References
All the notes and references from Alphabet Soup. Because I’m a giver.
Opening Thoughts
“Violence Against the Transgender Community in 2019,” Human Rights Campaign, accessed May 6, 2021, Link
Epigraph: Jason Collins, “Why NBA Center Jason Collins Is Coming Out Now,” Sports Illustrated, April 29, 2013, Link.
Jack Drescher, “Out of DSM: Depathologizing Homosexuality,” Behavioral Sciences 5, no. 4 (December 2015): 565–75, Link.
“Map of Countries That Criminalise LGBT People,” Human Dignity Trust, accessed April 5, 2020,
Ibid
Ibid
Yvette Tan, “Brunei Implements Stoning to Death Under Anti-LGBT Laws,” BBC News, April 3, 2019, Link.
“Brunei Says It Won’t Enforce Death Penalty for Gay Sex,” BBC News, May 6, 2019, Link.
Grace Hauck, “Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Are Rising, the FBI Says. But It Gets Worse,” USA Today, June 28, 2019, Link.
Tim Fitzsimons, “Nearly 1 in 5 Hate Crimes Motivated by Anti-LGBTQ Bias, FBI Finds,” NBC News, November 12, 2019, Link.
“Hate Crime Laws,” Movement Advancement Project, accessed April 5, 2020, Link.
Chapter 1:
Making It about Me for a Change.
Chapter 2:
Breaking Down the Alphabet
Epigraph: Zanele Muholi quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Careers, accessed April 18, 2021, humanrightscareers.com/issues/lgbt-quotes/.
Sam Killermann, “Comprehensive* List of LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Definitions,” It’s Pronounced Metrosexual, accessed February 22, 2019, Link.
Sam Killermann, “Understanding the Complexities of Gender,” TEDxUofIChicago, YouTube video, posted May 3, 2013, 16:28, Link.
Will and Grace, season 4, episode 16, “A Chorus Lie,” directed by James Burrows, written by Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally, aired on February 7, 2002, on NBC.
How Common Is Intersex?” Intersex Society of North America, accessed May 31, 2020, Link.
Jessica Murphy, “Toronto Professor Jordan Peterson Takes On Gender-Neutral Pronouns,” BBC News, November 4, 2016, Link.
Epigraph: Tomson Highway, Kiss of the Fur Queen (Toronto: Anchor Canada, 1999).
Sam Killermann, “Comprehensive* List of LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Definitions,” It’s Pronounced Metrosexual, accessed on February 22, 2019, Link.
Chapter 3:
Understanding Sexuality, Identity, and Expression.
Chapter 4:
Straight and Cis until Proved Otherwise.
Epigraph: Laverne Cox interviewed by bell hooks, “bell hooks: Transgressions,” A Public Dialogue between bell hooks and Laverne Cox hosted by Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, YouTube video, posted October 13, 2014, 1:36:08, Link.
Mahita Gajanan, “‘Absolutely Not a Choice.’ Elizabeth Smart’s Father on Coming Out as Gay, Leaving Mormon Church,” Time, December 10, 2019, Link.
David Smith and Lucia Graves, “Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Refused to Make Gay Wedding Cake,” The Guardian, June 4, 2018, Link.
Adapted from Martin Rochlin, “The Language of Sex: The Heterosexual Questionnaire,” in Privilege: A Reader, 2nd ed., Michael S. Kimmel and Abby L. Ferber, eds. (Boulder: Westview Press, 2009), 95–97. See also Link.
Epigraph: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Careers, humanrightscareers.com/issues/lgbt-quotes/.
Merriam-Webster, s.v. “safe space (n.),” Link.
Moira Rachel Kenney, Mapping Gay L.A.: The Intersection of Place and Politics (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001), 24.
Richard Dawkins. Twitter @RichardDawkins. October 24, 2015. Last accessed May 9, 2020. Link.
In and Out: Diverging Perspectives on LGBT Inclusion in the Workplace (Toronto: Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, 2015), Link.
“Map of Countries that Criminalise LGBT People,” Human Dignity Trust, accessed May 9, 2020, Link.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Rick Braatz, “GLBT Community Honors Life of Murdered Seaman: Veterans Use Tragic Death as Rallying Cry against ‘DADT,’” Gay and Lesbian Times, July 16, 2009, archived from the original on September 26, 2011, Link.
Matt Pearce, “Transgender Woman Sentenced to Men’s Prison in Minnesota Killing,” Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2012, Link.
“Scott Jones Says He Was Attacked for Being Gay,” CBC News, December 11, 2013, Link.
Alan Blinder, Frances Robles, and Richard Pérez-Peña, “Omar Mateen Posted to Facebook Amid Orlando Attack, Lawmaker Says,” New York Times, June 16, 2016, Link.
Lane Sainty, “‘This Is Why We Need to Defend Safe Schools’: LGBTI Community Responds to Gay Teen’s Suicide,” BuzzFeed, November 24, 2016, Link.
“London Bus Attack: Arrests after Gay Couple Who Refused to Kiss Beaten,” BBC News, June 7, 2019, Link.
