Monessen city officials have extended protections to members of the LGBTQ community through a nondiscrimination ordinance.
The action, which council passed unanimously this week, forbids discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Protections previously were based on race, gender and religion.
“Monessen’s a very diverse place even compared to a lot of the rest of the county, not only in terms of LGBTQ but in terms of race, age, all of that,” Mayor Matthew Shorraw said. “It’s so important to help support and protect all of our residents. That’s number one.”
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Tomas Flier, Google s Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead, will keynote the 2nd National Faith@Work ERG Conference, Feb. 9, 2021.
Connection to one another and to our wider communities is an essential part of our wellbeing, and technology can help bring us together.” Kirk Perry, Pres., Global Client & Agency, Exec Sponsor, Google IBNWASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, January 6, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead, will deliver a keynote presentation at the 2nd annual National Faith@Work ERG Conference, Feb. 9-11, 2021 hosted by the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) and the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
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Upon its reopening, Redfield’s has joined the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and it will host a New Year’s Eve event with the band Bandolero to raise money for the AIDS Interfaith Network.
Despite Redfield’s efforts, many are still skeptical about returning to the bar. Although he feels that hiring a gay chief operator is a step in the right direction, Mike Karbowski, who frequented Redfield’s this past summer, admits he feels “cynical” about Redfield’s.
“I was shocked and saddened [upon hearing the recording,]” Karbowski says. “I remember thinking . how cool it was to be [at] a ‘straight’ establishment that was so inclusive. First time I went was with a straight couple, and I quickly realized it was full of gays I recognized. That’s why we went back. That’s why hearing the recording was so upsetting.”