At FCM, we encourage everyone to let their true colours shine. For this year’s Pride Month, we want to feature relevant resources, stories, and statistics that illustrate how to support the continued protection, elevation, and empowerment of LGBTQ+ business travellers and employees.
FCM is a global company that services business travellers from all walks of life, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We believe it is our responsibility as a global player in the corporate travel industry to be a conduit for these crucial conversations, and we hope you’ll join us in this important dialogue for not only this month, but for years to come.
Happy Pride!
95% of LGBTQ+ business travellers hide their sexual orientation on business trips
"As she was preparing for a long-term assignment in Algeria, Kristina Martinez received from her employer a one-page document on local laws and customs that was supposed to be informative but instead was jarring."
69 countries still criminalise homosexuality
There are 69 countries that have laws that criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of these are in Africa. However, in some countries there have been moves to decriminalise same-sex unions.
Non-binary Americans can choose X as their gender on U.S. Passports as of 4/22/2022
"The Department is setting a precedent as the first federal government agency to offer the X gender marker on an identity document. When we announced in June that we had begun this work, we referred to the addition of a third gender marker for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming individuals."
15-20% of Gen Z Americans identify as trans or non-binary
"Even so, such declarations may not be recognized outside the U.S. and it is a question how nonbinary individuals would choose to represent themselves should they need to travel to locations where nonconforming gender identification is criminalized."