Jamie Wareham, “Murdered, Suffocated and Burned Alive—350 Transgender People Killed in 2020,” Forbes, November 11, 2020, Link.
Achieving and Sustaining Employment Equity: A Five-Step Process (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2012), Link.
“Whatever It Takes to Ensure Equality for All Kids,” Boys and Girls Clubs of America, accessed April 17, 2021, Link.
Sue Sneyd, “Being Ourselves at Work,” Canadian Government Executive, May 7, 2012, Link.
Lindsay Sears, 2017 Retention Report: Trends, Reasons & Recommendations (Franklin, TN: Work Institute, August 2017), Link.
Christina Merhar, “Employee Retention: The Real Cost of Losing an Employee,” People Keep, June 2, 2020, Link.
Matt Mullen, “The Pink Triangle: From Nazi Label to Symbol of Gay Pride,” History, last updated July 9, 2019, Link.
W. Jake Newsome, “Pink Triangle Legacies: Holocaust Memory and International Gay Rights Activism,” Nursing Clio, April 20, 2017, Link.
Nora Gonzalez, “How Did the Rainbow Flag Become a Symbol of LGBTQ Pride?,” Brittanica, accessed December 29, 2020, Link.
Jamie Wareham, “Why Many LGBT People Have Started Using a New Pride Flag,” Forbes, July 12, 2020, Link.
Chapter 5:
The Importance of Safe Space.
Chapter 6:
The Case for Inclusive Organizations.
Epigraph: Christine Jorgensen quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Careers, accessed April 18, 2021, Link.
John Martin, “A Day in the Life: Digital Digressions,” Live Journal, Daily Affirmation, February 16, 2012, Link.
John Martin LinkedIn message to Michael Bach, July 16, 2020.
“The Average Canadian Salaries by Industry and Region,” Workopolis, December 22, 2017, Link.
Steve Fiorillo, “The Average Income in the U.S.” The Street, accessed July 13, 2020, Link.
Frank Newport, “In U.S., Estimate of LGBT Population Rises to 4.5%,” Gallup, May 22, 2018, Link.
The World Bank, accessed July 13, 2020, Link.
Ibid.
Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Karen Sumberg, “For LGBT Workers, Being ‘Out’ Brings Advantages,” Harvard Business Review, July–August 2011, Link.
David Hudson, “Salvation Army Commander: Yes, We Are Faith-Based Charity. But We Serve and Love Everyone,” USA Today, November 22, 2019, Link.
Zack Ford, “Salvation Army among New York City Drug Clinics Rejecting Transgender People,” Think Progress, July 19, 2017, Link.
Gaby Del Valle, “The Salvation Army Says It Doesn’t Discriminate Against LGBTQ People. Critics Say That’s Not True,” Vox, December 16, 2019, Link.
M.V. Lee Badgett, Laura E. Durso, Christy Mallory, and Angeliki Kastanis, The Business Impact of LGBT-Supportive Workplace Policies (Los Angeles: The Williams Institute, 2013), Link.
Epigraph: Barbara Gittings quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Careers, accessed April 18, 2021, Link.
“Lexmark Earns Perfect Score for LGBTQ Workplace Equality for 13th Time,” Lexmark Blog, April 10, 2019, Link.
“BCG’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” Boston Consulting Group, accessed July 7, 2021, Link.
Wesley Whistle, “What Does Today’s LGBT Supreme Court Ruling Mean for Schools?” Forbes, June 15, 2020, Link.
Kieran Blake, “‘A Political Fight Over Beer’: The 1977 Coors Beer Boycott, and the Relationship Between Labour–Gay Alliances and LGBT Social Mobility,” Midlands Historical Review, January 24, 2020, Link.
“Target Homophobia? CEO Gregg Steinhafel Defends $150K Donation to Anti-Gay Politician, LGBT Community Angered,” HuffPost, July 27, 2010, Link.
Ibid.
Natalie Hope McDonald, “Target Continued Anti-Gay Donations,” Philadelphia Magazine, December 22, 2010, Link.
“Gaga Dissolves Deal with Target,” The Advocate, March 8, 2011, Link.
Chapter 7:
Attracting LGBTQ2+ People
Chapter 8:
Retaining LGBTQ2+ People
Epigraph: Harvey Milk quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Careers, accessed April 18, 2021, Link.
The 5 Fs Continuum from “Leading with Passion and Courage,” Johnston Smith International, 2002.
Michael Bach, Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right (Vancouver: Page Two, 2020), page 79.
Charles Duncan, “Dozens of States Consider Laws Banning Transgender Women from Team Sports,” Spectrum News, NY1, March 29, 2021, Link.
“Heroes of Employee Engagement: No. 9 William Kahn,” Peakon Post, May 3, 2018, Link.
“Actions speak louder than words,” The Phrase Finder, accessed March 3, 2021, Link.
Brianna Whiting, “Zero-Tolerance Policy in the Workplace: Definition and Examples,” Study.com, accessed March 3, 2021, Link.
