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ADVISORY/National Gay Workplace Issues Conference in Seattle.


News/Assignment & Lifestyle Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

Friday

young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]

See : Servant
 (Oct. 13)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

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    What:   Microsoft, Boeing, and other companies unveil how they
            create gay-friendly work environments, and why this
            generates competitive advantages.

    When:   Fri., Oct. 13, 2000 from 8:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
            Sat., Oct. 14, 2000 from 8:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
            Sun., Oct. 15, 2000 from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

            Hear a Microsoft executive speak at 9 a.m. on Friday,
            Oct. 13.

    Where:  Seattle Renaissance Madison Hotel, 515 Madison Street.

    Who:    More than 400 human resource professionals and lesbian,
            gay, bisexual, and transgendered employees are expected to
            attend.

    Why:    Gay-friendly workplaces are must-haves for corporate
            competitiveness. As a record number of companies offer
            domestic partner and other gay-friendly benefits, this
            conference will address new strategies, challenges, and
            realities of addressing emerging workplace issues.

      For press registration or conference information, contact Pride
Collaborative at 415/439-4272 or visit http://www.outnequal.org.


The Out and Equal Leadership Summit is sponsored by the Pride Collaborative col·lab·o·rate  
intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates
1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.

2.
, a San Francisco-based organization that works to build and strengthen safe and equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity)


EQUITABLE.
 workplaces for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al)
1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality.

2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality.

3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism.

4.
 and Transgender People The people on this list have been selected because their fame or notoriety is in some way due or connected to their transgender identity or behaviour. Each person in this list has hir own Wikipedia article, where each subject can be studied in much greater detail. . In addition to the Out & Equal Leadership Summit, the Pride Collaborative also sponsors LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender  awareness and sensitivity workplace training and coordinates networking opportunities for LGBT employee associations and other organizations across the nation.
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