short, 23 min. introductory video http://www.brian-mcnaught.com
Followed by discussion, incl. hand-outs:
(look these over before the meeting)
Vulnerability in the Workplace:
Evidence of Anti-Gay Discrimination http://www.iglss.org/pubs/angles_arc.html
In and Out of the Corporate Closet http://www.shrm.org
The HRC Corporate Equality Index http://www.hrc.org/worknet
Gay-Lesbian Awareness Class (MBCO)

2) On Being Gay

75 min. video http://www.brian-mcnaught.com
Followed by short discussion (with several 1-pg handouts).
Additional reference materials:
Growing Up Gay and Lesbian (60 min. video)
Resources for Coming-Out Support
http://www.mkelgbt.org http://www.pflag.org http://www.glsen.org http://www.projectq.org
Articles:
Income Inflation: The Myth of Affluence among GLB Americans.
The Pseudo-science of Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy.
Census Data Shows Same-Sex Couples Throughout Wisconsin.
Calculating Costs with Credibility: Health Care Benefits for DPs.

3) Homophobia in the Workplace

60 min. video http://www.brian-mcnaught.com
Followed by discussion to answer any questions and recap important points from previous meeting(s).
Additional reference materials:
Resources for Workplace Issues
http://www.outandequal.org http://www.outfront.org http://www.hrc.org/worknet http://www.prideatwork.org http://www.hostileclimate.org http://www.lambdalegal.org
Revisit Articles:
Vulnerability in the Workplace.

4) Invisible Rules: Men, Women and Teams

How to be a Good Wife; Stereotypic Traits; How Androgynous are You?
30 min. video (GEMS-TV Productions)
Followed by discussion, incl. above hand-outs and articles below:
Articles: (look these over before the meeting)
Ways Men and Women Lead
Gender Differences in Managerial Behavior
Women and Men in Corporate Management
Objectives: A better understanding of each other’s behaviors, language, and approach can and does improve team effectiveness and individual performance.
To understand that gender based culture leads to different expectations and different ways of communicating with each other.
To learn some of the language of each culture.
To discuss the impact of gender differences on our team.
To identify any communication gaps that might exist.

5) Gay/Straight: Can We Talk?
Building Bridges of Understanding

60 min. video http://www.brian-mcnaught.com
Followed by discussion to answer any questions and recap important points from previous meeting(s).
Additional reference materials:
Bob Powers, “Manager’s Guide to Sexual Orientation in the Workplace”, Routledge, 1995.

6) Moving Forward:
Cultural Congruence and Creating Change

Now that we know the issues from several different perspectives, how can we help create change to improve the organizational culture to foster the safe and inclusive development of all employees?

Celebrate Diversity!
Being inclusive = Being productive

Topics include:
Cultural Congruence, Strength, and Type.
Quantitative and Qualitative Studies of Organizational Culture.
Problems Arising from Cultural In-congruence (cultures within cultures) and Cultural Mis-match (the wrong culture for the goals).
Affecting Cultural Change by Altering Communication Channels.
The Stress of Organizational Change.

7) Moving Forward: Building an Inclusive Culture

Changes/improvements to “Inclusive Culture” Course