Mary P. Rowe and Anna Giraldo-Kerr, “Gender Microinequities,” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender, July 27, 2017, Link.
Elizabeth Hopper, “What Is a Microaggression? Everyday Insults with Harmful Effects,” ThoughtCo., July 3, 2019, Link.
Simon Hattenstone, “The Dad Who Gave Birth: ‘Being Pregnant Doesn’t Change Me Being a Trans Man,’” The Guardian, April 20, 2019, Link.
Template for Gender Transition Guidelines (Washington, DC: Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2015), Link.
Alison Grenier and Jacq Hixson-Vulpe, Beyond Diversity: An LGBT Best Practice Guide for Employers (Toronto: Great Place to Work and Pride at Work Canada, 2017), Link.
Dictionary.com, s.v., “picture is worth a thousand words, one,” accessed March 5, 2021, Link.
Stephanie Lottridge, “8 of the Best LGBT-Friendly Ads,” Hearst Bay Area, June 7, 2017, Link.
“LGBTQ Executive Leadership Program,” Stanford Graduate School of Business, accessed March 5, 2021, Link.
Olivia Schaber, “Exclusive: Inside the LGBTQ Executive Leadership Program at Stanford,” Silicon Valley Business Journal, August 8, 2017, Link.
Epigraph: Troy Perry quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Career, accessed April 18, 2021, Link.
john a. powell and Stephen Menendian, “The Problem of Othering: Towards Inclusiveness and Belonging,” Othering and Belonging, accessed July 8, 2020, Link.
Russell Goldman, “Here's a List of 58 Gender Options for Facebook Users,” ABC News, February 13, 2014, Link.
“Who, What, Where, When, Why,” The LGBT Purge, accessed May 13, 2021, Link.
Robert Justin Goldstein, “Prelude to McCarthyism: The Making of a Blacklist,” Prologue 38, no. 3 (Fall 2006): Link.
“Data Processing Agreements, Storage, and Transfers,” Survey Monkey, accessed May 13, 2021, Link.
Chapter 9:
You Measure What You Treasure.
Chapter 10:
Marketing to LGBTQ2+ People
Epigraph: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir quoted in “20 Powerful LGBT Quotes That Made History,” Human Rights Careers, accessed April 18, 2021, Link.
“Diversity of Sexual Orientation,” Kinsey Institute, accessed July 15, 2020, Link.
Sara Machi and Chris Jackson, “Gender identity and sexual orientation differences by generation,” Ipsos, February 23, 2021, Link.
“Estimated LGBT Purchasing Power: LGBT-GDP—2018,” LGBT Capital, accessed July 15, 2020, Link.
Jeff Green, “LGBT Purchasing Power Near $1 Trillion Rivals Other Minorities,” Bloomberg, July 20, 2016, Link.
ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates. United States Census Bureau, last accessed July 20, 2021, Link.
Buying Power. Catalyst, April 27, 2020, Link.
Profile: Black/African Americans, US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, last accessed July 20, 2021. Link.
Buying Power. Catalyst, April 27, 2020, Link.
Luis Noe-Bustamante, Mark Hugo Lopez and Jens Manuel Krogstad, U.S. Hispanic population surpassed 60 million in 2019, but growth has slowed, Pew Research Center, July 7, 2020, Link.
Buying Power. Catalyst, April 27, 2020, Link.
Abby Budiman and Neil g. Ruiz, Key facts about Asian Americans, a diverse and growing population, April 29, 2021, Pew Research Center, Link.
Buying Power. Catalyst, April 27, 2020, Link.
Profile: American Indian/Alaska Native, US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, last accessed July 20, 2021. Link.
Buying Power. Catalyst, April 27, 2020, Link.
Profile: Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, last accessed July 20, 2021. Link.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Population At-A-Glance (Harris Interactive / Witeck-Combs Communications, 2010), Link.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Jenn Grace, “Why Is Brand Loyalty So Important in the LGBT Community?” Medium, January 6, 2017, Link.
Ibid.
Ibid.
John Koblin, “L.G.B.T. Households Are Now Nielsen Families, and Advertisers and Producers Get a Valuable Tool,” New York Times, May 1, 2019, Link.
Sarah Schulman, “Israel and ‘Pinkwashing,’” New York Times, November 22, 2011, Link.
Omar G. Encarnación, “Trump and Gay Rights: The Future of the Global Movement,” Foreign Affairs, February 13, 2017, Link.
Alexandra Temblador, “LGBT Advertisements Are Becoming More Mainstream,” The Next Family, February 19, 2015, Link.
Reid Champlin, “Companies’ Political Spending Contradicts Pride Support,” OpenSecret News, June 13, 2019, Link.
H.R.5—Equality Act, Congress.gov, accessed July 15, 2020, Link.
Epigraph: Ernest J. Gaines quoted in Jeremy Goldman, “Celebrating Pride: 17 Powerful LGBT Quotes,” Inc., accessed April 18, 2021, Link.