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Best Inclusion Practices

LGBT Diversity

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Margarita Alonso

    1. IE University, Spain

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. LGBT Context: From Sin, Crime, and Sickness to Normalization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. About a Different Identity

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 3-23

    3. Homosexuality: A Historic Evolution of the Term

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 24-47

    4. Homophobia

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 48-55

    5. Coming Out

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 56-62

    6. New Family Models: Same-Sex Marriage and Descendants

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 63-75

    7. Cultural Allies

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 76-110

  3. LGBTs in Social Environments and at Work

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 113-145

    3. LGBT Diversity in Companies in Spain

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 146-167

    4. A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorphist Opportunity with Regard to an Emerging Segment

      • Margarita Alonso
      Pages 168-188

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 189-217
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About this book

Aims to increase awareness about the specific circumstances of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) diversity. Based on a wide array of literature this volume provides a global vision of this reality, explaining the evolution of homosexuality during history and reasons why it has been considered a sin, an illness and a crime.

Authors and Affiliations

  • IE University, Spain

    Margarita Alonso

About the author

MARGARITA ALONSO is Alumni and Careers Director General at IE University, Spain. She has developed her professional career at IE in international areas of Spain and in the United States. She has also taught at Complutense University. She has a Master´s degree in Marketing Management and at present is pursuing her doctoral studies at IE University focusing on women and LGBT studies. She holds an specialization in Foundations Management by New York University; Market Research by London School of Economics and LGBT Studies by Yale University. She is author of several articles regarding diversity and education in international press. She is also co-founder member of ieOut & Friends and a member of the Executive Committee at IE Business School. Margarita is fluent in Spanish and English and also speaks French and Russian.

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