5 Things / Authenticity
5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

5 Things / Authenticity

Some of you may know that years ago, I used to be a wedding planner specializing in LGBTQ weddings. It was my first business. I had a love-hate relationship with the work.

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5 Things / Alignment
5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

5 Things / Alignment

This week, in Florida, the legislature passed a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that prohibits discussing anything LGBTQ+ in schools (among other mean-spirited things). Governor DeSantis is expected to sign it into law. As a lesbian, I’m horrified by this and the message it sends young LGBTQ+ people. As a DEI professional, I’m outraged that major Florida-based companies stood by passively. And in some cases (ahem, Disney), donated funds to Florida legislators who supported the bill.

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