Celebrations of Pride Month look a little different this year as the world is navigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and an escalating global response to racial inequality and injustice.
On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the night in 1969 when a group of gay, lesbian and transgender people stood up to harassment at a bar in New York City, Delta people took the streets with Pride around the globe to represent the airline and the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian ...
“To me, Pride means not fearing what you don’t understand,” Line Check Pilot Lane Kranz says in a Q&A. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York City — a day that marked the foundation of the nation’s modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. As Delta advocates for ...
For the second consecutive year, Delta and Virgin Atlantic partnered to sponsor the Pride parade in London on Saturday, showing support for the LGBTQ community and giving employees an opportunity to join in the festivities. Onlookers couldn’t miss the airlines’ representatives marching to the music of their very own DJ ...
Delta employees, friends and family volunteers showed their "Pride in Flight" at Delta-sponsored events during Pride Month this June. Representatives of the airline's employee group EQUAL also joined their colleagues with Delta gear and banners in parades throughout the U.S. — rain or shine and even in record-breaking temperatures. Delta ...
For the second straight year, Delta has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Delta joins the ranks of 609 major ...
More than 650 Delta employees, alongside employees from alliance partner Virgin Atlantic, marched down Peachtree Street in Atlanta this weekend for the 47th annual Atlanta Pride Festival, celebrating diversity, inclusion and equality. Employees' attendance at the event set the record for the largest volunteer participation to-date at a Delta-sponsored Pride ...
Delta employees proudly rallied behind this year’s Pride events slogan, “Give love wings and let it fly,” along with the diversity, acceptance and inclusion it symbolizes at corporate-sponsored events in June throughout the U.S. and Canada. “Delta employees came through on a global scale this month for values that are ...
Delta Air Lines has been unveiled as a major sponsor for Pride in London 2017, helping celebrate and support for the LGBT+ community. Delta will be the official airline of the festival. The partnership agreement highlights the airline’s strong support for diversity and inclusion, and its commitment to the values ...
More than 300 Delta people, friends and family members marched alongside thousands during this weekend’s 46th Annual Atlanta Pride Festival, celebrating diversity, inclusion and equality. Delta, the exclusive airline partner for the parade, sponsored the VIP Reception at the Georgia Aquarium, a two-day activation at Piedmont Park, and concluded the ...
More than 80 members of Delta’s Employee Equality Network (DEEN) and Latin American Hispanic Employee Network (LAHEN) joined members of the Orlando community and additional supporters for a candlelight vigil Sunday night to honor the victims of the tragic attack on June 12. Delta people and leaders, including David Clayton ...
With an outpouring of support, including vigils, social media posts and logistical assistance, Delta employees and customers worldwide continue to show compassion for the victims and their loved ones following the tragic attack in Orlando on June 12. A family center has been established in Orlando at the Camping World ...
Delta continues its longtime support of the LGBT community this June through a series of national Pride festival partnerships, while extending perks for traveling attendees: a special First Class fare offer. An annual supporter of Pride, Delta is the official airline and sponsor of seven festivals throughout North America during ...