Laverne Cox in John Legends Video

This is an incredible video supporting diversity and the need for women to love the way they are.  Laverne Cox is among the beautiful women, which also includes a pregnant woman, a young girl with Down’s Syndrome, and a sobbing woman examining the scars of a double mastectomy.  It's very touching.

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Heineken Boycotts Parade

Looks like Guinness is not the only sponsor pulling it's support over not allowing LGBT to March in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City.  I truly love that these two huge beer companies support diversity and are standing up for the LGBT community.  They could have ignored the homophobia and reaped the rewards but instead they took a stand.  This was what they released as a response:

We believe in equality for all. We are no longer a sponsor of Monday's parade.

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Richard Branson Supports LGBT

Richard Branson is the billionaire owner of Virgin and he believes in supporting diversity and explains the value of supporting LGBT in the workplace.

Research shows that companies that have a diverse workforce have a distinct advantage…Discriminating against potential customers just makes no sense from an economic, or any, viewpoint.  LGBT people working in unfriendly environments reported feeling depressed (34 percent), distracted (27 percent) and exhausted (23 percent), while those who reported feeling isolated at work were 73 percent more likely to say they were planning to leave their companies within three years. A company’s best assets are its people, and if a significant portion of them are getting ready to leave, that’s an emergency that needs your attention.

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