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Smaller investors may have a chance at investing in Facebook stock when the company makes its market debut later this month, as the social-networking giant has set aside a portion of stock for small investors.
Facebook launches a new tool for business owners called "Offers" which allows a company to insert coupons into the news feeds of fans. The service is available in the U.S., and is free to use.
"Ray Ban" launches new campaign featuring a gay couple walking down a 1940's street. The ad is part of their "Never Hide" campaign, celebrating the uniqueness of every individual.
H&M has just released their fifth annual Fashion Against AIDS Spring collection. 25% of proceeds from the line will be donated to various HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention charities.
Dining Out for Life is a charity event involving participating restaurants donating partial proceeds of the night's sales to a local HIV/AIDs program. Tonight's San Francisco event will benefit the SF Aids Foundation.
Disney World's annual "Gay Days" in support of the LGBT community will be the week of June 2nd in Orlando, Florida. The Florida Family Association plans to protest the event this year.
The National Board of Directors of GLAAD, the media watchdog organization, announced that they have named Herndon Graddick as their new President.
Starbucks stands up to the National Organization for Marriage and receives love and support from its customers. NOM takes its campaign global, targeting coffee drinkers in more conservative countries.
In this video, designer Isaac Mizrahi discusses his experiences growing up as a young gay man, and how he dealt with bullies and his own sense of pride.
The president of Urban Outfitters, Inc., the global clothing retailer, has donated money to Rick Santorum, and recently produced a transphobic greeting card to sell online.
A former employee of Alexander Wang is suing the fashion designer, claiming he is running a sweatshop. Wang says the allegations are untrue, and that the ex-employee is nothing more than "a bully."
Designer Marc Jacobs will be releasing a new fragrance later this year called "Marc Jacobs Dot." The line will join his other two bestsellers, Daisy and Lola.
Mass Effects 3, one of the most popular role playing video games on the market, has made their franchise more inclusive by giving players the option of participating in a gay story arch.
Each week, dot429 will be featuring one LGBT-friendly company that provides a safe and productive environment for its employees, and furthers equality for all. This week: Dell, Inc.
dot429 will be participating in a panel discussion about LGBT Tech at SXSW this year, one of the largest festivals in the world celebrating new ideas and technologies.
Studies finding displays of discrimination against LGBT renters and potential home owners has prompted the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a ruling to prevent bias.
Lady Gaga and her mother launch the Born This Way Foundation with the mission to end bullying and violence inside and outside the classroom.
Annual deaths from HIV infection has dropped from 50,000 to 12,500 and now Hepatitis C kills more Americans. This news also raises fears that less death will equal less funding for a cure.
The AIDS vaccine mimics the approach used to stop polio, hepatitis, and rabies by using a dead strain of the virus itself, which is injected into the patient, creating antibodies.
After anti-gay organization One Million Moms protested J.C. Penny appointing Ellen DeGeneres as the company spokeswoman, the company received over 25,000 customers who wrote in to support DeGeneres.
Lloyd Blankfein, who calmly guided the legendary investment firm Goldman Sachs through the shoals of the recession, is a calmingly reassuring advocate for same sex marriage.
The founder of Cracker Barrel restaurants, who made it written company policy to fire LGBT employees, died earlier this week of cancer.
The gay CEO of Apple was the highest paid CEO of 2011, receiving a million shares of Apple stock in addition to his salary.
Marc Jacobs prefers ready-to-wear to "archaic" haute couture. So Dior will have to keep searching to replace the disgraced, Hitler-loving Galliano.
Yale and Columbia Universities will now pay $1000-1500 per year to gay, married employees to compensate them for federal tax discrimination.
Opera-singer-turned-entrepreneur, dot429 member Jennifer Brown develops diversity programs for Fortune 500 companies.
Executive coach Barbara Russo identifies the first steps to becoming the leader you want to be.
Spectrum Center, the University of Michigan's office for inclusion and diversity acceptance, kicks off their 40th Anniversary today, November 17, and continues their celebration throughout the weekend
MVP soccer player David Testo says being in the closet is like "never being allowed to be yourself."
Steven Petrow, author of "Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life," shares his insights on job hunting for LGBT workers.
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