LEAGUE at AT&T is the nation’s first and largest Gay Employee Business Resource Group.
In 1987, a handful of AT&T employees at the Denver facility returned from the March on Washington inspired, energized and convinced that they could change their part of the world … that they could build on the nation’s oldest corporate non-discrimination policy (AT&T, 1975) and enhance the workplace for all AT&T employees. They founded what was to become the first LEAGUE chapter.
Via electronic bulletin boards, word of LEAGUE soon spread across the country. In 1992, LEAGUE National was created and bound the loosely knit chapters together to form a common voice with a common vision. LEAGUE became the visible representative of more than 15,000 lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender AT&T employees.
In 1995, when AT&T's Chairman Bob Allen announced plans to split the company into three separate companies (AT&T, Lucent Technologies and NCR Corp.), LEAGUE immediately took to the task of trivesting itself. In 1996, LEAGUE was officially reorganized and three new organizations were created to align with the three new companies: LEAGUE at AT&T, EQUAL! at Lucent, and LEAGUE at NCR.
LEAGUE at AT&T is a proud and visible leader in the global business community as it partners with AT&T to capture markets and improve the workplace for all employees. LEAGUE has been hosted at the White House, it is considered a differentiator in AT&T’s marketing initiatives, and it has been emulated by every other major lesbian and gay employee business resource group in corporate America. LEAGUE is truly another AT&T success story.
Our Vision
LEAGUE at AT&T -- Success through PRIDE, VISIBILITY & EQUITYOur Mission
LEAGUE at AT&T will lead, shape and change the workplace, our communities, and the world in which we live.Our Guiding Philosophy
- We are dedicated to the success of AT&T.
- We believe that the diversity of human differences enriches and adds value to AT&T.
- We believe all people should be free to reach their full potential and also believe that we can help remove obstacles that keep them from doing so.
- We believe that every person has the potential and the responsibility to improve life for others.
- We believe we are "family," sisters and brothers to each other.
- We believe in changing biased behaviors, not moral or religious beliefs.
- We believe that lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people deserve a future as full of opportunity as that of heterosexual people.
Confidentiality
LEAGUE respects the privacy of its members – members don’t have to be "out" to be in LEAGUE!The Safe Space* Program
An educational program sponsored by LEAGUE at AT&T, the Safe Space Program promotes awareness and understanding throughout AT&T. The program has been adopted by other corporations, colleges, universities and some government offices as integral to their diversity initiatives.The LEAGUE at AT&T Foundation
A philanthropic body, the LEAGUE Foundation Scholarship Fund was established to provide college scholarships to lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender youth. A 501(c)(3) organization, the LEAGUE Foundation is funded by external gifts, member donations and LEAGUE fundraising activities.For more information about LEAGUE at AT&T, call the LEAGUE National Hotline
703-691-5734
TDD: 1-800-855-2880Note: The LEAGUE at AT&T Foundation receives no direct support from AT&T Corporation or the AT&T Foundation.
* Safe Space and the Safe Space logo are registered trademarks of EQUAL! at Lucent, licensed to LEAGUE at AT&T.