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 LEAGUE HISTORY |
| 3/75 | AT&T Chairman John DeButts declares AT&T's sexual orientation nondiscrimination policy in letter to the National Gay Task Force |
| 12/79 | Corporate EEO office sends "strong recommendation letter" to Bell System affiliate companies reconfirming commitment to sexual orientation nondiscrimination policy |
| 5/82 | Lesbian and Gay Awareness (LGA) group forms at Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ with bylaws, charter, and regular meetings |
| 10/82 | Lesbian and Gay Awareness group applies for Bell Labs recognition |
| 12/82 | Lesbian and Gay Awareness group denied recognition by Bell Labs, but continues to function without company support or recognition |
| 12/82 | Lesbian and Gay Awareness club denied recognition by Bell Labs |
| 10/83 | LGA changes name to Lesbians and Gays in Telecommunications (LEGIT) as members are assigned to multiple post-AT&T-Divestiture companies; scope expands beyond company-specific issues in ensuing years |
| 1983 | Small electronic mailing list (allegra!gg) formed for lesbigay employees in and around Murray Hill, NJ |
| 9/86 | LEGIT members hold first meeting with Bell Labs affirmative action managers |
| 12/86 | LEGIT members hold meeting with Bell Labs AA counselors, employee counselors, and medical department |
| 6/87 | LEAGUE-Denver began organizing |
| 11/87 | LEAGUE-Denver ratified bylaws, becoming the first LEAGUE chapter |
| 1/88 | Allegra!gg e-mail list renamed to research!gg and expands participation |
| 4/88 | Anonymous article, "The Invisible Minority", published in the CENTERpiece affirmative action newsletter at Indian Hill (IL) |
| 6/88 | LEAGUE-Denver met with Denver Works executives and AA/EO counselors |
| 6/88 | 2 gay employees at Summit, NJ complain of discrimination, speak to Division office and AA committee; they are invited to form a group |
| 9/88 | LEAGUE-Summit forms as recognized EEO group at Summit NJ |
| 9/88 | Pilot of Brian McNaught workshop sponsored by Middletown, NJ Diversity Management Center |
| 10/88 | Article entitled "Gay at AT&T" published in the Division Affirmative Action newsletter at Summit, NJ |
| 4/89 | Informal network forms at Columbus Works and considers forming a chapter of LEAGUE; participants join gg e-mail list |
| 6/89 | First Gay Awareness Week held at Summit, NJ |
| 6/89 | members of LEAGUE-Columbus meet for first time over lunch and view Denver's PFLAG video |
| 6/89 | Precursor of LEAGUE-South Jersey has table at Middletown and Lincroft Diversity Days |
| 7/89 | LEAGUE-Columbus displays gay awareness posters on AA bulletin boards |
| 7/89 | LEAGUE-Columbus members meet with AA Advisory Committee, which agreed to sponsor McNaught workshop and authorized LEAGUE to continue meeting |
| 7/89 | LEAGUE-South Jersey adopts charter and applies for Bell Labs Club recognition; multiple "concerns" raised by BL Club Board members |
| 10/89 | LEAGUE-Columbus begins weekly business meetings over lunch |
| 10/89 | Columbus OH publication, "Alive!", includes article "Gay Couples Fight for Equal Treatment", including interview with AT&T employee |
| 11/89 | BL Club Board approves LEAGUE-South Jersey in split vote |
| 12/89 | LEAGUE-Columbus members designed the "safe place" magnet |
| 12/89 | LEAGUE-Columbus distributed desk-to-desk flyer announcing LEAGUE's existence and their first noon hour program. Contact person received much harassment |
| 1/90 | LEAGUE-Columbus met with upper management of Columbus Works, who issued a memo of support reiterating the company EEO policy |
| 1/90 | LEAGUE-North Jersey forms as outgrowth of LEAGUE-Summit |
| 3/90 | LEAGUE member serves as panelist on Life Cycle Panel of prestigious Conference Board conference on Work and Family Policies in NYC |
| 3/90 | LEAGUE publicizes the 15th anniversary of the company policy on sexual orientation via the AT&T newsgroups on the Netnews electronic bulletin board |
| 3/90 | FOCUS Magazine prints 6-page article on company and employee initiatives related to AIDS |
| 4/90 | Six members of LEAGUE North Jersey meet with Anne Fritz, Manager of Corporate AA/EEO programs, for the first time and receive her support for LEAGUE |
| 4/90 | FOCUS Magazine makes first reference to LEAGUE, in editorial response to letter from a lesbian employee ("name withheld by request") |
| 6/90 | Gay Awareness Week held at multiple Bell Labs locations |
| 6/90 | Affirmatively Speaking, quarterly newsletter of Middletown NJ Diversity Management Center, includes lengthy article on lesbigay employees |
| 6/90 | LEAGUE-Northern Illinois granted Bell Labs Club status |
