Gay Financial Network
The Gay Financial Network (GFN), a print and digital publication, was established in April 1998[1][2] or 1999[3] by Walter Schubert, Jr., founder and CEO of The Schubert Group LLC,[4] and the first openly gay member of the New York Stock Exchange.[3] In 2007, Schubert launched an online version of GFN.[4]
GFN aimed to highlight gay-owned and gay-managed business and to alert readers about businesses that practiced discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.[5] Schubert, GFN's publisher, was a founding board member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.[3]
GFN was the first gay-specific company to be advertised in The Wall Street Journal, on February 18, 2000.[2] Some have viewed GFN as an example of merging gay activism and gay marketing.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 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.
- 1 2 3 Hunterdon Happening (February 4, 2016). How to face adversity and thrive with Walter B. Schubert, Jr. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Perry, David (September 18, 2011). Tearing Down The Wall. Highbrow Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ Spurdon, Stephen (16 May 1999). "Money: As sound as a pink pound". The Independent. Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ 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.
External links
[edit]- Archive home page Gay Financial Network
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