Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment
"Continuing to harness the power of a more diverse workplace remains vital to the quest for a more equal America and Dr. Hall's Allies at Work should be required reading for every corporate leader in America."Lisa ShermanExecutive Vice President and General ManagerLogo from MTV Networks"From one great ally to the potential army of others, David Hall provides compelling incentives and good, practical guidance on how to successfully create a safe and productive workplace for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees and the countless others who love them."Brian McNaught"In Allies at Work, Dr David Hall cleanly breaks down the wall of privilege that often blocks full inclusion for LGBT employees. He eloquently changes a reader's potential biased beliefs and assumptions."Meghan StablerNational LGBT Activist"David Hall... is an intelligent, hardworking man who brings a combination of grassroots experience and sincere commitment... David is an optimist who confronts problems by actively seeking ways to improve society."Hon. Edward G. RendellGovernor of Pennsylvania"Allies At Work is an indispensable asset that fills a void in LGBT workplace advocacy reference material. Allies, employee resource group sponsors, senior managers, human resource and diversity professionals and LGBT leaders should consider Allies At Work a must-read."Louise Young, Ph.D.Founder, Raytheon Gay, Lesbian,Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Employee Resource Group"This important new book takes on the missing link for workplace advocates on LGBT issues: heterosexual allies. Allies have played an important role in creating welcoming workplaces, but until this book came along, they were often invisible."Lee Badgett, Ph.D.Research Director, Williams Institute --Out & Equal, 2009--Out & Equal, 2009