplished and extraordinary life.

Join me in a compelling conversation with Edafe about his life in Nigeria as a gay man, his asylum in the United States and new life as an entrepreneur, and his thoughts on the importance of storytelling and how it can change the world.

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The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is a Nigerian non-profit organization that upholds and promotes human rights for all Nigerians through advocacy, empowerment, and education. TIERS is dedicate to fighting discrimination against and marginalization of sexual minorities in Nigeria. Donate and show your support for our LGBTQIA+ siblings in Nigeria!

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Despite marriage equality being achieved in 2015 here in United States, as many as 50% of affected LGBTQ workers are unaware! There are TONS of workplace benefits now available to you and your family that you should take advantage of.

Referenced Articles:

1. Leader's Edge: "Equal Benefits for All"
2. Leader's Edge: "Equal Benefits for All" cutting
3. HRC's HEI

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Not only is Grindr app quickly becoming a national security concern, but there are also talks of emerging competitors like Facebook Dating, and where exactly an application like Grindr will fit in the future of dating apps. Let's chat and review the role of dating apps in our community, and what the future may hold.

Referenced Articles:

1. Axios: "Exclusive: Grindr to stop sharing HIV status with third parties"
2. BuzzFeed: "Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data"
3. Financial Times: Grindr revives IPO plan after US security panel drops opposition
4. The Guardian: "Grindr: app's president says marriage is 'between man and woman"
5. The Guardian: "Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases"
6. New York Times: "Grindr Is Owned by a Chinese Firm, and the U.S. Is Trying to Force It to Sell"
7. PinkNews: "Facebook dating app: Grindr says tech giant doesn't understand needs of LGBT people"

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Nivea is the latest brand seeing backlash after some anti-LGBT allegations -- even losing partnership with FCB, the brand's marketing agency for over 100 years. Let's review the article from Ad Age, and talk big business, executive leadership, and the role of agencies in promoting equality.

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Big businesses at Pride. Good or bad? I think it's a great idea, but maybe you disagree. Let's discuss! There are even some tools out there like the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index that can help us formulate educated opinions.

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I stumbled upon an article by an incredible LGBTQIA+ business thinker, Kitt Carpenter, who is a professor of economics at Vanderbilt. Previous studies have shown gay men have made consistently LESS than straight men, but now we earn more! I break down the article and supply some of my own thoughts as well as research I've found by other great thinkers in the LGBTQIA+ space.

• Kitt Carpenter's article on the Harvard Business Review.

Here are some great human rights organizations, as promised!

• Support the ACLU
• Support the Human Rights Campaign
• Support the National LGBTQ Task Force
• Support the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

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