Increasingly, it is chief executives instead of politicians who are faced with protecting the rights, and lives, of LGBT employees. Government agencies have been showing flexibility in accommodating gay employees and their partners, Jun said. The attackers targeted him for his role as editor of the country's only gay rights magazine. The reality in some countries is that LGBT employees face a stark choice about how to live their lives. LGBT employees of multinational companies must often worry about legalised harassment, imprisonment, or worse.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 17, 2016 21:18 UTC