Hello, everyone, and Happy Friday! My name is Taylor, and I am bringing you this week’s QWeekly — our once-a-week recap of the latest headlines.
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Our cover story for this week talks about the construction and contracting industry and LGBTQ+ representation within those trades. U.S. construction labor data doesn’t track people’s sexual orientation, but a 2015 study by the United Kingdom’s Construction Industry Council anonymously surveyed nearly 24,000 construction workers.
The results: 1% of workers identified as bisexual, 0.8% identified as a gay man, and 0.2% identified as a gay woman or lesbian. People identifying as LGBTQ+ are a minority in the United States, and, just based off the U.K.’s data alone, an even smaller minority in the construction trades.
Read more below.
The LGBTQ+ community in construction: what queerness in the trade looks like
The construction industry is one that’s historically and predominantly heterosexual and male controlled. LGBTQ+ presence is something in the construction trade that is not always so easy to find. According to a 2023 Gallup poll, almost 8% of adults in the United States identify as LGBTQ+. […]
TODAY FROM VIENNA:
As promised, today’s photo comes from the entrance hall to Vienna’s Art History Museum, formally known as Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien.
This museum was home to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts (I definitely think the museum has some kind of ancient curse associated with it because of the literal mummies in the exhibits). It was really cool to see these artifacts older than the Bible or most monotheistic religions, as well as see some of the history I learned about as a child in school.
There were also artifacts from the Austrian empire, which included A LOT of gold and jewel encrusted treasure.
MORE HEADLINES
Addressing the racial wealth gap
By Taylor Heeden Larkins
Black and Latino households in the U.S. earn about half as much as the average white household and possess only about 15% to 20% as much net wealth, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. The gap has only increased over time as median wealth has increased exponentially for white families […]
Celebrating 19 years of Charlotte Black Pride
This year marks Charlotte Black Pride’s 19th anniversary. Over the years, much has changed: locations, […]
Melissa “Mel” Morris
A resident of Southwest Charlotte, Melissa ‘Mel’ Morris currently serves as the Chair for Carolina’s […]
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