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2004 gay and lesbian consumer census looking for participants
http://www.glcensus.org
OpusComm Group, a leading gay/lesbian consumer marketing firm, together with Syracuse University, announced the launch of the 2004 Gay and Lesbian Consumer Online Census. The annual Internet study of GLBT consumers takes place July 12 – August 13, 2004. GLBT consumers ages 18+ interested in participating in the study – which measures the demographics, purchasing behaviors, life situations and media usage of GLBT consumers – are invited to log on to www.glcensus.org.
The G/L Census is conducted through a partnership between the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University and OpusComm Group, Inc. The only survey of its kind to be sanctioned by a university and the most comprehensive study of gay and lesbian consumers in the U.S., the G/L Census is used by Fortune 1000 marketers and media companies as a tool for developing products and marketing tailored to GLBT consumers nationally. The 2003 G/L Census had approximately 8,000 respondents.

Friends Up-North launches web site
http://www.friendsupnorth.com
Friends Up-North is a group of GLBT people in Northern Lower Michigan committed to providing support, activities and other social events to the GLBT community. Since there are so few gay bars in the area, LGBT people need additional support structures in their community. Friends Up-North activities are open to anyone and they are looking for new people to get involved with helping facilitate any activity. Their main purpose is to help the GLBT community come together and feel a sense of support and connection while having fun.

HRC guide helps employers create fair policies for transgender staff
http://www.hrc.org/worknet
Responding to the need for resources to help employers create fair policies for their transgender staff, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's WorkNet project has released a new guide, "Transgender Issues in the Workplace: A Tool for Managers."
The guide covers basic terminology, how to manage as an employee transitions from one sex to another, and laws and court cases regarding workplace protections based on gender identity. In addition, the guide presents a sound business case for implementing policies aimed at ending discrimination against transgender employees. The 32-page document is based on interviews with 20 representatives of corporations that have implemented policies to address transgender issues in their workplaces, as well as employer and legislative data that HRC WorkNet has collected for years.
"Transgender Issues in the Workplace" also covers answers to frequently asked questions and contains a directory of publications, consultants and organizations that address transgender issues in the workplace.

PlanetOut and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network join forces
http://www.planetout.com/news/feature.html?sernum=875
PlanetOut, a leading online media company serving the LGBT community worldwide, has collaborated with Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in response to the ongoing use of online profiles and communications as evidence to discharge lesbian and gay service members from the U.S. military under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The joint effort has resulted in a variety of new content on PlanetOut.com and Gay.com for lesbians and gays serving in the U.S. armed forces. The resource offers guidelines that lesbian and gay military personnel can use in the effort to protect their identities online.
In addition to these guidelines, Gay.com and PlanetOut.com offer resources for service members such as an anonymous "Open Forum" from lesbian and gay service members currently serving in Iraq, LGBT veterans' stories, a photographic slideshow of former service members and veterans and submissions from PlanetOut.com and Gay.com members about their thoughts on the war in Iraq.

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