Episode 62: A Very Personal Message for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 (and for ALL the other months)

When I was a kid, my "Uncle" Stevie (my dad's best friend) was my favorite person in the entire world.👑 He was the kindest and most thoughtful person I knew and Steve was the true embodiment of the word "mensch." A gay man without his own children, Uncle Stevie treated my brother and me as though we were his kids and we treasured every moment spent with Uncle Stevie. Tragically, as you will hear in today's Like A Boss Podcast (below), in the 1980s Steve contracted the AIDS virus and passed away. 💔 Rarely does a day go by without my thinking about Uncle Stevie.

The stark reality is that LGBTQ+ rights and, in many cases, LGBTQ+ members of our community, themselves, are under attack. In our workplaces, many of our LGBTQ+ employees, allies and colleagues feel unseen, feel worried and feel targeted.

While there are so many different things we can do, day-to-day, to support this community, I discuss 4️⃣:

🌈 Ensuring inclusive language in policies and communications

🌈 Creating and maintaining a safe and supportive work environment

🌈 Providing education

🌈 Being an ally

I miss Uncle Stevie every single day. 🥹 In this #PrideMonth, and in honor of the best man I've ever known, I ask you PLEASE to watch, PLEASE to comment and PLEASE to share your thoughts and this post.

#lgbtq #lgbtqrights #pridemonth #leadership #hrc

(please tag the following Duane Morris LLP Duane Morris Institute Human Rights Campaign Lambda Legal)