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<h3 align="center">'''The LGBTQ Presence in Regional Labour and Employment Ministries'''</h3>
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<p>To achieve the financial status of billionaire puts an individual in a very small, high profile groupAssuming it was earned (versus inherited), it connotes a high degree of success and accomplishmentAlong with it comes a great burden of responsibility to a community and the world at large.</p>
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<p>Labour and employment issues are important to the LGBTQ communityHaving a safe workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment is a key goal of any minorityOne of the means to achieve this is through government legislation and oversight, and this is advanced through an effective Ministry of Labour or Employment.  Having community representation in this Ministry ensures that the issue is on the policy-making agenda.</p>
  
<p>To be LGBTQ and a billionaire puts additional pressure on an individual and makes them that much more uniqueHistorically, it would have been difficult to be so high profile and public about one's sexuality because being a billionaire imposed a need to socialize in a broad financial and political world that regarded homosexuality as tabooToday, the constraints about personal sexuality in many parts of the world are not as severe, and hence we can identify billionaires who publicly acknowledge they are LGBTQ.</p>
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<p>Many advanced western countries have now passed employment legislation to ban discrimination based on sexual orientationHowever, there remains a large gap between guaranteed legal protection from discrimination and actual practice - indirect discrimination also persistsThere is an active role required by government Ministries for oversight and action.</p>
  
<p>We have identified a number of individuals, both historical and contemporary, who can be classified as billionaires.  Interestingly, the historical characters were all European while the contemporary characters are mostly AmericanWith historical figures, we have had to go with a consensus of the translation of their value at the time they lived to today's monetary value.</p>
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<p>One example of blatant discrimination for the LGBTQ community in the workplace is the wage gap that exists between out LGBTQ workers and heterosexual individuals with the same qualificationsThis wage gap has serous repercussions for personal and family stability, economic progress, and security for the individual.</p>
  
<p>To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[LGBTQ Billionaires|HERE]]'''</p>
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<p>More detailed discussion on labour and employment issues for the LGBTQ community can be found in the book ''A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World'' [http://marksbonham.ca/shop/ '''available HERE''']</p>
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<p>We have identified a number of prominent individuals around the world who have an active presence in government Ministries of Labour or Employment.  They range from Ministers to advisors, Chiefs of Staff, and Deputy Ministers. To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[The LGBTQ Presence in Regional Labour and Employment Ministries]]|HERE'''</p>
  
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]

Revision as of 12:01, 1 June 2023

DID YOU KNOW?

The LGBTQ Presence in Regional Labour and Employment Ministries

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Labour and employment issues are important to the LGBTQ community. Having a safe workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment is a key goal of any minority. One of the means to achieve this is through government legislation and oversight, and this is advanced through an effective Ministry of Labour or Employment. Having community representation in this Ministry ensures that the issue is on the policy-making agenda.

Many advanced western countries have now passed employment legislation to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. However, there remains a large gap between guaranteed legal protection from discrimination and actual practice - indirect discrimination also persists. There is an active role required by government Ministries for oversight and action.

One example of blatant discrimination for the LGBTQ community in the workplace is the wage gap that exists between out LGBTQ workers and heterosexual individuals with the same qualifications. This wage gap has serous repercussions for personal and family stability, economic progress, and security for the individual.

More detailed discussion on labour and employment issues for the LGBTQ community can be found in the book A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World available HERE

We have identified a number of prominent individuals around the world who have an active presence in government Ministries of Labour or Employment. They range from Ministers to advisors, Chiefs of Staff, and Deputy Ministers. To read more and see the complete list, click The LGBTQ Presence in Regional Labour and Employment Ministries|HERE

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here


The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community. Its database lists over 17,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, two-spirit, or gender fluid (LGBTQ) and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business leaders, academics, activists, and more. The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.

The mission is to inspire, educate, and motivate all generations of LGBTQ individuals and others through a collective knowledge of this international community.

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Despite adversity and discrimination, LGBTQ individuals have excelled throughout history. Yet historians and academics have conveniently participated in the heterosexist erasure of these LGBTQ contributions by omitting the LGBTQ status of prominent historical figures from academic and historical documents. Accordingly, there are relatively few comprehensive projects which document and showcase the influence of these LGBTQ efforts.

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It's A Fabulous Morning! My Interviews With Fascinating People in the LGBTQ World (Pearse Murray and Mark S. Bonham, 2019) presents fascinating interviews with individuals from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit and Ally (LGBTQ) community. Icons such as Lily Tomlin, Chaz Bono, Melissa Etheridge, Mark Tewksbury, John Cameron Mitchell, Kathleen Wynne, Wanda Sykes, Tony Kushner, David Hockney, Edmund White and more provide their personal stories of the community and their lives within it. Compelling insight into events of the community, such as Toronto’s Bath House Raids, is also provided. 262 pages.

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A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World (Mark S. Bonham, 2017) investigates the current state of employment markets around the world for the LGBTQ community. Included is a discussion of equality in the workplace and why it is important to both the employer and employee, the wage gap, which professions are attractive to LGBTQ individuals and why, and the role of unions and government legislation. A survey of seventy five professions provides a status report for each, and seventy two biographies of influential LGBTQ professionals from around the world is included. 242 pages

Notables: 101 Global LBGTQ People Who Changed the World (Mark S. Bonham, 2015) reveals a group of select global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals whose accomplishments in their profession changed the world in some relevant way. Included are founders of various social movements, innovators in sports, leaders in business and politics, explorers and discoverers, instigators in religious movements, thinkers in philosophy, infamous villains, creators of new academic fields of study, and risk takers in the arts, culture, and entertainment worlds. 212 pages.

Champions: Biographies of Global LGBTQ Pioneers (Mark S. Bonham, 2014) reveals a group of select artists, writers, politicians, lawyers, sports figures, activists, and religious figures from around the world who have helped shape the history of the LGBTQ community. Presented in a convenient notebook format. 114 pages.

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