The LGBTQ Institute’s sixth annual Business Forum explored the rise in visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) communities and the ways businesses are evolving to reflect an increasingly gender diverse population. The three-part virtual series provided an in-depth look at the legal and cultural landscape, how companies can internally support TGNC employees, and engage TGNC customers authentically.

*This webinar episode aired on October 5th , 2021*

Our first episode will explore the rise in visibility of TGNC people and the ways businesses are evolving to reflect an increasingly gender diverse population. This episode lays the groundwork for understanding how the cultural and legal landscape is affecting TGNC people and business.

*This webinar episode aired on November 9th , 2021*

Our second episode delves into ways businesses can be intentional about creating equity for their TGNC employees. The conversation will cover the importance of business resource groups, insurance benefits, pronouns, training, and other ways businesses are creating workplaces that value TGNC employees.

*This webinar episode aired on December 7th , 2021*

Our final episode looks outward and beyond the workplace into how businesses see themselves in a world that is becoming more gender diverse. Authentic representation in marketing will be discussed along with other ways businesses can make clear that they value TGNC customers.
 

Why Sponsor Atlanta’s Premiere LGBTQ Business Forum?

And consider this:

  • If the LGBTQ community were a country, it would be the world’s fourth-largest economy in the world, with a GDP of $4.6 trillion and an ally marketplace three times as large.

  • Roughly 3.6 million LGBTQ adults live in the South (at least 425,000 Georgians identify as LGBTQ), including over half a million transgender adults—more than in any other region.

  • LGBTQ Southerners know how to use their purchasing power: 70.4% decided to buy a product/service from a company because it is supportive of LGBTQ rights; 75.2% decided not to buy a product/service from a company because it is not supportive of LGBTQ rights

  • 20% of Millennials identify as LGBTQ and 63% of straight millennials identify as allies.

Past Forum Leaders:

Here is a sampling of companies that have supported the LGBTQ Institute’s important work of advancing LGBTQ equity through business. Their commitment to this endeavor is what has made our annual forum a trusted, must-attend event that helps business leaders think creatively about what’s next:

Past Expert Panelists:

We look across the landscape--across major corporations, small and independent businesses, and not-for-profit and education partners to create an event that is truly innovative and unique in its approach to discussing business. Our expert panelists hail from a variety of companies who provide tangible tools that advance LGBTQ equity:

Major Corporations

  • The Coca-Cola Company

  • BlackRock

  • Bank of America

  • Delta Air Lines

  • Weber Shandwick

  • Salesforce

  • Google

  • WarnerMedia

  • AT&T

  • Comcast

  • Salesforce

  • First Data Corporation

  • Wells Fargo

Small & Independent Businesses

  • A/B Partners

  • Witeck Communications, Inc.

  • Trillium Asset Management

  • Employment Learning Innovations, Inc.

  • Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty

  • Lexicon Strategies 

  • Atlanta Business Chronicle

  • Transformation Journeys Worldwide

  • Juxtaposed Center for Transformation, Inc.

  • Creative Approach

NGOs & Education Partners

  • Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech

  • Emory University Goizueta Business School

  • Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

  • Georgia Equality

  • United Nations: Free & Equal

  • Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

  • Georgia State University

  • Emory University School of Law

  • Athlete Ally