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GAY BUSINESS AND MARKETING

Despite encompassing almost 16 million people, the gay and lesbian market is one of the least understood American consumer niches. But with the annual buying power of gays and lesbians now exceeding $500 billion, that’s changing. Big companies like IBM, American Airlines, Merrill Lynch, and BMW aggressively court GLBT consumers. Meanwhile, gay-owned businesses are expanding, as well. Check out the latest developments here.

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What percentage of the work force is comprised of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) workers?

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Chapel Hill woos gay touristsmore

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Activists push for top level domain dedicated to the gay communitymore

Gay groups in the US and South Africa are backing a campaign to establish a new top level domain for the LGBT community.

Ben and Jerry’s back gay marriage with ‘Hubby Hubby’ flavourmore

Ben and Jerry’s has re-branded an ice-cream flavour to ‘Hubby Hubby’ to show its support for gay marriage.

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Editorial - The Rights of Gay Employeesmore

It is remarkable how little progress gay people have made in securing the basic protection against discrimination on...

Tim Hortons axes plan to sponsor anti-gay marriage eventmore

Major Canadian restaurant chain cancels a local unit's sponsorship of an anti-gay event in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Gay people in business still face problemsmore

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Absolut Debuts Rainbow Flag Bottle Aimed at LGBT Marketmore

The premium vodka maker, long a marketer to the gay community, unveils limited edition bottle in Australia featuring a...

Gay Business Group Invited to White House Briefing on Stimulusmore

Executives from the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) were invited with other business leaders to...

Introducing ‘The Majority,’ Condé Nast’s Secret Club of Gaysmore

One group at 4 Times Square's Tower of Power is going strong: the A-gays!

Which Companies Get a Perfect Score for LGBT Benefits?more

This year, 39 of The 2009 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity (78 percent) achieved a 100 percent rating on the...

The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce reveals the most...more

BT Group, IBM and The Dow Chemical Company

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Pepsi Targeted for AFA Boycottmore

The American Family Association has identified yet another target in its waging of the culture war -- PepsiCo.

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Doug Quint's “The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck” is just one of New York's cool cream brigade

Could Copenhagen Be Final World Outgames?more

Speculation is growing that there will be no World Outgames 3, as the divided LGBT sports market makes for a tough sell

Gay spouses to get AAA discountsmore

Florida's AAA Auto Club South will now allow same-sex married couples to receive spousal discounts

Homosexual men have significantly lower personal incomes than heterose...more

A new study in the Canadian Journal of Economics provides the first evidence on sexual orientation and economic...

Domestic Partnership Laws Expand Market for Gay Legal Servicesmore

"Just under one percent of all couples in the U.S. -- or 594,391 people -- identify themselves as gay, lesbian or...

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