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GBA Events Programme
Social networking for LGBT professionals
Thursday 16 February 2012, 7pm
Venue: Apres London - 31 Duke St, Marylebone, London, W1U 1LG. 020 7224 3452
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As usual expect a mix of great people and great conversation to make meaningful business/social contacts. VIP bands available for The Shadow Lounge afterwards. |
GBA members join GPN from 7pm for an evening of social and business networking with like-minded professionals. There are opportunities to speak for two minutes to promote your services.
Admission:
Non-members and guests £10 - Register in advance
GBA members £5 - RSVP
GBA meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month. Calendar
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GBA Market Intelligence
Courtesy of GAY to Z Gay News Headlines
| UK | INTERNATIONAL |
Big Time Fraud? asks The Canary News in an investigation into Mantrav gay holiday firm Gareth Thomas gay rugby star raises glass to £7m takeover of Turbo drinks company Ernst & Young is UK's top gay employer. A sign that LGBT issues are now officially mainstream? Ernst & Young tops Stonewall's 2012 list of gay-friendly employers - MI5 enters Top 100 for the first time People with great business ideas - future tycoons wanted for new primetime TV show Liverpool council scales back 'bar ban plan' for city centre Religious groups boycott Tesco after senior executive described Christians as "evil" for opposing gay marriage Birmingham Pride director Lawrence Barton buys gay club The Nightingale Gareth Thomas sets up legal recruiting firm in London with his new boyfriend Sean Smith West End parking fees are madness, Mary Portas tells No.10 Gay business club Halcyon meets Michael Cashman MEP in Birmingham - Thu 26 Jan Redundancies announced at The Nightingale Club in Birmingham Gay security guard wins compensation after colleagues write 'mincer' on high-vis jacket Gay-friendly pub to reopen in Bath under original Bath Tap name
PC Jan Hamilton - Sex-change officer quits police - after learning she'll get WPC's pension Buyer sought for Birmingham gay club The Nightingale Transsexuals who are open about their gender identity have greater job satisfaction Porn sites sue internet regulator over .xxx web address Nightingale Club goes into administration - trading in Birmingham as normal while purchaser explored Confused.com launches gay and lesbian motor insurance brand 'Pink Pound' on its insurance panel Millivres Prowler Group launches ground-breaking Ad Network
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Guest house couple 'didn't discriminate against gays' - any sex outside marriage was "a sin"
First Out cafe bar
London Mayoral candidate Brian Paddick pledges support to local gay businesses 'Pink pound' contributes £6bn to UK economy - Despite recession LGBT still earn 23% above average |
Maxim Kupreev - Russian airline Aeroflot forces gay flight attendant to marry a woman
Outwrite Bookstore in midtown Atlanta has closed after 18 years - customers tell stories about how they came out at Outwrite San Francisco community college to offer course in LGBT studies as it pursues full LGBT certificate and major Career Centers in higher education are gradually improving in providing services to LGBTQ students Microsoft, and six other companies, send letter of support for gay marriage to Washington State legislation Facebook says it didn't 'destroy the life of a young man' - when homophobic parents spotted targetted ads Home Depot denies folding to anti-gay group's boycott - we have never changed our commitment to diversity
Twingo ad - Renault advert features gay wedding Woman sues Avis Rent A Car for offering discounts to gay and lesbian customers, but not to her ( IGLTA and NGLCC members receive discounted rates ) Three out of the eighteen contestants announced for Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice are gay The world's best-paid man? Apple's gay CEO Tim Cook promised $378 million in 2011 Tax-Season Tips for same-sex registered domestic partners help make sense of new IRS rules
'Transphobic' tampon ad - Libra's new tampon commercial takes the cringe factor surrounding women's sanitary products to new lows Gay Facebook, Gay Yelp, Gay Foursquare, Gay Groupon: The many phases of Fab.com Corporate Equality Index 2012 - HRC lists the 'best places for LGBT people to work' Rick Perry's 'strong' ad may end the use of explicitly anti-gay rhetoric as a political tactic
Ladyboy air hostesses - Thai airline hires transsexual stewardesses who have to 'maintain a feminine voice' Destinations show increased LGBT travel by 1 to 3% in the past year - CMI study Decade of progress in workplace equality chronicled in HRC's 2012 Corporate Equality Index Texas Macy's employee fired for allegedly violating store's LGBT policy - There are no transgenders in the world .GAY domain supported by Gay Business Association in the UK .xxx pornography web domain names go on general sale
NGLCC Debuts New Logo at National Dinner - represents our three main communities--corporate partners, affiliate leaders, and certified suppliers - and how they work together to find opportunities How Advertising shapes image of gayness in America Office Depot manager recognized as Supplier Diversity Advocate of the Year |
| MARKETING | RESEARCH |
Targeting gay people takes more than running generalised ads in the gay media, says new study
LGBT Marketing Conference - comprehensive research, advertising, marketing, and communications forum, helping you better understand and serve gay and lesbian consumers - New York Fri 27 Apr |
MORE Gay Research and statistics North, south, east and west: the gay tribes of London Gay seniors fear bias - 3 million LGBT people in US will be over 65 by 2030 New study reveals the factors that influence whether or not LGB workers come out at work |
Exciting new projects revealed at GBA social networking event
At our meeting on Thursday 20 October 2011, held at the Mayfair Exchange, GBA and GPN members heard about plans for several new businesses.
The ideas included an innovative dating service which combines smartphones and personalised business cards which allows your profile to be seen with discretion. A new web page service for bars and clubs which will help them promote their special events and sell tickets online. And a chance to work with ParliOut at Westminster to raise funds for the Albert Kennedy Trust while networking with parliamentarians.
GBA Annual General Meeting
Our AGM was held on 22 September 2011
New Board elected
Chair: Mazz Image
Vice-Chair: Jean-Francois Dor
Treasurer: Laurie Powell
Board member: Ian Dodds
Director and co-ordinator: Stephen Coote
New promotional opportunities for GBA members
Highlights of the director's report:
- 800 LGBT owned businesses had applied for London 2012 contracts: 24% had been sucessul, and 6.5% had won contracts already - an above average success rate.
- All of the GBA's original 1983 aims and objectives had now been achieved
- GBA members can now show 300x250 banners on the web site
- 'GBA Market Intelligence' is providing useful news and information to members
- Our monthly meetings with GPN are proving popular, and we now have 3,000 online subscribers- We plan to add more business-focused seminars on members' premises (interested?)
- GBA plans to hold workshops with Pride Organisers, the Consortium of LGBT Voluntary Organisations, and with Pride House for Olympic visitors
Read the director's full report here
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The key part of our mission statement is to connect quality suppliers and individuals to a growing LGBT market place.
For you, it's a matter of being seen and seizing the opportunity to network with other likeminded professionals in the industry.
- use the GBA logo to add credibility to your organisation
- share your expertise through our workshop and training events
- networking opportunities in a relaxed environment
- be found by potential customers who search our membership directory
- use of our newsletter to promote your organisation to fellow members
- benefit from discounts offered to fellow members
- client referrals within the group and special packages within the association
