The following Editorial contribution by Chris Lugo, Executive Director of the OUT Georgia Business Alliance, was featured in Georgia Voice on August 13, 2020. At the beginning of 2020, OUT Georgia Business Alliance — serving as our state’s only LGBTQ+ and Allied...
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OUT Georgia Remembers Dillard Jones, The Concierge Guy
OUT Georgia Business Alliance is saddened to share that longtime Member and friend Dillard Jones passed away on August 8, 2020. After years in the hospitality industry, Dillard created his own business The Concierge Guy with the slogan, “Leave it to Dillard and...
OUT Georgia Highlights New and Renewing Members for July 2020
Since 1994, OUT Georgia Business Alliance has served the LGBTQ+ and Allied business community by advocating for the most inclusive and equitable business environment; providing support and resources to fuel economic growth; and driving meaningful community connections...
OUT Georgia Celebrates First-Ever Mayor of Atlanta’s LGBTQ Opportunity Fair
On Thursday, July 30, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms kicked off the first-ever Mayor's Virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair that brought 800+ LGBTQ+ job seekers together with 30+ local employers of choice. The Mayor’s Virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair was a historic...
OUT Georgia Highlights New and Renewing Members
Since 1994, OUT Georgia Business Alliance has served the LGBTQ+ and Allied business community by advocating for the most inclusive and equitable business environment; providing support and resources to fuel economic growth; and driving meaningful community connections...
OUT Georgia to Recruit 50 LGBTQ+ and Ally Business Ambassadors from Across the State
OUT Georgia Business Alliance is relaunching its Ambassador Program and recruiting Ambassadors to represent and better inform the state's only LGBTQ+ and Ally Chamber of Commerce in 2020 and beyond. "As OUT Georgia Business Alliance expands to better serve communities...
OUT Georgia Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding LGBTQ Workplace Protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., June 15, 2020 –– Today, OUT Georgia Business Alliance responds to the historic 6-3 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are...
We Stand in Solidarity Against Racism and Racial Violence
OUT Georgia Business Alliance stands in solidarity with Black people against racism, racial violence, police brutality, and the senseless murders of Black people in this country. We pledge to continue combatting discrimination by listening, working, and speaking out...
OUT Georgia Announces New Board Leadership for 2020-2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., May 20, 2020 –– OUT Georgia Business Alliance is proud to announce new leadership of its Board of Directors, with Michael D. Daniels serving as President and David J. Gacsko as Vice President. The annual Board leadership update...
Georgia Equality, OUT Georgia Business Alliance Enter Partnership to Better Serve LGBTQ Georgians
Georgia Equality, OUT Georgia Business Alliance Enter Partnership to Better Serve LGBTQ Georgians FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga., May 18, 2020 –– Georgia Equality and OUT Georgia Business Alliance have entered into a strategic partnership to better serve and...
Letter from Board President, Petrina Bloodworth
Fellow OUT Georgia Business Alliance Members - I hope this message finds you well and that everyone is staying safe and healthy while we are amid a pandemic crisis. I am writing to inform you that it is that time of the year again; yes, the Changing of the Guards....
OUT Georgia Calls for Participation in 14th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey
Now through May 31, OUT Georgia Business Alliance is calling on LGBTQ+ Georgians and our Membership to participate in the 14th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey, powered by Community Marketing & Insights (CMI). For over a decade, the Annual LGBTQ Community Survey has...
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