The OUTlook, a weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ business, labor and workplace equality from Qnotes.
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I hope you’re doing well — it’s Taylor, and I’m here with the latest business and workplace equity headlines from the last week. Though, I do want to take the time to ask you, our readers, to help me and our newsroom with the next edition.
Our next edition is InFocus Charlotte, and an important element of that edition is the guides we create. Last year, we had a guide to bars and tourist destinations across Queen City. This year, we want to hear from YOU: what is your favorite restaurant, coffee shop and/or museum? We’d love to hear from you.
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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+. […]
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Human Rights Campaign raises $300k for Harris campaign
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recently held a fundraiser that netted over $300,000 and enlisted more than 1,500 new volunteers for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. […]
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‘Kamala IS brat:’ understanding the memes behind the movement
If you’ve hopped onto social media in the days following the announcement of Kamala Harris becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, you were probably greeted with Harris rambling about falling out of a coconut tree. You also were probably bombarded with hues of blinding chartreuse and people talking about Charli XCX tweeting “kamala IS brat.” […]
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