Today in thirty-nine states, employers could legally fireplace employees just because they're recognized or regarded as homosexual. truly, the fight opposed to office discrimination in line with sexual orientation has far to head. In Out at Work, a uncommon team of widespread homosexual rights activists, union leaders and contributors, policymakers, and academics—including U.S. consultant Barney Frank, AFL-CIO president John J. Sweeney, and rights suggest Urvashi Vaid—offers a lively overview of the demanding situations confronted by way of lesbians, gays, and different sexual minorities at the job. 

Although mainstream homosexual rights enterprises have tended to visualize their group as essentially heart type, an overpowering variety of lesbians and gays are operating category, and lots of are already union individuals. certainly, lots of the growth made towards more advantageous office stipulations for gays and lesbians has been complete by means of rank-and-file union activists. Out at Work identifies the $64000 parallels among the exertions and homosexual rights pursuits and their shared paintings of foregrounding human rights, scuffling with homophobia, and embracing the whole variety of sexual expression. via case experiences of organizing efforts and extra largely political methods, the authors demand either pursuits to reexamine their priorities and practices. there's a lot to be won from a partnership among those activities, they finish: for the homosexual rights move, having the bargaining strength of the exchange unions at the back of them; for prepared exertions, a broader base of support. 

Contributors: Cathy J. Cohen, Yale U; Teresa Conrow; Lisa Duggan, NYU; William Fletcher Jr., AFL-CIO; consultant Barney Frank; Tami Gold, Hunter university; Yvette Herrera, conversation staff of the United States; Desma Holcomb, UNITE; Amber Hollibaugh; Gloria Johnson, Coalition of work Union ladies; Tamara Jones; Heidi Kooy, unique Dancers Union; Andrew Ross, NYU; Van Alan Sheets, satisfaction at paintings; Nikhil good friend Singh, U of Washington; John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO; Jeff Truesdell, Orlando Weekly; Urvashi Vaid, nationwide homosexual and Lesbian job strength; Riki Anne Wilchins, GenderPAC; and Kent Wong, UCLA.