Episode 35: LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion and Rights

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In this episode, Matt Steinberg welcomes renowned attorney/litigator James Esseks, the Director of ACLU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV Project, for an important conversation about promoting LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace. This candid discussion focuses on the importance of appropriate and sensitive language and terms in the LGBTQ community, how society’s increasing acceptance of gay marriage has cascaded into greater sensitivity around LGBTQ workplace rights, and various thoughtful employment practices related to the See more +
In this episode, Matt Steinberg welcomes renowned attorney/litigator James Esseks, the Director of ACLU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & HIV Project, for an important conversation about promoting LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace. This candid discussion focuses on the importance of appropriate and sensitive language and terms in the LGBTQ community, how society’s increasing acceptance of gay marriage has cascaded into greater sensitivity around LGBTQ workplace rights, and various thoughtful employment practices related to the transgender and gender non-binary community. James also discusses several significant ACLU litigations involving LGBTQ discrimination and religious liberty defenses. See less -
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