{"id":132201,"date":"2021-06-30T17:02:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=132201"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T21:03:59","slug":"virgin-atlantic-teams-up-with-open-for-business-to-show-economic-cost-of-lgbt-discrimination-in-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/virgin-atlantic-teams-up-with-open-for-business-to-show-economic-cost-of-lgbt-discrimination-in-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic teams up with Open for Business to show economic cost of LGBT+ discrimination in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Virgin Atlantic has partnered with Open for Business on new research to show the economic cost of LGBT+ discrimination in 12 English-speaking Caribbean countries<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>

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The Economic Case for LGBT+ Inclusion in\u00a0the Caribbean\u00a0features data from\u00a0the\u00a0largest ever survey\u00a0of\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0LGBT+ people\u00a0(those\u00a0currently living in the region plus diaspora), as well as\u00a0prospective Caribbean tourists, and interviews with business leaders and employees of Caribbean-based companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0research shows that the\u00a0challenges that LGBT+ people in the Caribbean confront\u00a0on a daily basis\u00a0are stark: state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia are prevalent, as is significant social stigma.\u00a0For example,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>

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