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The Gay Financial Network was created by Walter Schubert [1] in April 1998. [2] It aims to single out businesses which practice discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [3] It was the first gay-specific company to be advertised in The Wall Street Journal , on February 18, 2000 [2] and has been seen as an example of the merging of gay activism with gay marketing. [4]

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References

  1. Staff writer. "Walter Schubert: founder and chairman Gay Financial Network". nglcc.org. National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Raeburn, Nicole C. (2004), "Winds of change outside corporate walls: external factors influence gay-inclusive policies", in Raeburn, Nicole C. (ed.), Changing corporate America from inside out: lesbian and gay workplace rights, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 140–141, ISBN   9780816639984. Preview.
  3. Spurdon, Stephen (16 May 1999). "Money: As sound as a pink pound". The Independent . Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. Danuta Walters, Suzanna (2001), "If it's pink we'll sell it: gay entrepreneurship", in Danuta Walters, Suzanna (ed.), All the rage: the story of gay visibility in America , Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p.  282, ISBN   9780226872315. Preview.