They have started to crack the country club atmosphere in many companies helping ALL employees to be judged fairly on the quality of their work. Of course there are still many obstacles ahead. Only 70 of the Fortune 500 companies offer domestic partner benefits. Religious groups continue letter writing and boycott campaigns to deter companies from adopting them. The Federal government still denies over a thousand benefits to same-sex couples.
Fear exists, and therefore, so does prejudice.
But last weekend I saw the tide shifting. I cannot wait for next year s conference to see what changes this year brings. I cannot wait to be surrounded by so many people who share my perspective. But most of all, I cannot wait until the conference is unnecessary because there will be no problems and issues to address.