Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the workplace have proven effective, with a majority of workers saying that DEI-related policies and resources have had a positive impact at their workplace, according to Pew Research Center. But with a rise of anti-DEI activists targeting the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index (HRC's CEI), companies like Molson Coors, Ford, Lowe's and others have withdrawn their participation in the yearly report. And though many in LGBQT+ leadership positions might see this as companies caving to pressure and taking a stance, Out Leadership CEO & Founder Todd Sears has a different take: "the opportunity is for us to think differently and innovate."

He spoke with Living Not So Fabulously hosts, David & John Auten-Schneider, and explained that there's a leap being made between withdrawing from HRC's CEI and the work that they'll actually do. "Do I actually think they're going to start discriminating against LGBT people? Are they going to repeal their non discrimination policies? No, they're not."

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