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From: gbh@hopd3.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Sexual Preference Policies
Message-ID: <150@hopd3.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-Nov-83 12:41:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 11 12:41:31 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 13-Nov-83 04:59:27 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Does anyone know anything about the history/origin of AT&T's
sexual preference policy?

I work for AT&T Bell Laboratories and am interested in finding
out what spurred AT&T to adopt its Sexual Preference Policy,
primarily because I would like to see Bell Laboratories adopt
a similar policy.  I am also aware that ABI ED&D has a Sexual
Preference Policy. In fact, all employees were made aware of
it through the form of a desk-to-desk notice which someone
routed my way.

I have talked to my affirmative action counselor about the matter,
and he told me Bell Laboratories would probably not adopt such a
policy unless there was some legal precedence to do so. Was such
a legal precedence set with AT&T?

I would appreciate any information about the history/origin of
either of the above policies. I would also be interested in
hearing from employees of non-AT&T companies who have adopted
sexual preference policies or are in the process of adopting such
a policy. Information as to why your company decided to adopt
such a policy would be very useful to me.

				Greg Howard
				AT&T Bell Laboratories
				Dept. 59221 Room 3B-430
				Crawfords Corner RD
				Holmdel, NJ   07733
				(201) 949-3837

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