San Fran Biz Times devotes issue to LGBT business issues

Jim Gardner, the managing editor of the San Francisco Business Times, writes about the newspaper’s Business of Pride issue.

Gardner writes, “Publishing this edition during Pride Month is, of course, no accident. Less predictably, it has been bookended by recent events that drive home this dichotomy: how far we’ve come, how far left to go. Caitlyn Jenner has spurred a wider discussion of the challenging issues surrounding gender transition. Meanwhile, we are days away from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could herald full marriage equality across the nation, or hold back the clear sweep of history for a little bit longer.

“For those of us who consider ourselves LGBT allies (a group that includes both this writer and this news organization), more important than reacting to a news event any single day is recognizing the challenges that still stand in the way of full equality for our LGBT family members, friends and colleagues every single day.

“Removing these remaining obstacles is a shared responsibility. We hope this edition will promote discussion in Bay Area workplaces about additional ways in which each of us can work to do so.”

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