>There is an article in the July issue of Equal Opportunities Review on lgb
>workers. I have only a paper copy and cannot type out the whole article.
>Instead, I will give the first paragraph and the reference to the study it
>is citing.
>
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>"Lesbian, gay and bisexual workers preceive gap between policy and practice
>of employers
>
>The perceptions of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) workers of the extent to
>which their employers are "gay-friendly" show a gap between policy and
>practice, reveals recent research. The reserach project involved 15
>anonymised case study organisations and responses from 154 LGB employees. It
>shows that even in organisations that consider themselves to follow best
>practice on sexuality, more than one-third of LGB employees do not feel that
>their employer is gay friendly in practice, despite having the right
>policies."
>
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>The study the article cites is
>F Colgan, C Creegan, A McKearney and T Wright Lesbian, gay and bisexual
>workers: equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplaces Comparative
>Organisation and Equality Research Centre, London Metropolitan University
>The report is available at
>www.workinglives.org/docs/ESF_LGB_Report_5_June_2006.pdf
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Bryant
Bryant A. Hudson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management
College of Business Administration
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 33620