| 7/90 | Panel discussion from Conference Board Conference printed in their magazine mailed to human resources managers throughout America |
| 7/90 | Bell Labs News prints full page article on LEAGUE and lesbigay employee issues |
| 7/90 | LEAGUE member presents invited talk at the AT&T Human Resources Director's Council, at the invitation of Anne Fritz |
| 8/90 | LEAGUE-Northern Illinois granted EO group status and attained a seat on the Indian Hill AA Advisory Council |
| 8/90 | Chicago subchapter of LEAGUE-Northern Illinois established |
| 8/90 | Research!gg mail list replaced by multiple league!X mailing lists as participation continues to grow rapidly |
| 8/90 | Sandra Rovira, lesbian partner of a deceased AT&T employee, sues AT&T for a benefit available to legal spouses of deceased employees |
| 9/90 | AT&T Central Florida Employee News publishes article announcing the formation of LEAGUE-Central Florida |
| 9/90 | Articles about gay employee groups, including LEAGUE, appear in Computing (Australia) and Computer Weekly (England) |
| 10/90 | Safe place magnets distributed to all management at all Bell Labs Indian Hill locations |
| 10/90 | LEAGUE sends invited speakers to 2 meetings of the NPSO management team convened in Atlanta from around the country |
| 11/90 | LEAGUE sends invited speaker to Orlando EO/AA conference of AT&T Technologies diversity counselors from around the country |
| 1991 | AT&T buys NCR |
| 1/91 | IH and NSC EO published policy adds sexual orientation and marital status at request of LEAGUE-Northern Illinois |
| 1/91 | LEAGUE produces the "LEAGUE Family Album," a collection of short autobiographical sketches of members, primarily those in long-term committed relationships, to help overcome society's stereotypes |
| 1/91 | LEAGUE members meet with corporate benefits managers to discuss domestic partnership benefits issues |
| 2/91 | "Gay Pride Week" included in 1991 diversity calendar published in FOCUS Magazine |
| 2/91 | Article on LEAGUE-Metro DC appears in the Washington Blade |
| 2/91 | LEAGUE-NSC established as an ATTAC Club (AT&T Activities) |
| 4/91 | Article titled "Gay Rights, Issue of the 90's" appears in the NY Times and discusses LEAGUE |
| 4/91 | LEAGUE participates in ATTAC days at NSC |
| 6/91 | Lesbian and Gay Awareness week at dozens of BL & corporate locations |
| 6/91 | Lesbian & Gay Awareness Week calendar pulled from Bell Labs News at last minute due to external anti-gay pressure campaign |
| 6/91 | Article titled "Out of the Closet" appears in "PJ - Personnel Journal" and discusses LEAGUE and Gay Awareness Week |
| 8/91 | LEAGUE-Massachusetts holds first meeting |
| 9/91 | LEAGUE member participates as panelist at first national Invisible Diversity Conference in NYC; a dozen AT&T employees and diversity managers attend the conference |
| 9/91 | First display by a lesbian/gay bookstore in the cafeteria of the Network Software Center in Lisle IL |
| 10/9 | LEAGUE-Columbus hands out lots of safe place magnets and cookies at the AA Fair |
| 11/91 | Bell Labs News includes LEAGUE and anti-gay harassment in multipage article on Diversity |
| 11/91 | Number of subscribers to league!X email lists exceeds 300 mark |
| 11/91 | LEAGUE-Atlanta holds first meeting |
| 12/91 | LEAGUE members meet with Hal Burlingame and Anne Fritz to discuss the management relocation plan as it applies to non-traditional families |
| 12/91 | AP Wire Service article on the gay market mentions LEAGUE |
| 12/91 | Cover article in Fortune Magazine mentions "gay-employee group" at AT&T and talks about McNaught Homophobia Workshop at AT&T |
| 12/91 | LEAGUE-Northern Illinois participates as one of 8 groups at first Diversity Day at Indian Hill |
| 12/91 | LEAGUE-Dallas forms, becoming the 15th national LEAGUE chapter |
| 2/92 | First AT&T-wide LEAGUE conference in Orlando, FL |
| 2/92 | Orlando Sentinel has article covering the LEAGUE conference |
| 3/92 | Column in Time Magazine references "gay employee organizations 'at companies ranging from AT&T to Xerox'" |
| 3/92 | LEAGUE-Upper MidWest holds first meeting |
| 1/96 |
- LEAGUE splits into three groups:
- AT&T: LEAGUE at AT&T
- Lucent: Equal! at Lucent Technologies
- NCR: League@NCR
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| 5/96 | Last joint LEAGUE conference in Chicago, IL |
| 11/96 | Lucent officially spun off from AT&T |
| 1/97 | NCR officially spun off from AT&T |
| 2/97 | League@NCR receives IRS 501c(3) Status as Non-Profit Organization |
| 4/97 | After working with League@NCR, NCR announces Domestic Partner Benefits |
| 5/97 | First and last joint Equal! and League@NCR Development Conference held in Denver, Colorado |
