LGBT-owned businesses get diversity boost
SAN FRANCISCO — As a Mexican-American woman who started her own consulting firm in Los Angeles, accountant Sonia Luna has taken advantage of programs aimed
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We advocate for positive economic, social, and political change for the Bay Area LGBTQ+ business community, as well as addressing key business issues concerning the LGBTQ+ community overall. We have an unwavering commitment to advocate for and create positive change towards LGBTQ+ economic equality.
SAN FRANCISCO — As a Mexican-American woman who started her own consulting firm in Los Angeles, accountant Sonia Luna has taken advantage of programs aimed
By Kevin Majoros , Washington Blade Published: Thursday, Dec, 4, 2014 Over the past few years, several professional, college and Olympic athletes have come out of the
Over the past few years, several professional, college and Olympic athletes have come out of the closet. And the sports communities from which they come
By Eddie Robinson, The Outfield, SirusXM Entertainment Published: Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 Listen to GGBA Public Policy Chair Paul Pendergast and San Francisco Bay Area
By Pete Kane, SF Weekly Published: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 Apart from certain religious hierarchies, professional sports remains perhaps the biggest pocket of institutional homophobia left
Apart from certain religious hierarchies, professional sports remains perhaps the biggest pocket of institutional homophobia left in American society. But that, too, might be changing.
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